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Westside Gunn Returns To Form On DJ Drama-Assisted Album “Still Praying”

November 1, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Westside Gunn really doesn’t have much to prove anymore at this stage of his career. Many already respect his unconscious work ethic and craftsmanship and the length at which he’s done so. However, it is fair to argue that his quality has seen a dip as of late. He’s definitely has had his hits since the turn of the 2020’s decade such as 10. But in just 24 hours, his fans are back on the bandwagon so to speak. The Flygod dropped a bombshell last week when he said he was going to be dropping twice in seven days. 11, part of the Hitler Wears Hermes series, got things started on Halloween and we must say it was a tremendous opening set.

But the magic didn’t run out on those five tracks because Westside Gunn and DJ Drama cooked up something equally special with Still Praying. This the third album within the Pray for collection, and it’s arguably the best one yet. This offering takes things back to the classic WSG era where he hopped on dusty yet luxurious boom bap beats. As a curator, he’s been pretty underrated. But with Still Praying, it’s hard to say that because the instrumentals are extremely layered and textured. They will put you in a trance more often than not. We feel Westside is back, so do the fans, and we think you will agree with the masses once you spin it.

Still Praying – Westside Gunn & DJ Drama

Still Praying Tracklist:

Waly Fay
Justin Roberts
Beef Bar
Max Caster
Dr Britt Baker with Brother Tom Sos
I Know Verdy
Speedy 40
Duran Duran
Runaway Pieces At The Last Supper
Bike Air Interlude
Free Shots with Conway the Machine
Still Praying with Stove God Cooks, Benny The Butcher, Conway the Machine, Boldy James
Underground King with Rome Streetz, Westside Pootie
LeSalle Station

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Westside Gunn Releases New Album ‘Still Praying’

November 1, 2024 by newhiphopnews

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 4^th 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 (4^th 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 4^th Rope heavyweight championship belt which will be awarded by Westside Gunn and new 4^th 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.

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Westside Gunn Celebrates Halloween with New Project ’11’

October 31, 2024 by newhiphopnews

As Halloween approaches, fans of Westside Gunn are in for a major treat. Gunn has just dropped his new album, 11, produced entirely by Denny Laflare. This project, free of guest features, highlights Gunn’s solo artistry and raw lyrical style, setting the stage for an even bigger release at midnight on November 1.

“11 is the most personal project I ever made, it’s dedicated to my brother who was killed in April, but narrated by my brother who has life in prison fighting to come home,” Gunn explains. “This is the reality for Westside Gunn”

The week’s excitement doesn’t stop with the music, as Gunn will shift to his other passion—professional wrestling. On November 2, Gunn’s 4th Rope wrestling promotion will take over Chicago with Heels Have Eyes 3, the third installment of his celebrated wrestling event series. Known for blending art, fashion, and music with wrestling, this event promises to raise the bar again. Fans can expect intense matches, including a Steel Praying steel cage match and championship bouts like Joe Hendry vs. AJ Francis and Moose vs. Zilla Fatu. Gunn and 4th Rope’s new commissioner, MVP, will crown the heavyweight champion.

Adding to the spectacle, music legends DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Statik Selektah, Rome Streetz, and Daringer will perform, with more surprise guests expected. Heels Have Eyes 3 is shaping up to be an unforgettable experience that unites Gunn’s love of music and wrestling under one electrifying roof.

Tickets for Heels Have Eyes 3 are now available, promising fans an all-access pass to a night of top-tier hip-hop, wrestling, and entertainment.

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Westside Gunn Sets The Stage For New Album With Stellar “11” EP

October 31, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Westside Gunn is on a creative roll. The rapper has been hyping up the release of his upcoming album Still Praying for months. The album is set to drop on November 1, and will boast features from his usual Griselda crew. Here’s the thing, though: Westside Gunn wasn’t content with just giving fans an album. A day before Still Praying is set to drop, the rapper dropped off an EP. 11 is a tight five song collection, but the quality of the bars and the production ensure that this is not merely leftover album cuts.

11 starts off on a high with “STONE.” The production is menacing and slow, a perfect tonal balance to strike given that the EP dropped on Halloween. It’s the second song, though, that really makes this a top notch Westside Gunn release. “BIG DUMP BALLAD” spins an absolutely mesmerizing soul sample while the Giselda superstar waxes poetic about his life and his troubled past. The bars are strong, and the ad-libs are present as ever. “UNCLE HOWDY” is a glorified interlude, but the songs “CAIN TEJADA” and “PAULIN PAULIN PAULIN” close out 11 on a staggering high. “PAULIN PAULIN PAULIN” is especially strong, with its drum-less beat and reliance on Westside Gunn’s impassioned delivery.

Let us know what you think of this brand new album, in the comments section down below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.

Westside Gunn Spoils Fans With This Appetizer EP

11 tracklist:

STONE
BIG DUMP BALLAD
UNCLE HOWDY
CAIN TEJADA
PAULIN PAULIN PAULIN

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Westside Gunn Carries On Halloween Tradition With New Project ’11’

October 31, 2024 by newhiphopnews

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.

You know what time it is! Just like Jay-Z held you down in the summer, Westside Gunn always holds you down on Halloween. It’s a tradition. It’s culture. And you know the FLYGOD is culture.

A few weeks after the influential multi-hyphenate, added yet another hyphen to his name, with the announcement of his collaboration with Saucony, if its #HoodieSZN on the East Coast, you know the FLYGOD will carry on tradition for the culture. And what’s better than one new Westside Gunn project? How about, two!

As has become a fan-favorite/expectation on Halloween, Westside Gunn has released, 11, which is produced in its entirety by Denny Laflare and features Gunn in his bag with no guest appearances.

Consider 11, the art piece, before the art piece, because at midnight EST on 11.1.24, FLYGOD will also release Still Praying (the highly-anticipated follow-up to And Then You Pray For Me); which features guest appearances from Benny The Butcher, Conway The Machine, Boldy James, Stove God Cooks, Rome Streetz and production from Conductor Williams and Daringer among others.

“11 is the most personal project I ever made, it’s dedicated to my brother who was killed in April, but narrated by my brother who has life in prison fighting to come home” Gunn explains. “This is the reality for Westside Gunn”

Westside Gunn then puts an exclamation point on the week, and shifts into 4^th 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 (4^th 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 4^th Rope heavyweight championship belt which will be awarded by Westside Gunn and new 4^th 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.

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Westside Gunn Reveals Tracklist for ‘Still Praying’ Album

October 30, 2024 by newhiphopnews

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Westside Gunn is giving more details of the upcoming Still Praying album. The album will drop this Friday, Nov. 1, and feature DJ Drama, Statik Selektah, Conway the Machine, Benny the Butcher, Daringer, and more.

You can see the tracklist below.

In related news, Westside Gunn is fulfilling a lifelong dream with his newest venture into professional wrestling. Announcing the launch of his wrestling company, 4TH ROPE, Gunn’s passion for blending art, fashion, music, and pro wrestling is set to reach new heights.

On Saturday, November 2, Gunn will celebrate this milestone at Heels Have Eyes III in Chicago at the UIC Forum. This event promises an electrifying fusion of live performances, pro wrestling matches, and cultural experiences. Following the success of previous Heels Have Eyes shows in Philadelphia and Cleveland, this Chicago edition will feature performances by legendary Griselda artists, Pete Rock, DJ Premier, and more, as well as special guest DJs and wrestlers.

The event’s wrestling lineup will include major talents from TNA Wrestling, such as Female Knockout World Champion Jordynn Grace, Moose, Joe Hendry, and AJ Francis. Gunn is eager to make history with 4TH ROPE, stating, “We’re gonna make this SPECIAL… I want to have fun, I want to continue to be innovative & I wanna make history.”

As Saucony’s new partner and his upcoming album Still Praying on the horizon, Westside Gunn continues pushing boundaries, curating a one-of-a-kind cultural and sporting experience for fans.

Covert Operations powers the event with sponsors in TNA Wrestling Tucker Ventures, Paper Planes, and Purple Brand.

Tickets are available here.

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Westside Gunn Reveals Features And Tracklist For “Still Praying” Album

October 28, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Westside Gunn has been teasing the release of his upcoming album for weeks. The rapper has taken a step back from his historically frequent drop rate to focus on crafting a focused, concise body of work. The fans already got to see the artwork, which features late wrestler Sid Eudy. On October 28, Westside Gunn took things a step further by dropping the tracklist. The album is predictably concise, but perhaps even more exciting than song titles is the list of guest appearances.

Westside Gunn posted the Still Praying tracklist on social media Monday evening. The rapper’s latest will include 14 songs. This is a return to form in terms of album length. His previous effort, and his most high profile yet, And Then You Pray for Me, was a whopping 21 songs. Some of the artists who are set to drop guest verses on the new album include DJ Drama, Boldy James and Rome Streetz. Westside Gunn took an interesting approach with regards to the unveiling of the features. Instead of pairing the artists with a song, Westside simply released the song titles and the features, without specifying which went where.

Westside Gunn’s Latest Will Feature DJ Drama

Other artists who are set to appear on Still Praying include AA Rashid, Brother Tom SOS, and WS Pookie. It’s an interesting approach to a tracklist, and one that serves to build up anticipation for the album while still preserving suspense. It’ll be a surprise to find out which song will feature a verse from Boldy James, and which will feature DJ Drama shouting over it. Then, of course there will be features from Westside Gunn’s Griselda crew. Conway the Machine, Benny the Butcher, Stove God Cooks (also known as Stove Jesus) round out the Still Praying feature list. Check out the full tracklist below:

Still Praying tracklist:

WALY FAY
JUSTIN ROBERTS
BEEF BAR
MAX CASTER
DR. BRITT BAKER
I KNOW VERDY
SPEEDY 40
DURAN DURAN
RUNWAY PIECES AT THE LAST SUPPER
BIKE AIR INTERLUDE
FREE SHOTS
STILL PRAYING
UNDERGROUND KING
LASALLE STATION

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Westside Gunn Unveils Release Date For New Album “Still Praying”

October 2, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Westside Gunn has been quiet, but he’s also been busy. The Griselda rapper has been popping up every few weeks on social media to give fans new pieces of information. He dropped the album cover and title for his upcoming project, Still Praying, in September. He also claimed to have recorded his next release in a single day. The information fans were really waiting on, though, finally came to light on October 2. Westside Gunn confirmed the release date for Still Praying, and it’s sooner than we anticipated.

The anticipated album will drop on November 1. Westside Gunn confirmed this date on Instagram, along with a lengthy message on what Still Praying means to his career. Evidently, the album is much more than another collection of hard beats and bars. “Still Praying is the beginning of a new era of Griselda Records I promise y’all,” he wrote. “I’m a make sure y’all never forget this sh*t, just support the art and watch how life change for the better.” Westside Gunn then compared the new album to Flygod Is An Awesome God, which remains one of his most beloved releases.

Westside Gunn Claims The New Album Is “Perfectly Curated”

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“Flygod Is an Awesome God, when everybody thought I was just chillin,” he added. “I was actually curating the illest art (wrestling/fashion/music) I ever made. But now it’s time to show y’all everything I been working on. I’m a show y’all why it’ll never be another Westside Gunn.” The rapper also gave shout outs to various people who helped with and inspired Still Praying. The “perfectly curated” album will also boast one of the coldest album covers in the entire Griselda catalog. Gunn chose a textless photo of the late wrestler Sid Vicious. The rapper is a longtime fan of the sport, and Vicious, a personal favorite of his, passed away in August.

Westside Gunn and the rest of the Griselda label are known for dropping multiple albums a year. Gunn, for example, put out eight projects between 2020 and 2022. It’s truly a mind-boggling state, one that makes Future looks like he needs to put more work in the studio. The rapper has taken his foot off the gas in recent years, however. His last album, And Then You Pray for Me, was released in 2023, and he’s been taking his time ever since. We can’t wait to hear what he’s been cooking up.

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Westside Gunn Confirms New Album “Still Praying” Is On The Way

September 5, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Westside Gunn had a huge 2023. The rapper dropped And Then You Pray for Me, his most high profile album to date. He also kept the hardcore fans fed with Hall & Nash 2. He’s had a relatively quiet 2024, in comparison to his Griselda brothers (Benny the Butcher can’t stop dropping music). That said, Westside Gunn is back. The Buffalo rapper has confirmed that his new album Still Praying is in the works, and it will be out sooner than later.

Westside Gunn made the announcement via Instagram on September 4. “Still Praying coming soon,” he wrote in the caption. He tagged Griselda, and then proceeded to build up hype even further by dubbing the new album a “f*ckin art piece.” The rapper failed to provide a release date or tracklist, but he did give fans a look at the cover art. Still Praying continues Westside Gunn’s run of stellar album covers by giving fans a photo of the late wrestler Sidney “Sid Vicious” Eudy.

Westside Gunn Channels WWE On The Album Cover

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Westside Gunn is one of the biggest wrestling fans in hip hop, so the shoutout makes sense. He rapped a song at AEW Dynamite in 2022, and provided the walkout song for wrestler Daniel Garcia. “It’s been time for him to get a little shine,” Garcia told Pitchfork. “So I’m glad we were able to put that shine on him and give him that moment.” Westside Gunn has also made numerous wrestling references in his music. In a 2023 interview with Billboard, the rapper cited Scott Hall as his all time favorite wrestler. “I respect all the old fly sh*t,” he asserted. “That n**ga was the illest. That don’t take from the other n**ga with the chains and the toothpick…. It’s like me in real life.”

Westside Gunn may be known for his tireless work ethic, but the rapper did admit that he wants to take more time crafting albums. Less output, even more quality. “Back in the day, it was the flood sh*t,” he told Billboard. “Now you only hear me when I do an album or a feature. It’s like you really only hear me when I do an album now.” It’s not like the quality of Westside’s albums were suffering to begin with, so we can’t wait to hear what Still Praying sounds like. Whenever it drops.

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