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Birth name | Alvin Lamar Worthy |
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Born | July 27, 1982 (age 36) Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
Origin | East Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2012–present |
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- Westside Gunn & Conway
- Westside Gunn & Conway - Hall & Nash Download Album
- Westside Gunn Mixtapes
- Westside Gunn Soundcloud
IF THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA THEN “HITLER WEARS HERMES” Westside Gunn. Gritty, grimy with a mainstream flow. Fly at its best, WSG is an artist from the streets of Buffalo, NY who’s style has been compared to the likes of early Nas, Raekwon & AZ.
Alvin Lamar Worthy[1] (born July 27, 1982), known professionally as Westside Gunn, is an American rapper. Gunn is very prolific and consistently releases his projects on physical mediums such as limited edition CD's and Vinyl. In addition to music he is an accomplished fashion designer, his brand Griselda by Fashion Rebels. He is the brother of fellow rapper Conway (birth name Demond Price),[2] with whom he forms the duo Hall N' Nash, deriving from the names of professional wrestlersScott Hall and Kevin Nash. In 2017, Complex included Westside Gunn and Conway in their list of '15 Best Unofficial Rap Duos in the Game'.[3] Worthy records for his own record label, Griselda Records, which he founded in 2014,[4] as well as The Purist's Daupe! Records. In 2016, he released his debut studio album, FLYGOD, to critical acclaim.[5] On March 3, 2017, Griselda Records signed a deal with Eminem's Shady Records, a subsidiary of Interscope, making Westside Gunn and his brother Conway the first rappers from Buffalo to sign with a major label.[4]
Since signing with Eminem, Westside Gunn has collaborated with Busta Rhymes, Anderson Paak, Jadakiss, Pete Rock, DJ Premier, The Alchemist, MF Doom, and more. He has played notable festivals like Coachella, Firefly and Governor's Ball.[6] Ambrosia For Heads named 2018's Supreme Blientele one of the best albums of 2018.[7]
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Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
- FLYGOD (2016)
- Supreme Blientele (2018)
- FLYGOD is An Awesome GOD (2019) [Unreleased][8]
Westside Gunn & Conway
Mixtapes[9][edit]
- Hitler Wears Hermes (2012)
- Hitler Wears Hermes II (2014)
- Hitler Wears Hermes III (2015)
- Hitler Wears Hermes IV (2016)
- Hitler Wears Hermes V (2017)
- Hitler Wears Hermes VI (2018)
Compilations[edit]
- Extendos (2016)
- Hitler on Steroids (2017)
- Fourth Rope (2019)
EPs[edit]
- Roses Are Red... So Is Blood(Produced by The Purist) (2016)
- There's God and There's FLYGOD, Praise Both (2016)
- Riots on Fashion Avenue(Produced by Mil) (2017)
- FLYGOD Is Good... All The Time(Produced by Mr. Green) (2018)
Westside Gunn & Conway - Hall & Nash Download Album
Collaborations[edit]
- Hall and Nash(with Conway as Hall 'N Nash) (2015)
- Griselda Ghost(with Conway as Hall 'N Nash) (2015)
- Don't Get Scared Now(with Conway as Hall 'N Nash) (2016)
- WESTSIDEDOOM(with MF DOOM as WESTSIDEDOOM) (2017)
- 'W.W.C.D.' (with Benny and Conway) (2019)
Westside Gunn Mixtapes
Guest appearances[edit]
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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'Lawless' | 2014 | OG | H.I.H. (Heaven In Hell) |
'Victims Of Vogue' | Hus Kingpin | Nah Right Hype LP | |
'Karoshi' | 2015 | Purist | Pyrex Scholar |
'Luxury' | Skyzoo | Music for My Friends | |
'Tommy Snort' | Spectacular Diagnostics, Conway | Raw Game | |
'Triple Beams' | Apollo Brown, Planet Asia | Grandeur | |
'Teddy Brukshot' | Bless Picasso | Holmes | |
'Rex Ryan' | Conway, Roc Marciano | Reject 2 | |
'Sky Joint' | Conway, Skyzoo | ||
'Air Holez' | Conway | ||
'Stand Tall' | V'Don, Willie the Kid, Lil' Eto, Conway | The Opiate | |
'Spanish, Pt. 1 & 2' | Jaye Rhodes | Black & Sugar | |
'Pootie' | 2016 | OneSession | Airliner' |
'The Banjo' | Royce da 5'9', Conway, Styles P | Tabernacle: Trust the Shooter | |
'Gun Powder Tea' | Shuteyes | OPIUM | |
'Red Mullet' | SonnyJim | Mud In My Malbec | |
'Never Change' | Bozack Morris, Conway | Loose Cannons 001 | |
'Tributes' | Pounds, Clifton Haston | Heavy Lies The Crown | |
'Basquiat On The Draw' | Apollo Brown & Skyzoo, Conway | The Easy Truth | |
'Mula' | SBBX | N/A | |
'Tom Ford Socks' | Benny, Conway | My First Brick | |
'Supreme Trunks' | DJ Rude One | ONEderful | |
'The Curve' | Termanology, Conway, Your Old Droog | More Politics | |
'Ray Mysterio'[10] | 2018 | The Alchemist, Conway | Bread |
'Concrete' | 2019 | Bun B, Statik Selektah, Termanology | TrillStatik |
References[edit]
Westside Gunn Soundcloud
- ^'ACE Repertory: WESTSIDE GUNN'. ASCAP. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^'I Love Fly Street Shit: An Interview With Westside Gunn'. Passionweiss. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^'The 15 Best Unofficial Rap Duos in the Game Right Now'. Complex. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ^ ab'Shady X Griselda Ink Deal for WestsideGunn and Conway'. Shady Records. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
- ^'FLYGOD'. iTunes. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^Suarez, Gary. 'At The Nexus Of Rap And Wrestling, Westside Gunn Reigns Supreme'. Forbes. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ^Heads, Ambrosia For (2018-12-07). 'Who Had The Best Rap Album Of 2018 (Battle 3): Pusha-T vs. Westside Gunn'. Ambrosia For Heads. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ^https://www.instagram.com/p/BxPztZOHdBh/
- ^officialdon (2015-08-03). 'Listen To Westside Gunn's 'Hitler Wears Hermes 3' Mixtape'. The Source. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ^https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/alchemist-shares-tracklist-for-bread-ep-featuring-earl-the-sweatshirt-and-black-thought-news.60352.html
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