# Beny Jr
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Beny Jr
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Mohamed Rifi
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|8|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Bni Ahmed Gharbia](/source/Bni_Ahmed_Gharbia), Morocco
| origin =
| genre = [UK drill](/source/UK_drill), [Trap](/source/Trap_music)
| occupation = Rapper
| years_active = 2019–present
| label = LF Babys
| associated_acts =
| website =
| instruments =
}}{{Short description|Spanish-Moroccan rapper (born 1998)}}
'''Mohamed Rifi''' (born 12 August 1998), known professionally as '''Beny Jr''', is a Spanish-Moroccan [rapper](/source/rapper).
== Biography ==
Mohamed Rifi was born in [Bni Ahmed Gharbia](/source/Bni_Ahmed_Gharbia), [Morocco](/source/Morocco), and later moved to the [Spanish](/source/Spain) city of [L'Hospitalet de Llobregat](/source/L'Hospitalet_de_Llobregat). After dropping out of high school in his second year and having problems with the Spanish justice system, at 17 he moved to [London](/source/London) with his brothers, where he was imprisoned for two months. Upon his release, he returned to Spain but was arrested again, this time for a longer period of time.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.miperiodicodigital.com/2023/grupos/lossupermolones-143/beny-jr-2519.html|title=BENY JR|language=es|first=Nerea|last=García Juárez|date=22 February 2023|access-date=15 August 2024}}]
Beny Jr decided to pursue a musical career with his friend [Morad](/source/Morad_(rapper)). However, his arrest prevented him from releasing music until mid-2019, when his first singles "#Freepeke" with Morad, "Maleante" and "Muévelo Así" were released.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.laverdad.es/sociedad/beny-jr-quien-es-rapero-20220331124247-nt.html?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.laverdad.es%2Fsociedad%2Fbeny-jr-quien-es-rapero-20220331124247-nt.html|title=Quién es Beny Jr, el desconocido rapero que se cuela en la lista de éxitos musicales|first=Mónica|last=Millán Valera|language=es|date=1 April 2022|access-date=15 August 2024}}]
On July 23, 2020, he released his first studio album, titled "Trap and Love." The project consisted of 11 tracks and featured collaborations with Morad and Taylor James.[{{Cite web|url=https://fleek.25gramos.com/beny-jr-trap-and-love/|title=Beny Jr – Trap and love|language=es|access-date=15 August 2024}}] On December 30th of the same year it was the turn of his second album, "3O", from which the singles "No miento", "Fvrdxs" and "Bobby" were taken.[{{Cite web|url=https://elzocco.com/musica/30-de-beny-jr/|title=30 de Beny Jr, el nuevo álbum que llega como su título|language=es|date=31 December 2020|access-date=15 August 2024}}] On June 25, 2021, he released "Samurái," an album created in collaboration with producer [El Guincho](/source/El_Guincho), which achieved considerable success. One of the album's tracks, "Combo la L," reached the top 10 most-streamed songs in Spain for 30 consecutive weeks.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.mondosonoro.com/criticas/discos-musica/beny-jr-el-guincho-samurai/|title=Beny Jr. & El Guincho, crítíca de su disco Samurai (2021)|first=Luis|last=M. Maínez|language=es|date=2 July 2021|access-date=5 August 2024}}] On November 24th, his second project of the year, "50/50", was released, this one in collaboration with [Uruguayan](/source/Uruguay) producer Steve Lean.[{{Cite web|url=https://fleek.25gramos.com/beny-jr-x-steve-lean-50-50/|title=Beny Jr x Steve Lean – 50/50|language=es|access-date=15 August 2024}}] Just over a month later, on December 30, 2021, Beny Jr released a new album, titled ''El precio del dinero'', containing 12 songs.[{{cite web|access-date=15 August 2024 |language=es |title=Beny Jr – El precio del dinero |url=https://fleek.25gramos.com/beny-jr-el-precio-del-dinero/}}]
In 2022 Beny Jr took part in the single "Eurovision", which brought together some of the major exponents of the genre at European level: on the track he was joined by [Central Cee](/source/Central_Cee), A2 Anti, [Rondodasosa](/source/Rondodasosa), [Baby Gang](/source/Baby_Gang), Morad, Ashe 22 and [Freeze Corleone](/source/Freeze_Corleone).[{{Cite web|url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-03-02/155080/central-cee-eurovision-video|title=Central Cee connects with international stars in "Eurovision" visual|first=Jon|last=Powell|date=2 March 2022|access-date=15 August 2024}}] He later collaborated with [Bad Gyal](/source/Bad_Gyal) on the song "Flow 2000 - remix", which reached first place in the Spanish and South American charts.[{{Cite web|url=https://revistayoung.es/2022/03/18/musica/videoclips/bad-gyal-beny-jr-publican-flow-2000-remix/|title=Bad Gyal, Beny Jr publican “Flow 2000 (Remix)”|first=Man Hoh|last=Tang Serradell|language=es|date=8 March 2022|access-date=15 August 2024}}] On March 31, 2022, Beny Jr and Morad released a collaborative [EP](/source/Extended_play) entitled ''Capítulo 1'', containing the song ''Sigue'', which achieved success, even in the following years, throughout Europe, entering the charts of various countries such as [Portugal](/source/Portugal), [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland), [France](/source/France) and [Italy](/source/Italy).[{{Cite web|url=https://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Beny+Jr|title=DISCOGRAPHIE BENY JR|language=fr|access-date=15 August 2024}}] At the end of 2022, Beny Jr ranked seventh among the most streamed Spanish artists in Spain on [Spotify](/source/Spotify).[{{Cite web|url=https://controlpublicidad.com/medios-publicitarios/canciones-artistas-y-podcasts-mas-escuchados-en-spotify-en-2022/|title=Canciones, artistas y podcasts más escuchados en Spotify en 2022|language=es|date=1 December 2022|access-date=15 August 2024}}]
On February 14, 2023, he released ":(", a two-track EP with music videos shot in France.[{{Cite web|url=https://happyfm.es/musica/lyrics/tan-mal-de-beny-jr-letra-y-video-227021/|title=‘Tan mal’, de Beny Jr: letra y vídeo|language=es|date=26 February 2023|access-date=15 August 2024}}] In June of the same year he collaborated with [Argentine](/source/Argentina) rapper [Trueno](/source/Trueno_(rapper)) in the single "Dubai".[{{Cite web|url=https://los40.com/2023/06/12/trueno-se-siente-como-en-casa-en-el-videoclip-de-dubai-su-cancion-con-beny-jr/|title=Trueno se siente como en casa en el videoclip de 'Dubai', su canción con Beny Jr|first=Laura|last=Coca|language=es|date=12 June 2023|access-date=15 August 2024}}] On December 30, 2023, Beny Jr released his fourth solo album, "La soledad aburre pero no traiciona", which featured no collaborations with other artists. Several songs from the album trended on [YouTube](/source/YouTube) in Spain.[{{Cite web|url=https://acero.metalmagazine.eu/post/beny-jr-la-soledad-aburre-pero-no-traiciona-guerrero-pirata-no-driller|title=Beny Jr - “La soledad aburre pero no traiciona” / Guerrero, pirata, no driller|first=Gerard|last=Cosculluela|language=es|access-date=15 August 2024}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/espana/2024/01/01/lo-mejor-de-youtube-espana-lista-de-los-videos-del-momento/|title=Lo mejor de YouTube España: lista de los videos del momento|language=es|date=1 January 2024|access-date=15 August 2024}}] His fifth album, "Anti Social Cool Kid", consisting of 13 tracks, was released as a surprise in February 2024.[{{Cite web|url=https://fleek.25gramos.com/beny-jr-anti-social-cool-kid/|title=Beny JR – Anti Social Cool Kid|language=es|access-date=15 August 2024}}]
== Style ==
Beny Jr's music mainly ranges among genres such as [drill](/source/Drill_music), [trap](/source/Trap_music) and Afrotrap, also focusing on sounds that hark back to his [Moroccan](/source/Morocco) origins.