Hip Hop 50: Vol. 1

The Root of All (feat. Slick Rick & Lil Wayne)

Trigger Point Therapy

Shit I'm On

Runway

Runway (feat. Rome Streetz & Westside Gunn)

fried ( kuriso ) [ bonus ]

Suicide on my mind, rest this Glock up in my lips
But I’d hate to see my brother cry, my mama lose her kid
Everyday, every night, every time I try to rest
Satan creeping in my mind, reminding me that I am less

Trippin’ off a couple lines, hope this pill relieve the stress
Talk to Blake like all the time, he tell me “KiD, just do your best”
I talk to God like all the time, hoping maybe he my friend
But Lucy lures me right back in, full a sin, I’ll meet a burning end

“I tell my friends to fight, just know this life, its worth it”
I should take my own advice but my mind is full of burdens
Slurring, swerving off the bourbon, my demise, only a matter of time
Prolly die from suicide, death don’t scare me, not this time

I live my life purposeless, train tracks on my wrist
Slit them til my body limp, i lay her motionless
And when I die who will care? To hell my soul will fade
And my body will remain, full of worms, in an unmarked grave

KiDoFC0L0R - BlAzE dA bLuNt (prod. KiDoFC0L0R)

Happy Halloween - REJCET 2 the grimiest EP of the year brought to you by CONWAY THE MACHINE & Griselda Records produced entirely by Daringer Executive produced by WestSideGunn infinite fire emojis!!!!!!! 

Air Holez Ft WestsideGunn (Prod by Daringer)

The lead off single from the upcoming 8 song EP "Peddler Themes". Produced by !llmind, cuts by DJ Afar, cover art by Emmanuel Everett. Peddler Themes hits online retailers on July 21st via FGR Inc.

Finesse Everything - Single

Finesse Everything

“This Griselda, DJ Preemo Shit”! Some things just sound so good on paper, that an eventual pairing seems inevitable.  

The Griselda collective of Westside Gunn, Conway & Benny The Butcher (all emerging stars in their own right) is a unified family movement built on authenticity.  It’s cultural, it’s raw and it’s viral.  Griselda’s ascension, both collectively and individually is palpable.  From their inauspicious Buffalo roots, to signing with Eminem and Shady Records, in a non-plussed industry which advances style over substance, the Griselda juggernaut has created a real and sustaining moment.  With the crews amazing run of both commercial success and critical acclaim there is no disputing that a real street ethos exists. 
 
DJ Premier is a living auteur; his champion sounds have been the authority for the soundtrack of the streets for three decades.  While his ear sets Preem apart from his contemporaries, the legendary creator also has an inimitable ability to build a unique chemistry with each artist he works with. Whether it was Notorious B.I.G., Nas or Jay-Z, Preem has been a constant staple and bridge in Hip-Hop’s retro futurism, assisting in turning fast rising artists into rap royalty.  

“I've wanted to do a record with them individually for a few years now.
I had been listening to Westside Gunn first.  Conway got my lyrical attention very heavy when Alchemist told me to listen to how he rhymes” Premier asserted.  “Then after I got in tune with Benny's songs, I immediately knew that in order to follow up the Casanova record (“WUT U SAID”) it made sense to have all three on the same single. “Headlines” was made organically from a blank canvas at my studio at 2am and it happened so fast; and I loved their work ethic.  Pull the trigger on this one!”

When Conway proclaims on his opening bar “I don’t beef on the internet I approach you,” over Preem’s anthemic boom-bap, the modernization of an aesthetic from NY’s storied street rap movement comes full circle; and you are simultaneously transported back to the block when trunks rattled from blasting a new gem from a just released Clue tape.  

With Griselda, bleak tales of survival and violent escapades are the topics at hand and DJ Premier is a conduit artistically elevating the sound of the life they lead.  And when Benny offers “I sewed the block together like a seamstress, and I lived to tell about it on some Preem shit,” it doesn’t come off as an admission of guilt, as much as it does the realization of a lifelong dream.  

“Working with Preemo was surreal and watching him cook from scratch; I still can’t believe the record is done” exclaimed Westside Gunn.   “Shooting the video in my city (Directed by Jason Goldwatch in Buffalo, NY) makes it even more legendary!  This is just the beginning of our cook up and definitely one of the only things on my bucket list.” 

DJ Premier, Griselda & Payday Records.  Certain marriages seem predestined until the streets say I do.  This is for the culture!  You ready?

Runway (feat. Rome Streetz & Westside Gunn)

DJ Premier

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