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Westside Gunn
Alvin Lamar Worthy (born July 27, 1982), known professionally as Westside Gunn, is an American rapper. He is the brother of fellow rapper Conway, with whom he forms the duo Hall N Nash, and the cousin of fellow Buffalo native rapper Benny the Butcher. Worthy records for his own record label, Griselda Records, which he founded in 2014, as well as The Purist's Daupe! Records. In 2016, he released his first commercial album, FLYGOD. On March 3, 2017, Griselda Records signed a deal with Eminem's Shady Records, a subsidiary of Interscope, making Westside Gunn and Conway the first rappers from Buffalo to sign with a major label. Shortly after signing with Shady Records, Westside released FLYGOD Is Good... All The Time, as a collaborative EP with producer Mr. Green. Since signing with Eminem, Westside Gunn has collaborated with Busta Rhymes, Anderson Paak, Jadakiss, Pete Rock, DJ Premier, The Alchemist, and MF Doom, and has played at Coachella, Firefly and Governors Ball. Ambrosia For Heads named 2018's Supreme Blientele one of the best albums of 2018.
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1982-07-27
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Trippie Redd, Lil Yachty, Westside Gunn, More Pay Tribute to Lil Keed

The hip-hop community is mourning the loss of Lil Keed. The 24-year-old MC died on Friday, a rep told Complex, and a cause of death has not yet been revealed. While his death was first announced by his brother and fellow MC Lil Gotit, others have been taking to social media to give Keed his flowers and pay tribute to the late rapper.
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Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine and Benny The Butcher Unveil 2022 Griselda Tour Dates

Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine and Benny The Butcher are set to hit the road this spring for the 2022 Griselda tour. The Buffalo, New York-based hip-hop collective is set to kickoff their first nationwide tour in two years following their Coachella performance, with its opening date in Chicago on May 10. Fans can also catch the Griselda titans in areas like Boston, Atlanta, New York, Denver and San Francisco before closing out the tour in Los Angeles in early June.
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Conway The Machine Ft. Westside Gunn, Benny The Butcher “John Woo Flick”

Conway The Machine brings the cinematics of the streets with his “John Woo Flick” co-starring Westside Gunn and Benny The Butcher. Inspired by Hong Kong action-film director John Woo, the Griselda three-headed monsters delivery their gritty tales and cutthroat flows over a Kill and Daringer beat. In the...
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WWE Issues Griselda Copyright Strikes On YouTube, Westside Gunn Not Pleased

WWE is coming for their coin in 2022. The sports entertainment conglomerate has hit strong arm Hip-Hop collective Griselda Records with several copyright strikes on YouTube. As spotted on Complex the Buffalo, New York native got a corporate wake up call this week that might affect his bag. On Wednesday, January 5 Westside Gunn took to his Instagram Story to vent his frustration with the WWE after they requested that the streaming service take down several of his songs. The selections that were removed included “Claiborne Kick” featuring Boldy James, “The Hurt Business” featuring Smoke DZA and Wale, “French Toast” featuring Wale and Joyce Wrice and “Allah Sent Me” featuring Benny the Butcher and Conway the Machine. Each track featured audio from WWE matches and or interviews.
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WWE Files Copyright Strikes Against Rapper Westside Gunn, Video Of His NXT Visit Pulled

WWE has filed copyright claims on YouTube against rapper Westside Gunn and his label Griselda Records. Griselda posted the copyright claims on their Instagram Story, asking why it happened. Gunn often samples WWE audio and interviews for his tracks. This was the case in the four songs that got claims against them: “French Toast”, ” Allah Sent Me,” “Claiborne Kick” and “The Hurt Business.” It’s unknown if WWE made the claims or if a third party contractor did, as is often the case with big companies.
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WWE Files Multiple Copyright Strikes Against Rapper Westside Gunn

Rapper Westside Gunn and his label Griselda Records have found themselves on the receiving end of several copyright claims from WWE. Gunn, who is a known wrestling fan, often samples wrestling audio in his music. Due to this, several of his songs have been hit with copyright claims from WWE and as a result, have been forcefully taken off YouTube.
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Westside Gunn Asks for Prayers On His Way to the Hospital

Prayers go out to Westside Gunn who is recovering from a breathing issue. Gunn hit Instagram and revealed that he was headed to the hospital for the second time in one month. “Pray for me,” Gunn wrote. “They had to call for emergency, I couldn’t breathe. It’s under control now but otw to hospital.. 2x this month.”
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Westside Gunn rushed to hospital after health scare

Westside Gunn was taken to hospital after a health scare which saw him struggling to breathe, the rapper has revealed. The rapper, signed to Eminem‘s Shady Records imprint, informed fans in an Instagram story that he was on the way to the hospital. “Pray for me they had to...
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Westside Gunn Has Been Hospitalized For The Second Time In A Month: ‘I Couldn’t Breathe’

Buffalo-bred rapper and Griselda Records founder Westside Gunn was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday, telling fans via Instagram that EMTs were called when he discovered that he couldn’t breathe. He also revealed that it was the second time that it happened within a month. And while he wasn’t able to pinpoint a cause, there has been a certain virus circulating lately that causes exactly the symptoms he described — a virus he’d previously caught last year and that can have long-running aftereffects even after a person recovers from it.
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