Westside Gunn: The wait's over for a full-fledged 'Still Praying' studio album drop

Need more fire in your life? Look no further than hip-hop veteran Westside Gunn coming through more than just clutch with the Still Praying studio album.

Westside Gunn hits the green light on dropping ‘Still Praying’ to the masses

It’s all types of repeat-worthy vibes coming courtesy of the Buffalo, New York rap heavyweight. Signature uniqueness from start to finish with ample guest features throughout his newest LP.

Fans have come to expect a FLYGOD release every October, you can set your watch by it.  Yet, every October Westside Gunn still manages to deliver the expected-in an unexpected way. 

After the release of 11 (the art piece, before the art piece) on Halloween, Westside Gunn has now released Still Praying (the highly-anticipated follow-up to And Then You Pray For Me); which features guest appearances from the greatest sh*t-talker of all time, DJ Drama (AKA Drop Cena), Benny The Butcher, Conway The Machine, Boldy James, Stove God Cooks, Rome Streetz and production from Conductor Williams and Daringer among others. 

With DJ Drama as narrator, Still Praying is everything you want and more from a new FLYGOD drop.  Still Praying sounds like fresh money and opulence, with Gunn describing wearing “thousand dollar swim trunks, can’t even swim” on “Dr. Britt Baker,” while acknowledging he has FLYGOD problems; which consist of “being fly as LaGuardia,”  eating so much lobster it feels greedy, and falling asleep and waking up in the Penthouse suite of the Waldorf spooning a sawed-off shotgun.  In other words, just a day in the life of the FLYGOD. 

“If it ain’t Griselda it don’t mean nothing.”  Still Praying brings Griselda back together in a major way.  On “Free Shots” featuring Conway The Machine, DJ Drama recommends “blinking twice if you’re in danger” on what feels like a new and improved Hall & Nash track.  On the album's epic title track, Gunn reunites GXFR to spin the block for a rap stars x drug mixer, that finds Conway dropping dimes like a Brady spiral, Stove God invoking Virgil’s spirit, and Benny detailing declining a sit-down with Trump on the eve of the Presidential election. 

“Some paintings are masterpieces, and this just happens to be one “Westside Gunn confidently asserts.  “I wanted to show everybody not only am I the best curator; but I can also rap my ass off.” 

Westside Gunn puts an exclamation point on the week, and shifts into 4th Rope mode on 11.2.24, as his now official wrestling promotion initiative makes history and takes over Chicago for the Heels Have Eyes 3 entertainment extravaganza.  Heels Have Eyes merges all of Gunn’s loves (4th Rope highlights Gunn’s love of wrestling through the lens of art, fashion and music) and the third installment promises to be the best rendition yet.  Which includes a Steel Praying steel cage match, Joe Hendry vs. AJ Francis, Moose vs. ZILLA FATU for the 4th Rope heavyweight championship belt which will be awarded by Westside Gunn and new 4th Rope commissioner, the legend MVP.  On the musical performance side, FLYGOD has brought in iconic artists DJ Premier and Pete Rock, as well as Statik Selektah, Rome Streetz, Daringer, and other still-not-announced special guests.  Heels Have Eyes 3 promises to be an unforgettable evening of entertainment.  You can buy tickets to the Heels Have Eyes 3 event now here.

“God is the greatest! I’m surrounding myself with great minds and talent and together we're going to make history.  It all starts with Heels Have Eyes 3 on Saturday 11.2.24” Westside Gunn affirms. 

Still Praying is created, curated and realized by Westside Gunn.  Still Praying is now available at all DSP’s via Griselda/Roc Nation Distribution.

You can now purchase, stream, add and favorite Still Praying at your preferred DSP: https://westsidegunn.komi.io/

Westside Gunn: The Griselda boss' close-knit wrestling bond is beyond epic

It’s one thing to appear at wrestling events and it’s a whole other thing to do what rap heavyweight Westside Gunn is doing. After ample teasing of wrestling-related flexing going down, he’s showing out and teasing everything from fresh gear to major wrestler collaborations going down.

Westside Gunn is really going all out with the wrestling Culture

Over the past few. hours, Gunn has shared snapshots of himself in fresh gear hanging out alongside everyone from All Elite Wrestling’s Daniel Garcia to the current world champion of AEW Swerve Strickland.

This run is being documented & will have college curriculums based off it. 💥💥💥🦂🦂🎬 Historic music & clothing dropping soon. ⚡️ (side bar: We fresh from Europe jet lagging but still ahead of you 🥷’s)

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‘4TH ROPE IS A LIFESTYLE!!!! 🤘🏽💪🏽 🦂 🐐

Living my childhood dream to be in the wrestling business is surreal I’m not gonna front but this was all apart of GODS plan, 4THROPE is gonna give u the best ART, CULTURE, WRESTLING!!!!! S/O to the @aewchampion @swerveconfident and my 🦬 Bro @garciawrestling Last night was legendary I bought the whole front row for the family and @aew showed so much hospitality they took all 20 of us to the back 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 4THROPE RESPECT and yes I know u just seen these @pumasneakers on the AWGE Paris runway show a few days ago and yes I had to snatch the sample tag off the @saucony and I wore them both in the same day #OVERFLY 😂😂 #SUPERFLYGOD #GXFR #ART #WRESTLING#ICON #FASHION #AEW #BUFFALOKIDS

#4THROPE #CULTURE 4THROPE.COM 6/28 NOON est.🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽’

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Westside Gunn: The new 4th Rope wrestling company has some serious belts made by the Griselda boss

Excited about the future of wrestling? Look no further than what hip-hop heavyweights Westside Gunn is gearing up to serve to the masses courtesy of his upcoming 4th Rope promotion.

Westside Gunn keeps teasing 4th Rope and it’s all about the belts

While details continue to surface about what’s brewing, Gunn hit up Instagram this past weekend to dish out details behind the thought process for putting together the company’s men and women’s championship belts.

‘🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥I’ve worked so hard and super blessed to be able to say I’ve did everything I’ve said I was gonna do and did it.. and I’m here to tell u now I’m about to make 4TH ROPE one of the biggest movements in the wrestling world, this has been a dream of mine and im dedicated, ppl have seen me front row at every major PPV for the past 6yrs straight, every major company, and at indies!!!

4THROPE is the real forbidden door and I’ve spread culture this whole entire time, but like I said in the beginning of the year MORE WRESTLING!!!!!

I wonder who’s gonna be the first 4TH ROPE MEN & WOMENS CHAMPIONS 🤔?? As u can see the belts are pristine and craftily made… the Woman’s belt is for AUNT MICHELLE this was her fav color 🤲🏽 Tag Team & I have a special belt in the works just think million dollar man 🤫 pics coming soon #4THROPE #CULTURE #ART #Wrestling #ICON 🤘🏽’

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Westside Gunn: The biggest hip-hop wrestling concert goes down next month with Heels Have Eyes

Did you ever doubt how much rap heavyweight Westside Gunn loves this wrestling Culture? Turns out he’s taking his excitement for WrestleMania going down next month and flipping it into a massive hip-hop showcase called Heels Have Eyes.

Westside Gunn’s Heels Have Eyes goes down next month

It’s going to be all types of epic fun just from the details alone. Alchemist and DJ Drama involved? Surprise guests? WrestleMania weekend eve? Oh yes.

‘BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

TICKETS ON SALE TOMORROW NOON at @ticketmaster

4THROPE presents “HEELS HAS EYES” 4/5

SOUNDS BY DJ DRAMA ALCHEMIST DARINGER & CONDUCTOR WILLIAMS 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

This is a SUPER PARTY!!!!
WRESTLEMANIA weekend in Philadelphia with SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCES and APPEARANCES… I PROMISE YOU the ppl who’s coming and the energy that’s gonna be in the TLA will be a Legendary night for the CULTURE 🦂 ALSO the Merch is kraaazy and I’m a man of the ppl tickets ONLY $40 I want ppl from EVERYWHERE to be here bc this is the energy we all need, fuckin with me u might see Sting in this MF 🤣🤲🏽 #4THROPE #CULTURE #ART#HEELSHAVEEYES #LEGENDARY#WRESTLEMANIA #WRESTLING #VIBES#HIPHOP’

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Westside Gunn: The Griselda boss is officially taking over the wrestling Culture

New York rap heavyweight Westside Gunn knows the wrestling Culture could use a boost. So with music and art in the books, the Buffalo native is gearing up for a massive takeover in the professional wrestling world.

Westside Gunn has something major brewing with wrestling

Gunn hit up his social media pages to get fans geeked out about what’s on deck. Along with referencing his love for catching the biggest premium bouts for both WWE and AEW, Westside dished on taking his love for the sport into his own hands.

‘THROPE is CULTURE!!!! Nobody has been front row as many times as me period.. I’ve been to every WWE major event and AEW front row for the past 5yrs min. I told y’all more ART, Fashion, Music and WRESTLING!!!!!!!!!!! But my next few moves are life changing and just know I’ve built everything brick by brick and what I’m about to do to the wrestling game will be History, thank u @tnawrestling for a SUPER DOPE time last night, the locker room, the staff everybody involved was top tier looking fwd to more!!!! 🤘🏽 All I ask is that y’all Support my next endeavors, I’ve given y’all the best curation in the world for years whether ppl late to the party or not, and so many ppl over the years lost touch with wrestling but I’m heRE to give y’all that feeling back, I mean haven’t I did that already in Hip Hop (GRISELDA) 🤷🏽‍♂️ Love u all 🤲🏽 #SUPERFLYGOD #4THROPE #CULTURE #ART #ICON #GXFR #RFC#JUSTDONGANG #Wrestling #tna’

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Westside Gunn: The Griselda boss cooked up some legit fire with A$AP Rocky last night

Well, last night, two nights ago, not sure of the exact timing but it’s clear hip-hop heavyweight Westside Gunn has new tunes brewing with A$AP Mob’s A$AP Rocky.

Westside Gunn and A$AP Rocky have new music on deck

Gunn hit up his social media pages to do much more than announce the big collaboration news. Westside shared snapshots of himself in the lab alongside Rocky.

‘In the studio all night with the Brodie @asaprocky I still can’t believe he had me in there with the @gorillaz and don’t ask if we cooked something….. OFCOURSE WE DID 🤲🏽🤲🏽
🦂🐐🦂🖼️🔥 #STYLECHAMPS #SUPERFLYGOD #GXFR #ICON#ANDTHENYOUPRAYFORME #ART #CULTURE #FASHION’

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Westside Gunn: The Griselda head did the nicest thing to a true AEW fan and Instagram friend

Sometimes you just have to realize it’s really deeper than rap. For hip-hop heavyweight Westside Gunn, it’s really about The Culture and keeping both his love for true supporters and professional wrestling going strong. What he did for for a fan? Super touching.

Westside Gunn held down a true AEW fan and friend with a huge surprise

Gunn hit up his Instagram page to dish out details of doing one of the nicest things you’ll read about this week for a pal he connected with on social media. It all centers on last night’s All Elite Wrestling ‘Dynamite’ filming and after reading what he did, you can’t help but love what Gunn represents even more.

‘The reason I had even bought tickets for @aew tonight in Portland is bc I wanted to finally meet my Guy DYLAN.. DYLAN has Autism and he was introduced to me bc the love he has for wrestling, the kid knows it all and we became friends.

I would send him merch and he knew he had a friend in WSG know matter what, so when his mom reached out and said @aew was coming I bought 5 tickets on the spot bc I wanted to surprise him and I was very excited but then I had to handle something important in nyc and couldn’t make it but I still made it happ for him and I told Darby and I’m a tell my good friends @garciawrestling & @the_mjf @stinger if they see him show him love, and I promise you this won’t be the last u see if Dylan I’m going to see my homie VERY soon 🤲🏽❤️🤲🏽

like I keep telling y’all IM DIFFERENT these the things y’all don’t even know about that I’m finally letting y’all see bc I’m tired of seeing the blind leading the blind #GODISTHEGREATEST #SUPERFLYGOD #ANDTHENYOUPRAYFORME#autismawareness #4THROPE Show Dylan some love with a 🦂’

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Westside Gunn: A full-hour long Apple Music 1 interview with Zane Lowe is a Griselda dream

Westside Gunn has plenty to talk about and a quick radio visit just doesn’t cut it. So what better way to geek out over the newly released And Then You Pray For Me than chopping it up with Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe?

Westside Gunn chopping it up with Zane Lowe for an hour is purely awesome

More than an hour of awesomeness, it’s all types of tap in vibes for the Gunn day ones. From dishing on recording his entire album overseas to having to make a disconnection to some serious supporters. Peep the highlights and keep scrolling for the full-fledged interview.

Westside Gunn on His New Album ‘And Then You Pray For Me’...

It's a history lesson. It's just different energy right now with me, man. You see, I'm glowing right now. It's just where I'm at in life, you know what I'm saying? I made this whole album overseas, so it was just like… Just country hop and just energy. That's why it just sounds like that. That's staying at Bulgari. That's staying at the Ritz. That's staying at the Waldorf, that's staying at the Four Seasons… it was all intentional. You know what I mean? It was all by design. 

Westside Gunn on Elevating...

I just wanted to do something different. I did what I did for a decade. People might only heard of Griselda maybe the last couple of years, but I've been doing this since 2012. You know what I'm saying. So it was like, now where I'm at in life, just mature, just grown, just being a better man all the way around, now I'm getting the fashion show invites finally. I turned into a super fly guy. You know what I'm saying?

Westside Gunn on Disappointing Diehard Griselda Boom Bap Fans...

I kind of left like a lot of the die-hard, Griselda, Boom Bap fans that felt like they kind of disappointed in me. You know what I'm saying? But that's the thing. It's a selfish way of thinking. It's like, you just want me for just only what you want me for. You only love me for that, so you don't love me as Westside Gunn, the man. You just love me. You know what I'm saying? That's why it's like, if you don't love me as Westside Gunn, the man, why are you a fan? Because there's more to me than just me rapping on Boom Bap. You know what I'm saying? But I'm also doing it for the better. It's a bigger message, and it's a point at the end of all of this. We're just having fun, and we're spreading art. I feel like, if you loved me those whole ten years, I still gave you mama's prime time, just as an example. It's not going nowhere. You can play FLYGOD two times or you could play Babylon Bis, or you could play Kitchen Lights. You can play Jalen Rose with Body. You can play Revenge of Flips Leg with Rome Streets. It's more songs still for y'all better than everybody else out there.

Westside Gunn on Spreading Positivity…

…just wanting to get fly, be a father, and want to do better for yourself, and want to live the right way, not go out here and want to just be devilish and live the wrong way. It's like I really don't even do interviews, and people don't really see a lot of me. People have now, like within like the last week, you know what I'm saying? But it's like now I'm doing these interviews, because I want to just spread a positive message. You know what I'm saying? Man, just, just be yourself, man. It's more to the world. You know what I'm saying? And it's just like, "Man, do better, and try to show your kids the world.” The thing about me is, again, spreading a positive message. Even though Griselda had some of the grimiest lyrics you could think of in the last decade, the hardest beats you could think of in the last decade, there's never no fights at our show. You know what I'm saying? It's never no problems in the popup line. Everybody that come to a Griselda show or come support the popups or just be at a Griselda event, it's always love, it's always positivity.

Westside Gunn on Why He Stopped Reading Comments…

…you know what's crazy? I stopped reading the comments now. You know, sometimes I troll, you know what I mean? And talk trash, you know what I mean? Every now and then, because that's just me. I'm a funny guy, naturally. I'd never take it serious. The internet is just an illusion, but sometimes I just like to spiral on somebody that think they're funny, because I just like to stay sharp. You know what I mean? It's not serious though, but I really kind of like, just stop reading the comments on this one, because I did this one from the heart. I know what I did it for. I know the energy I was in. You can't expect me, again, to sound the same forever. I want to explore. 

Westside Gunn on Why The Story of Griselda is One of the Greatest Stories in Hip Hop…

I'm going to be honest, and I'm not just saying this because it's me, it's probably the greatest story in hip hop once people really like dig deep and really understand the story of us, because it starts all the way from the day we was born, because we're really family. So it starts back from when our mothers was born. When their mothers was born, because they're sisters. You know what I'm saying? So this story goes back to how we got here, is amazing, because we then went through, and mind you. You know, like I say, man, we're from East Side, Buffalo. We really never had nothing. Our city, really, never had light shine on it, but it's a grimy city. So, just the violence. And we're not young, so we lived through the crack era, we lived through the grimy nineties, just all of those different chapters of Hip Hop, you know what I'm saying? Because again, we're not young. I mean, a lot of these artists come up here, they was born in 2000. You know what I'm saying? They don't really know… I remember every part of Hip Hop. And I know a lot of stories in it, and I'm not just saying... I just think... I really feel like our story is amazing.

Westside Gunn on Receiving Support From The Late Virgil Abloh and His Continued Legacy…

He was re-Tweeting my music all the way back since 2016. See what I'm saying? With my Mr. T record or FLYGOD album, he re-Tweeted that one. He been on, you know what I'm saying? He put a lot of other people on. It's so many people that came up to me like, "Virgil put me on. Virgil put me on. Virgil..." Especially if they from Chicago, like the OGs. "Virgil put me on, Virgil put me on." So, it was just like the love, it was very mutual. You know what I'm saying? And I wish we could have done a lot more, but I think he left me with the best gift he could possibly leave me with. And that's how you got And Then You Pray for Me because when I went to fashion week this time, his spirit was there. You see what I'm saying? It was a difference. Yeah. He's too iconic. It's like... You know what I'm saying? And it was still so fresh, so you know how it is, it's just like right now it's the... People are not going to even give me my flowers yet because it's still... We are in real time.

Westside Gunn on What He Respects About Rick Ross…

I respect that man. You know what I'm saying? I've always respected him. I thought even from being in the south, because we all students of the game. Like I said, I've been here since the beginning, you know what I'm saying. And especially being from the south and Miami, how Ross always approached a record... Being from Miami. Let's not forget at that time, it was nobody, especially from the South that approached it the way he did. Because even when TI, was out and Jeezy was out, they didn't approach it like Ross. Ross approached it with more style, more lyrical, you know what I mean? Capabilities with it. Just like...It was like he was from New York, you know what I'm saying? That's how he approached it. He studied the East Coast MCs, like the greats. And was just like put them in a blender and just put his own twist to it, mixed with the trap, because that's the thing. He was talking about the same trap content that TI and Jeezy was rapping about, but he put the New York twist on it…

Westside Gunn on “KITCHEN LIGHTS”…

It only been out five days, but this song is a hip hop classic. That's what I'm saying, it's not even out one week. Five years from now, people going to be playing Kitchen Lights. 10 years from now, people is going to be playing Kitchen Lights. The video is not even out yet. Kitchen Lights is still about to get legs.

Westside Gunn on Opening a Hibachi Restaurant in Buffalo…

I actually have a silent business venture with a restaurant going on right now, but we haven't really spoke on it yet publicly, but it's a hibachi restaurant. Because that's my favorite. It was actually my favorite restaurant, so I said, "Hey ..." Nudged them, like, "Look ..." I wanted to open up one in Buffalo, because we only have one hibachi restaurant in Buffalo. And I had the opportunity to get a ... It went out of business ever since COVID, and nobody really took over the space, because it cost so much a month, but I had the opportunity ...This is how I even got into it. I had the opportunity to get the space. And I was just like, I don't know what I can do with this space, it's too big. What restaurant I'm going to have? Buffalo's a food city, it's in the top 10 cities in the world, National Geographic…Buffalo food is amazing. So I'm like, I'm not in the food business, what can I really do? But I had the opportunity to get this space, so it just made me think, my city do love me, what would I do? Oh, damn, we need a hibachi restaurant.

Westside Gunn on the Possibility of Exploring Film Work…

I feel like that's where we're heading to, without a shadow of a doubt. I think film is the next big thing for me. The last month, maybe month and a half, of me promoting the album, once I put the date out there, people been seeing me a lot more. A lot more, a lot more, a lot more. And I always kind of been reserved. I always love for Benny to do it, and I always loved for Conway to do it, and I always loved for Armani to do it, because she's beautiful, and I always wanted the world to see Armani. But, me, I always kind of wanted to chill. It's like, if you know, you know. I don't have to be on the scene. Like I said, I always approached it differently. I never made music for the money. I never said, "Hey, I need to be on the radio." I never say, "Hey, I needed to be in the club." I never had to sell my soul in this shit. I never had to go out my comfort zone. I always been me in this. Now, I'm just super blessed, people starting to really take notice, now that I've been pushing this album. And it's like, now that I'm here, let me show y'all why people been respecting Westside Gunn for so long, because some people just don't know. 

Westside Gunn on What Fans Can Expect in the Future…

If I want to make a song with Alchemist today, I can. If I want to make a song with Metro Boomin tomorrow, I can. If I want to hit up Pierre, I can. If I want to hit up Sonny Digital, I can. But if I want to hit Pete Rock, I can. So that's what I'm about to give you from now on, and that's what I'm saying. It's not necessarily making whole albums. I'm just about to give you actually more music, because it's like now when I cook it, I'm giving it to you. I'm giving you actually more Westside Gunn, because the energy I have right now, you have to feel it. You have to feel it while it's in me right now, and I want to give the people this energy. You're going to get a Westside Gunn that you've never seen before, and I've already did the impossible at least 100 times.

Westside Gunn: The new 'And Then You Pray For Me' album is officially streaming everywhere

Need new music on a New Music Friday? Westside Gunn to the rescue, of course. It’s all about being in a New York State of Mind coming courtesy of the Buffalo native.

Westside Gunn’s new ‘And Then You Pray For Me’ album is out now

Whether you’re big into Apple Music or another streaming powerhouse, it’s all about kicking back and catching vibes courtesy of Westside Gunn on the new project.

‘OUT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WSG “AND THEN YOU PRAY FOR ME”

🖼️ @virgilabloh

@griseldarecords

LINK IN BIO 🦂🐐’

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Westside Gunn: The New York rap heavyweight reminds us how Griselda low-key blew up

Bragging rights much? There’s not much Westside Gunn can huff and puff about. The rap heavyweight continues to bless the culture with frequent contributions and reflects back on how his dream turned into a reality.

Westside Gunn reflects on the Griselda glow up

Gunn hit up his Instagram page and didn’t hold back with a snapshot of himself alongside longtime pal Benny The Butcher. Along with geeking out over their success, Westside remembered when the only one believing in his dream was himself.

‘Adding some new ART to my walls courtesy of the best fans in the world 🤲🏽🤲🏽 Thanks to everyone who supported @getbennyft @realcoleworld “JOHNNYS PS CADDY” prod by @alanthechemist

I remember when MFs thought I was buggin and saying none of this would ever work … only thing they forgot was I was the illest in the world without Rap, & I knew my family was the illest rappers in the world and then that’s when @griseldarecords was born, it took a lil time bc of no resources in Buffalo but GOD and hard work we put ourselves in position, this plaque is for MACHINEGUN BLACK & DJ SHAY we miss y’all everyday… A WIN FOR THE UNDERGROUND AND UNDERDOG 🦂🐐🖼️ THANK YOU BUZZ #theALMIGHTY #GXFR #ART #CULTURE#SUPERFLYGOD #theBUTCHER #ANDTHENYOUPRAYFORME#BUFFALOKIDS’

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Westside Gunn: The new 'And Then You Pray For Me' album is loaded with guest features

If you know a few things about Griselda, you know Westside Gunn really takes this rap stuff super serious. So it’s only right he’s coming through with a jam-packed and new And Then You Pray For Me studio album in the coming days.

Westside Gunn’s ‘And Then You Pray For Me’ album is on deck

From dropping on Friday, October 13 to having a full-fledged line-up of talent on the project, Westside Gunn has set the bar high for what’s dropping next month.

‘AND THEN YOU PRAY FOR ME

FRIDAY THE 13th

ARTWORK BY VIRGIL ABLOH
@virgilabloh

EXECUTIVE PROD BY : WESTSIDE GUNN
@griseldarecords

🦂🐐🖼️ #ANDTHENYOUPRAYFORME #ART #CULTURE#SUPERFLYGOD #GXFR #ICON #MASTERPIECE’

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Westside Gunn: The new 'ADOLF' short film is nearly 30 minutes of must-see acting

Hollywood flexing anyone? Look no further than what hip-hop veteran Westside Gunn is doing with the cameras, lights and action notably with the new ADOLF film now streaming.

Westside Gunn’s new ‘ADOLF’ short film is here

Clocking in at nearly 30 minutes, it’s all types of signature Griselda vibes and high-end equality you’ve come to expect whenever Gunn is involved.

Get ya popcorn ready!  From the visionary mind of multi-hyphenate Westside Gunn (who also makes a cameo in the short film), ADOLF (portrayed by Rome Streetz), chronicles a few life-altering days of a back-against-the-wall hustler who is short on funds; and just as importantly---time. 

From “The A” (Atlanta) to Alabama and back again, at its core, ADOLF, is an immersive examination of desperation, vicious cycles, temptation, and ultimate betrayal, and is brought to you by the same team (Westside Gunn, AK Reed & Duece King)  who brought Griselda’s first foray into film, Conflicted, to life.

“ADOLF is a short film that is relatable to anyone living the street life” Westside Gunn asserts.  “After you watch it, you’ll further realize that money is the root of all evil.”

Westside Gunn: The Griselda boss really flew out to Greece just to have dinner

Big balling much, Westside Gunn? You better believe it. The hip-hop heavyweight has stepped up to let the world know his new Pray For Me album is on the way and in the meantime he’s traveling the world and doing fine dining all the way in Greece.

Westside Gunn randomly having dinner in Greece is epic

Much like his rap persona suggests, Westside is simply living his best life. From the fit to his honest words, it’s all about experiencing all areas of the globe and turning it into signature rap songs.

‘I swear on my Soul I flew to Athens Greece just to eat, well the Soul y’all said I SOLD 😂😂

AND THEN YOU PRAY FOR ME

🦂🐐🤲🏽 #SUPERFLYGOD #GXFR #ICON #ANDTHENYOUPRAYFORME#FOURSEASONS #ATHENS’

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DJ Premier: The Westside Gunn and Rome Streetz 'Runway' is non-stop repeat fire

It’s tough to have singles make it to the Attack The Culture ‘News’ section - just keeping it 100. But the moment you fire up DJ Premier’s ‘Runway’ anthem, you know this isn’t your typical new release.

DJ Premier links with Westside Gunn and Rome Streetz for ‘Runway’

The song is instant replay worthy and the bars? Super tough, to say the least. Lose yourself in the details and keep the repeat mode activated.

A true testament to his artistry, longevity and legacy, DJ Premier is more than likely your favorite producers, favorite producer. Over the last three + decades, DJ Premier has cultivated an impeccable resume, and whether it’s been music, movies, television, live performances, or art, he has provided cutting-edge soundtracks that have influenced, shaped, and molded every medium he touches. 

Fresh off of his appearance, “Lost Forever,” on Travis Scott’s Utopia album (Travis initially premiered the track during Paris Fashion Week in 2022), Westside Gunn is a mainstay on Paris Fashion Week guest lists.  Inspired by soundtracking the AMIRI Autum-Winter 2023 runway show in Paris earlier this year and collaborating with the brand’s Founder and Creative Director Mike Amiri, DJ Premier effortlessly glides into the fashion space with his aptly-titled new single “Runway,” featuring Gunn and Rome Streetz. 

Like Westside Gunn’s famous adlib (boom, boom, boom) anytime DJ Premier and Gunn sync up the results are always fireworks.  In 2019, Premier tapped Westside Gunn, Benny The Butcher and Conway The Machine for the undisputed banger “Headlines,” which was released in conjunction with Payday Records; and even went to Buffalo to film the Jason Goldwatch directed video on Griselda's home turf.  That was followed soon thereafter by Preem’s contribution (“Shawn Vs Flair”) to Westside Gunn’s magnum opus Pray For Paris. 

While Preem and Gunn’s collaborative history is solidified, they’ve done it again with their new single “Runway,” which also features fellow rising Griselda star Rome Streetz.   “It’s always a guarantee for me to deliver a street approach when producing a record with them (Westside Gunn & Rome)” DJ Premier affirms.  “Originally, Mike Amiri [Founder and Creative Director, AMIRI] pitched it to happen during the Paris Week fashion show, but we waited.  Now, we have an additional “Runway” to walk on…”

The artwork for “Runway” was created by Mike Amiri whose eponymous LA fashion house, AMIRI, is one of the fastest-growing luxury brands in the world.   The new single will be preceded by the release of DJ Premier & AMIRI’s new clothing capsule collection releasing August, 17th 2023 at 9:00AM PST on amiri.com, AMIRI boutiques and select global retailers. 

DJ Premier featuring Westside Gunn & Rome Streetz “Runway” single is now available!

Westside Gunn: The Griselda boss calls Travis Scott's 'UTOPIA' album an incredible piece of art

If there’s someone big on the art world, you already know it’s New York rapper Westside Gunn. The hip-hop veteran steps up to deliver a major salute to fellow rap heavyweight Travis Scott on his new UTOPIA studio album.

Westside Gunn gives Travis Scott a massive ‘UTOPIA’ co-sign

Gunn hit up his Instagram page and didn’t hold back. Instead, Westside saluted Cactus Jack for putting out a more than memorable audio masterpiece.

‘The Hottest Artist in the 🌎 came together and made an incredible piece of ART!!! Salute to the homie @travisscott showing the world EASTSIDE BUFFALO 🤲🏽 from the @dior runway in Paris to a museum… I’m a keep letting the blind lead the blind I keep trynna tell y’all this is another level of exquisiteness, what I’m doing has never been done before AND it was prod by my brother @alanthechemist .. this for the streets and the underground/dogs #SUPERFLYGOD #GXFR #ICON#UTOPIA #CULTURE #LOSTFOREVER @jamesblake’

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Westside Gunn has the best reason for staying off social media the past 40 days

Sometimes social media needs a break, right? Turns out Griselda’s Westside Gunn had the best reason ever to fall back and get things right behind the scenes.

Westside Gunn took a month off to get right-right

Gunn hit up his Instagram page with his first post in weeks. Westside acknowledged the need to tighten up his fashion-creating goals and music-making sparked his need to go vanish mode.

‘40Days 40 Nights… SUPER FLYGOD has RISEN!!!

For the Past month I’ve been living overseas learning and building becoming the best designer I could possibly be, making my new album “& THEN U PRAY FOR ME” and traveling with my son FLYGOD JR. I haven’t been on social media, I’ve been living a healthy, sucka free life and I just have a new energy.. I wanna thank the fans for there concerns and truthfully I feel better than I ever have… stronger, smarter!!! I can’t wait to show u the new designs, drop the new music, and see the curations I’ve been putting together… GOD IS THE GREATEST 🤲🏽 now it’s “SUPER FLYGOD” WSGUNN doesn’t even exist anymore more 😂😂 I LOVE YALL 🐐🦂⚖️ #PRAISEBOTH #ICON #GXFR #FLYGOD#CURATOR #ART #MASTERMIND
📷 @finflint’

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Westside Gunn brings it all together with his new '10' album

And that’s a wrap for Westside Gunn. The completion of his Hitler Wears Hermés series is locked in with the rollout of his new 10 studio album.

Westside Gunn’s new ‘10’ album is here

It’s more than the album. Gunn comes through with some epic guest features and brings his passion project series full circle.

When Westside Gunn released the first edition of #HWH ten years ago, Griselda was still in its infancy stage.   Now, GXFR is a global brand and he is the industry’s pre-eminent multi-hyphenate; artist/label owner/creative/curator/fashion icon.

With Griselda’s core, Westside Gunn, Benny The Butcher, and Conway The Machine now established stars, The trendsetting label is regenerating, revitalizing, and re-inventing itself.  Westside Gunn has assembled GXFR’s next generation of stars; Stove God Cooks, Armani Caesar, Rome Streetz, Jay Worthy, and his son Flygod JR (all of whom appear on 10).

Every year around this time, as the season's change and fall announces itself, it’s become a reflex of sorts for fans to begin to clamoring and waiting on a new edition of #HWH.  It’s become a tradition and a rite of passage.  For as much of a visionary as Westside Gunn is, he is also a devout traditionalist. 

Last year at this time, Westside Gunn released HWH8 as a double album in two different installments with Side: A (which topped the iTunes Charts) and Side: B. The editions featured Tyler, The Creator, Lil Wayne, Jadakiss, Benny The Butcher, Conway The Machine, Jay Electronica, 2 Chainz, Larry June, Madlib, Stove God Cooks, The Alchemist, Daringer, Sauce Walka, Boldy James, Mach-Hommy, Rome Streetz, AZ, Armani Caesar Jay Worthy, Conductor Williams, Jay Versace, and DJ Green Lantern among others.

Keeping his plans under wraps until the very last moment, Westside Gunn has now released #HWH’s final installment; and to officially memorialize it, he has aptly titled it 10, which not only signifies completion but celebrates what has already been set in motion; and there is no disputing this notorious series will live on and influence for generations.   

That influence is readily apparent on 10’s lead single, “Shootout’s In Soho,” which features A$AP Rocky & Stove God Cooks,

Need to know what Westside thinks about the new album drop?

“It’s only right that we end here.  All special things get a memorial release” Westside Gunn reflects.  “The last double album was going to be the final one, but it felt weird leaving off at nine and not 10.  I had to celebrate this series which has meant so much to fans.  Everything I do sounds nothing like the last thing I did.  That’s the creative in me, and I’m always going to push the culture forward.  I’m ending this on a really special note with 10.”

Rome Streetz's 'Kiss The Ring' album has arrived

Of course there’s a new Griselda album on a New Music Friday. Rap artist Rome Streetz delivers in a big way with the Westside Gunn-executive produced new Kiss The Ring album.

The ‘Kiss The Ring’ album has arrived

With signature Gunn sounds on the LP and ample appearances courtesy of Benny The Butcher, Conway The Machine and even DJ Green Lantern, it’s all non-stop listening goals for the entire weekend.

Something’s in life make too much sense not to happen.  Like Rome Streetz and Griselda/GXFR forming like Voltron.

Ever since Rome’s signing was announced late last year, fans couldn’t wait to hear him spit his grimy and intricate vignettes for the industry’s pre-eminent tastemaker label.

Now, one of NYC’s brightest emcees and writers has officially released his debut Griselda album and masterpiece Kiss The Ring,

“Kiss The Ring is Rome Streetz on steroids.  This album is my deepest thoughts, feelings and experiences.  This is the culmination of all of my hard work and the times people said I couldn’t get lit making this type of music” Rome Streetz explains.  “Fast forward, I blew past them all and now they gotta Kiss The Ring.” 

With his ear always to the streets, Westside Gunn recognized and admired Rome Streetz’s talents and knew he would make the perfect addition to Griselda.  “When I think of NYC and bars, no one’s name comes up first before Rome Streetz.  He’s an emcees emcee and Griselda is a lot stronger with Rome” Westside Gunn confidently asserts.  “We made a classic tape and this is just the beginning.  Rome Streetz is the future; Kiss The Ring.”

Executive produced and exquisitely curated by Westside Gunn, Kiss The Ring, much to fan excitement, is a uniformly GXFR affair and features appearances and production from Benny The Butcher, Conway The Machine, Westside Gunn, Boldy James, Stove God Cooks, Armani Caesar, The Alchemist, Daringer, DJ Green Lantern, Conductor Williams, Camouflage Monk, Denny Laflare, Sadugold & Sovren.

To celebrate the release of Kiss The Ring, Rome Streetz also released the visual for “Non Factor,” which features Westside Gunn.

Rome Streetz’ Kiss The Ring is now available via Griselda/GXFR Records.

Wale's WaleMania really returned in epic fashion

It’s no secret - Wale is a huge wrestling fan. The hip-hop veteran made sure to get into the WrestleMania mode by putting together an epic WaleMania at House of Blues in Dallas, Texas heading into the same weekend as the WWE’s biggest names went head to head.

WaleMania is back-back

After mounted anticipation, Ralph Folarin hit the green light on having friends and fellow wrestlers pull through for an unforgettable celebration. The line-up included everyone from wrestling fanatics like Griselda’s Westside Gunn and Smoke DZA to the 7-foot brawler Omos ahead of his bout with Bobby Lashley.

On Thursday, March 31st, after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Walemania re-emerged partnering with Spotify to kick off a weekend showcasing the immortals. Led by Wale and hosted by Kazeem Famuyide, a mega mashup of wrestlers and hip-hop stars filled the House of Blues, in Dallas, Texas. Foot Locker teamed up with Walemania to sell a recurring series of merchandise catered for the show at an onsite pop-up shop. This was a unique leveled-up merch experience. Wrestling superstars in attendance included Montez Ford from The Street Profits and Angelo Dawkins kicked off the show with stellar dance moves to New Edition. Even Mr. Pay-Per-View Rob Van Dam with his wife and fellow wrestler Katie Forbes joined some of the rappers on stage. 

One of the best moments might have come in the form of Wale delivering ‘Lotus Flower Bomb’ to the masses.

The House of Blues witnessed Westside Gunn, Smoke DZA, Yella Beezy, and DJ Poizon Ivy shut down the venue with main-event-level performances. Swerve Strickland from AEW pulled up to the party and shut it down with his own performance. Fans saw the giant Omos rap Jay-Z’s Public Service Announcement with such flair that wooed the crowd. There was a surprise guest appearance from AEW’s TBS Women's Champion Jade Cargill on stage with Wale as he performed one of his popular songs Lotus Flower Bomb.

Even bigger and better things on deck for ‘23

It’s only going to get crazier in the years to come. Plans are currently set for WaleMania to go down in California 12 months from now.

In wrestling, there’s this term known as the “forbidden door,” notably coined by AEW’s Owner Tony Khan. The vernacular relates to how certain businesses or wrestling worlds would not want to work or intersect with each other. Walemania is not just an event. It’s an annual statement that kicks down the forbidden door and brings stars from all possible wrestling companies to step into the ring with hip-hop culture to become a powerful tag team. It’s an eye-catching tag team with all the gold chains and gold title belts in attendance that would even impress The Bad Guy Razor Ramon. Next year, Walemania is set to be in Hollywood. If Thursday can be an indicator of how next year’s Walemania would go, it’ll continue an undefeated streak of stellar collaborations and performances

Endless WaleMania moments

There’s currently tons of footage circulating online showing just how much fun WaleMania turned out to be. From Wale performing ‘No Hands’ to The Street Profits pulling through, it was an event to remember.