— BLK ODYSSY gets help from one of Hip-Hop’s top MC’s right now, Benny the Butcher, and funk legend George Clinton on his new single, “BENNY’S GOT A GUN”.
Picking up where he left off last week with his Baby Rose-assisted single “COMPLEX OF KILLING A MAN,” Austin-based artist BLK ODYSSY officially announces his upcoming project, BLK VINTAGE REPRISE, due June 24th. The announcement arrives alongside the opening part of the two-track narrative he unveiled last week with new single “BENNY’S GOT A GUN,” featuring Benny The Butcher and George Clinton of Parliament Funkadelic.
The densely layered track speaks on the deadly cycle of retaliation, told through the lens of a young boy named Benny who is bullied and brutalized by kids in his neighborhood before he decides to take matters into his own hands. The song’s visual, co-directed by BLK ODYSSY and Joey Hunt, is the precursor to “COMPLEX OF KILLING A MAN,” which tells that same story from the dueling perspective of the boy on the other end of the conflict.
“BENNY’S GOT A GUN” is the second offering from BLK VINTAGE REPRISE, a 6-song expansion of his debut album BLK VINTAGE released last year, and follows him being named one of NPR Slingshot’s 2022 Artists To Watch. The reprise edition opens BLK ODYSSY up even further in regards to songwriting, coloring in the broad perspectives he touched on with his debut with intimate stories of Black experiences. The new songs feature guest appearances from the likes of Mereba, Baby Rose, Benny The Butcher and one of BLK ODDYSY’s personal heroes, George Clinton of Parliament Funkadelic.
Following the album’s release, BLK ODYSSY toured alongside Brasstracks and TOBI, and completed a separate East Coast run alongside Cordae, bringing his widely-praised live show across the country. BLK VINTAGE, which was named Austin Chronicle’s #1 album of the year, bares BLK ODYSSY’s heart and soul on each track – it’s a body of work steeped in personal tragedy and his experiences as a Black man in America today that are meant to be a clear and direct testament to people like him that it’s okay to shed any hesitation and truly feel and express yourself.
Listen to “BENNY’S GOT A GUN,” and watch the music video right here. Also, be sure to follow BLK ODYSSY on Instagram and Twitter and stay tuned for more soon.