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Benny The Butcher, Conway The Machine, And Westside Gunn Announce Griselda’s Claires Back Tour

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Despite some apparent internal strife amongst the core trio over their unbalanced contracts, it looks like Griselda Records‘ Benny The Butcher, Conway The Machine, and Westside Gunn are still on good enough terms to head out on tour together, which they’ll do following their upcoming appearance at Coachella. Their Claires Back Tour kicks off May 10 in Chicago and will hit 10 venues in total, crossing the nation to conclude on June 3 in Los Angeles. They’ll be joined on the tour by Future’s Freebandz artist, Doe Boy.

After releasing their major-label debut album WWCD on Shady Records in 2019, the Buffalo big three has spent the last handful of years dropping multiple solo projects, although they all appear on each other’s material as well. Meanwhile, the label as a whole has grown to encompass a wide range of underground approved acts such as Armani Caesar, Boldy James, Mach-Hommy, and Stove God Cooks. However, that success didn’t stop Conway from revealing that he left the label after completing his contracted obligation with God Don´t Make Mistakes earlier this year.

In a recent interview with The Breakfast Club, Conway said. ” “I didn’t even read that contract, bro. I didn’t read that shi*t. I just signed that sh*t and moved on. Unfortunately, the contract wasn’t in my favor. So now, going forward, it’s time to redo all that. I gotta make sure it’s in my favor now.” Hopefully, those issues won’t negatively affect the vibe on their tour. You can find more information about the Claires Back Tour here.

05/10 — Chicago, IL @ Radius
05/14 — Rochester, NY @ Armory
05/15 — Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
05/18 — New York, @ NY Terminal 5
05/19 — Washington, DC @ Echo Stage
05/21 — Atlanta, GA @ Coca Cola Roxy
05/26 — Dallas, TX @ The Factory
05/29 — Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
06/02 — San Francisco, CA @ Warfield
06/03 — Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Expo Hall

Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine, and Benny the Butcher Announce Spring Griselda Tour

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The Buffalo, NY-based hip hop collective Griselda recently announced a run of ten gigs around the US this spring. After performing at Coachella this April, Griselda will embark on their nationwide Claires Back Tour starting in Chicago on May 10 and finishing at the Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles on June 3. On May 15, the band will perform at the brand-new Boston venue Roadrunner as part of their tour. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. local time on Friday, March 25 at http://www.griseldaxfr.com/.

This will be Griselda’s first tour since they sold out back-to-back gigs at the Novo in Los Angeles in 2020. Since then, the band has been active, releasing critically acclaimed albums and performing at festivals like Day N Vegas, Made in America, and Rolling Loud.

Griselda is coming off a succession of highly anticipated album releases, beginning with Westside Gunn’s latest addition to his HWH collection, HWH8, which he released earlier this year. Conway The Machine released his critically lauded album God Don’t Make Mistakes in February, including Jill Scott, Lil Wayne, TI, Beanie Sigel, and others. Benny The Butcher broke new ground earlier this month when his single “Johnny P’s Caddy,” featuring J. Cole, from his latest album Tana Talk 4, reached the Billboard Hot 100.

You can see the full run of dates below.

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(I)deal to Join Conway the Machine For The ‘Love Will Get You Killed’ European Tour

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Since joining Hip Joint Creative’s talent roster, Midwest Hype frontman (I)deal has made great progress. (I)deal is preparing to release his highly awaited album “ScatterBrained” while on the road in the United States, opening for Conway The Machine in Chicago, LA, and Philadelphia.

East Coast and West Coast Ideal will join Conway The Machine as direct support for the “Love Will Get You Killed” World Tour after concluding the U.S. tour in the Midwest. Starting March 25th, (I)deal will tour with Conway The Machine in Amsterdam, Paris, Oslo, Belgium, London, and Copenhagen, among other cities.

The international tour announcement coincides with the release of (I)deal’s second album ScatterBrained, which includes contributions from the late Gift of Gab, Mick Jenkins, Benny The Butcher, and Snoop Dog’s artist October London. ScatterBrained will be released in the spring of 2022.

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Conway The Machine Says He Didn’t Read His Griselda Records Contract And Now Wants A ‘Redo’

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Let’s hope that the next generation of up-and-coming rappers is learning from the mistakes of their predecessors and reading those contracts (let’s be real, they probably aren’t). With the rise of social media and music blogs, more and more artists’ struggles with their record labels are coming to light lately; Meek Mill, Megan Thee Stallion, and Rowdy Rebel have all had widely publicized falling outs with their respective labels and they’re all far from the only ones.

Lest anyone think that it’s only major label artists who can find themselves in unfavorable contracts, Conway The Machine recently revealed that even his deal with indie label Griselda Records — which was founded by his blood brother Westside Gunn — was tilted more toward Griselda’s benefit than his own. During his recent appearance on The Breakfast Club to promote God Don’t Make Mistakes, Conway stressed the importance of thoroughly reviewing all the terms of a label deal.

“I’mma keep it a buck,” he admitted. “I didn’t even read that contract, bro. I didn’t read that shi*t. I just signed that sh*t and moved on. Unfortunately, the contract wasn’t in my favor. So now, going forward, it’s time to redo all that. I gotta make sure it’s in my favor now.”

While he didn’t elaborate on which terms he took issue with, he did say that while he feels he “didn’t get no money” after signing the deal with Griselda, Interscope, and Shady Records, he intends to work something out with Gunn. Now that he’s turned in his third and final album under the deal he said he’s contractually finished with both Griselda​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ and Shady Records. “It’s free agency right now,” he declared. “I need that supermax. I need that Giannis bag.” If I have anything to add, it’s that I hope he’s got a good lawyer and a better understanding of how most recording contracts work because it’d be a shame if he didn’t get a better deal the next time around — or better yet, stay independent.

You can watch Conway’s full interview above.