From the shadows of the underground and the depths of lyrical incarceration comes Benitentiary, the hard-hitting collaborative album from Killer Ben and California’s cult-favorite production duo DirtyDiggs. This is grimy elegance, bars over scars, a straight-no-chaser testament to survival, street wisdom, and self-confrontation.

 

 

DirtyDiggs laces the entire project with cinematic soul loops, vintage textures, and razor-sharp drum work—setting the perfect stage for Killer Ben’s raw introspection and stone-cold delivery. This is rap for the heads, the crates, and the corners. Every bar is a page out of a diary written in solitary, every beat a bullet from behind the wall.

The project features a stacked lineup of underground royalty:
• Planet Asia, a West Coast general, returns to spar alongside his Gold Chain comrade.
• Tristate adds haunting melodic layers that echo like prayers in a cellblock.
• The Alchemist drops by with that dusted-off brilliance, flipping soul into smoke.
• Roc Marciano blesses the project with his signature slick talk and noir raps.
• Oh No injects psychedelic bounce and lyrical left hooks straight from the Oxnard underworld.

Benitentiary isn’t just an album—it’s a state of mind. A confession. A concept piece rooted in reality, molded by pain, and delivered with elite craftsmanship. It’s music for those who know what it means to lose time and still come back sharper.

guest appearances by The Alchemist, Roc Marciano, Planet Asia, Tristate, and OH NO