Westside Gunn has introduced that 2023 might be the remaining yr wherein he releases a new song of his own, bringing up some of his professional accomplishments warranting his early retirement.
The Griselda Records co-founder made the statement with a chain of tweets on Friday (December 30) that noticed him list out some of his beyond collaborators and the milestones he is done seeing that launching his imprint in 2012.
Westside Gunn wrote, “23′ def my remaining yr doing this shit.” I put my group on, I put my city on, I worked with everyone I ever wanted to paint with, plus MFs still don’t even understand 1-10, FLYGOD, Awesome GOD, or Pray for Paris (thought you Virgil did the cover). I don’t have anything else to prove. I’m the [goat emoji] [shrug emoji].
What was observed turned into some tweets shouting out the Hip Hop luminaries he has labored with in the course of his profession, beginning with securing partnerships among Griselda and each Eminem’s Shady Records and JAY-Z at Roc Nation. He additionally indexed the rappers and manufacturers he has collaborated with, reminiscent of fallen comrades MF DOOM, Prodigy, DMX, Sean Price, and Combat Jack.
The list of outstanding collaborations alone includes two separate tweets, in which he got a guest verse from Slick Rick and had music produced by DJ Premier, Pete Rock, and RZA. mentioned.
He also noted that he has been nominated for a 2023 Grammy Award thanks to his appearance on Mary J. Blige’s latest studio album Good Morning Gorgeous.
“My music was played at fashion shows, countless tattoos, and countless murals in Paris, Japan,” he added FlyGod. “From 10 to 14 he has never taken more than 14 days on any project. It wasn’t just once a year or multiple albums, it was every time. ”
Westside Gunn admitted that some fans might expect him to reverse the decision as he did before. However, he explained that his early retirement was inspired by both the struggles he faced in the music industry and the heights he reached.
“I realize I say I’m a retire all of the time so ppl are probably like he usually says this,” he wrote. “Seriously I been via a lot with this shit in the back of closed doorways y’all could by no means realize, it is introduced greater ache than the pleasure I’m so that G that I make it appearance top-notch clean however I combat those devils every day.”
He continued:
What distinguishes me from the [goat emoji] is that I not only produced the best albums of the past ten years, in my opinion, but I also oversaw their executive production. All of these albums sounded different and made each artist sound flawless; listen to all of them again; the beats are all NEXT LEVEL.
Elsewhere in his open letter to the fans, which he brought in 20 separate tweets over the path of as minimum hours, Westside Gunn specifically a number of the demanding situations he has confronted because of his willpower to his craft and his willpower to combat for all artists to be allowed innovative freedom.
He additionally recounted the talk in the back of his Hitler Wears Hermes series, explaining that he had been warned to desert the idea after its 5th new release for worry of ways it’d affect his destiny success.
He said, “I was warned I wouldn’t get any sponsorships. I knew my heart was pure and my life is ART and described how I even thought of the [sic] name I selected my fate, but I would never be nominated, I will only get so far if I kept it going.
Of course [sic] I would be 10 times bigger if it weren’t for that moniker, but again, I knew my heart and I kept to my script and did it my way, so I can live with that decision. Many people would’ve folded and played the game, he continued.
Before wrapping up the meeting, W.S.G. made a pledge to his supporters that some of his most anxiously awaited projects, like his mysterious MICHELLE RECORDS project, would be launched before the end of 2023. He added that he would continue to curate events and serve as executive producer for others. He also disclosed upcoming projects from other Griselda roster artists.
Yes, Armani. Dropping again, yes Rome is dropping again, yes I’m cooking with Boldy and Jay Worthy, yes NACKSAW JIM DUGGAN is halfway done, yes the ADOLPH movie and soundtrack are both finished, yes whatever else GOD wants me to do, but I work hard all year and then I’m raising my kids.
Westside Gunn gave fans plenty of opportunities to see him perform live before he leaves the rap game when he announced his first international tour earlier this month.
The first leg of the God Is Love Tour will start on January 13 in Amsterdam and end on February 10 in Lisbon, stopping in 12 different European cities.