Benjamin Johnston

January 30th & 31st #TheCaptainsCup Staten Island, NY Announcment #7 - CLASS ACT (Casey Kidd & Tu Sabe) vs BLICKELODEON (Devin Lake & Fluke Human) + MORE TBA Streaming only on the iBattleTV app

It makes sense The man who consumes more hallucinogenics than anyone in battle rap would even make my camera trip for a pic 😂 Also some of the slickest hilarious humor of any battle rapper ever Everybody Knows #Battlerap

Not only is this one of the nicest, most heartfelt compliments that anyone has ever given me.. but what @Renmakesmusic says afterwards are some of the most important words I’ve heard spoken in the these turbulent times we live in. I’ve always felt and often preached the same ideology throughout my music, but I can admit that at times, even seeing the world for what it truly is, I’ve gotten caught up in some of the divisiveness that the orchestrators of our reality put in place to keep us fighting. Sometimes it’s hard not to. Sometimes it’s out of defense when my words are misunderstood or taken out of context. Sometimes certain stances, whether popular or not, do need to be taken by someone with thick enough skin to deal with the blowback. But also, sometimes I’ve been wrong. Sometimes I’ve gotten carried away. Sometimes I’ve forgotten to put myself in the shoes of someone on the other side of whatever point I’m trying to make and fallen into the very same us vs. them mentality he speaks about here. The truth is, we do have a common enemy. And we need to quickly realize that it isn’t each other. Because if we don’t find a way to set aside our differences, the future is going to be a very scary place. It already is. Love overpowers hate every single time. And I’d also like to return the compliment Ren. You’re the most talented human being I’ve ever worked with, and I can’t express to you how grateful I am to have had you and your team enter my life. You helped me fall back in love with music in a way I hadn’t felt in years. Thanks for taking the time to see past my gruff exterior and understand the person beneath it. You’re like the brother I never knew I had, and it was an absolute honor creating this art with you. Let’s do it again some eh? Long Live Inpatient 🫡🕸