Combine rap and hardcore on ‘Good Benny’ split out June 5th.

Hip-hop artist and New Jersey hardcore rock band team up on the split, out June 5th. Featuring two collaborative tracks and two individual tracks, the split is a showcase of what Good Teal and Noir Benny are about, as Good Teal vocalist Reg Mason puts it “fire-hearted punks that always have 16 bars in their back pocket.” The pair drop a song confident rap track driven by a jazz-inspired beat created by Good Teal producer and guitarist Curt. Reg and Benny effortlessly flow back to back, and their fervent dynamic carries into the video for the track. On the track coming together, Reg shares:

“Benny, Curt, and I got snowed in during a weekend stay in Baltimore. We blasted Max B, played Video Games, and made jams all weekend long. ‘Bleus’; a byproduct of that time spent in the blizzard, is wholly Benny and I challenging each other to talk shit to the highest degree on record. I think being around black folk with a strong sense of self can give you collective strength. Jazz was punk before punk anyways. I laid my verse down in a couple takes and took a nap. Benny was rapping nonstop for almost an hour. He was still rapping when I woke up.”

It is the second single from the split, following the heavy hardcore track ‘Company!’ You can find the artwork and tracklist below. Video shot by André Hemmitt Jr and Chris “Nook” De La Espada. Mixed + produced by Curt (guitarist of Good Teal). Mastered by Matt Filipek.

‘GOOD BENNY’ TRACKLIST:

TRACK 1: MAKE NO MISTAKES (Good Teal)

TRACK 2: COMPANY! (Good Teal & Noir Benny)

TRACK 3: BACKHAND (Noir Benny)

TRACK 4: BLEUS (Noir Benny & Good Teal)

Noir Benny & Good Teal Tour Dates:

June 11th Brooklyn, NY @ Empire Stage w/ BET!, & No Weapon

June 12th Rutherford, NJ @ Social Club Records w/ 50 Days At Iliam & Insanity Plea

June 13th Baltimore, MD @ Holy Frijoles w/ Father Sokka & Radium Girl

Photo Credit: Jordan Mikhail