Griselda Records (also Griselda x Fashion Rebels; GXFR) is an American independent hip hop record label based in Buffalo, New York. It was founded by rapper Westside Gunn, his brother Conway the Machine, and Mach-Hommy in 2012. In addition to the founding members, Benny the Butcher and in-house producer Daringer make up the flagship artists of the Griselda Records roster.
| Griselda Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Westside Gunn |
| Distributor(s) |
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| Genre | Hip hop |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Buffalo, New York, US |
| Official website | griseldaxfr |
The name Griselda comes from drug lord Griselda Blanco. "Griselda" also refers to a loose-knit hip hop collective composed of the core signees of the label, amongst others. The collective's de facto leader is the label's founder Westside Gunn. To date, Griselda has two releases as a collective: the extended play Don't Get Scared Now in 2016 and debut album WWCD in 2019.
Beginning in the label's formative years, physical copies of the label's music were distributed in limited releases by London label Daupe! that often sold out within minutes.[1] In 2017, Griselda signed a distribution deal with Shady Records for artists Westside Gunn and Conway, which ended when both left the label in 2020 and 2022.[2] In 2019, Westside Gunn and Benny the Butcher signed a management deal with Jay-Z's entertainment company Roc Nation.[3]
In 2021, Benny and Westside Gunn produced and starred in the movie Conflicted, which received mixed reviews from critics.[4]
Artists
editCurrent acts
editFormer acts
editIn-house producers
editDiscography
editStudio albums
edit| Artist | Album | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Westside Gunn | Flygod (released with Empire) |
March 11, 2016 |
| Mach-Hommy | HBO (Haitian Body Odor) | September 15, 2016 |
| Westside Gunn | Supreme Blientele (released with Empire) |
June 22, 2018 |
| Benny the Butcher | Tana Talk 3 (released with Black Soprano Family and Empire) |
November 23, 2018 |
| Griselda | WWCD (released with Shady and Interscope)[10] |
November 29, 2019 |
| Westside Gunn | Pray for Paris (released with Empire) |
April 17, 2020 |
| Conway the Machine | From King to a God (released with Drumwork and Empire)[11] |
September 11, 2020 |
| Westside Gunn | Who Made the Sunshine (released with Shady and Interscope) |
October 2, 2020 |
| Benny the Butcher | Burden of Proof (released with Empire) |
October 16, 2020 |
| Mach-Hommy | Pray for Haiti (released with Empire) |
May 21, 2021 |
| Conway the Machine | God Don't Make Mistakes (released with Shady, Interscope, and Drumwork)[12] |
February 25, 2022 |
| Benny the Butcher | Tana Talk 4 (released with Empire) |
March 11, 2022 |
| Westside Gunn | And Then You Pray for Me (released with Empire) |
October 13, 2023 |
| Westside Gunn | Still Praying | November 1, 2024 |
Soundtrack albums
edit| Artist | Album | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Griselda & BSF | Conflicted (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (released with Black Soprano Family and Empire) |
January 8, 2021 |
EPs
edit| Artist | Album | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Westside Gunn & The Purist | Roses Are Red.. So Is Blood | January 28, 2016 |
| Griselda | Don't Get Scared Now | May 13, 2016[13] |
| Westside Gunn | There's God and There's Flygod, Praise Both | July 19, 2016 |
| Conway the Machine & Prodigy | Hell Still on Earth | September 12, 2016 |
| Benny the Butcher | 17 Bullets (released with Black Soprano Family) |
December 26, 2016 |
| Westside Gunn & MF Doom | Westside Doom | November 13, 2017 |
| Benny the Butcher | A Friend of Ours (released with Black Soprano Family) |
June 1, 2018 |
| The Plugs I Met (released with Black Soprano Family) |
June 21, 2019 | |
| Conway the Machine | Look What I Became (released with Empire) |
September 13, 2019 |
| Conway the Machine & The Alchemist | Lulu (released with Drumwork, ALC and Empire)[14][15] |
March 30, 2020 |
| Benny the Butcher & Harry Fraud | The Plugs I Met 2 (released with Black Soprano Family) |
March 19, 2021 |
| Conway the Machine & Conductor Williams | Conductor Machine (released with Empire and Drumwork)[16] |
December 1, 2023 |
| Westside Gunn | 11 | October 31, 2024 |
Mixtapes
edit| Artist | Album | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Westside Gunn | Hitler Wears Hermes | October 23, 2012[17] |
| Hitler Wears Hermes II | September 22, 2014 | |
| Westside Gunn & Conway the Machine | Hall & Nash | March 9, 2015 |
| Conway the Machine | The Devil's Reject | April 27, 2015 |
| Westside Gunn | Hitler Wears Hermes III | August 3, 2015 |
| Westside Gunn & Conway the Machine | Griselda Ghost (released with Big Ghost Ltd) |
September 11, 2015 |
| Conway the Machine | Reject 2 | October 30, 2015 |
| Benny the Butcher | My First Brick (released with Black Soprano Family) |
October 8, 2016 |
| Westside Gunn | Hitler Wears Hermes IV | October 31, 2016 |
| Westside Gunn & DJ Green Lantern | Hitler on Steroids | March 8, 2017 |
| Conway the Machine & DJ Green Lantern | Reject on Steroids | May 24, 2017 |
| More Steroids | October 19, 2017 | |
| Westside Gunn | Hitler Wears Hermes V | October 31, 2017 |
| Benny the Butcher & DJ Green Lantern | Butcher on Steroids (released with Black Soprano Family) |
November 27, 2017 |
| Conway the Machine | G.O.A.T. | December 21, 2017 |
| Benny the Butcher & 38 Spesh | Stabbed & Shot (released with Black Soprano Family) |
February 16, 2018 |
| Conway the Machine | Blakk Tape | March 27, 2018 |
| Everybody Is F.O.O.D. | August 20, 2018 | |
| Westside Gunn | Hitler Wears Hermes VI (released with Empire) |
October 31, 2018 |
| Conway the Machine | EIF 2: Eat What U Kill | December 10, 2018 |
| Everybody Is F.O.O.D. 3 | April 4, 2019 | |
| Westside Gunn | Flygod Is an Awesome God (released with Empire) |
July 5, 2019 |
| Hitler Wears Hermes VII (released with Empire) |
November 1, 2019 | |
| Flyest Nig@@ in Charge Vol. 1 (re-released with Empire) |
January 3, 2020 | |
| Flygod Is an Awesome God 2 (released with Empire) |
July 3, 2020 | |
| Boldy James | The Versace Tape (released with Empire)[18] |
August 14, 2020 |
| Conway the Machine | La Maquina (released with Empire and Drumwork)[19] |
April 16, 2021 |
| Westside Gunn | Hitler Wears Hermes VIII: Sincerely, Adolf (released with Empire) |
August 27, 2021 |
| Hitler Wears Hermes VIII: Side B (released with Empire) |
September 24, 2021 | |
| Peace "Fly" God (released with Empire) |
July 8, 2022 | |
| 10 (released with Empire) |
October 28, 2022 | |
| Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine & The Alchemist | Hall & Nash 2: The Original Version (released with Empire, ALC and Drumwork) |
December 29, 2023 |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Organization | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | BET Awards[20] | Best Group | Nominated |
See also
edit- 38 Spesh (born 1984), frequent collaborator with Griselda artists
- DJ Shay (c. 1972–2021), frequent collaborator with Griselda artists
- Isaac Pelayo (born c. 1977), frequent collaborator with Griselda artists
- Roc Marciano (born 1978), frequent collaborator with Griselda artists
References
edit- ^ ""There Hasn't Been a Movement Like This...Since the '90s:" Benny the Butcher Talks Griselda Records, the Making of 'Tana Talk 3' & More [Interview]". Okayplayer. 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ "Shady X Griselda Ink Deal For Westside Gunn and Conway". Shady Records. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ "Benny the Butcher and Westside Gunn Sign Roc Nation Management Deal". Complex. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ "'Conflicted' Review: Griselda's Straight-To-Streaming Movie Is A Fun Low-Budget Throwback To Another Rap Era". Stereogum. 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ Grant, Shawn (2020-03-16). "Armani Ceasar is the First Female Rapper Signed to Griselda Records". The Source. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ a b c "A Guide to Griselda". Complex. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ Adams, Biba. "Detroit rapper Boldy James inks deal with Griselda Records". Detroit Metro Times. Archived from the original on 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "Why Westside Gunn Wants His Collaborators to Outshine Him on Every Song". Complex Networks.
- ^ Griffin, Marc (2024-08-01). "Drake Readying Rumored Project Produced By Griselda's Conductor Williams". VIBE.com. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ "Griselda Records Drops Shady Records Debut 'WWCD'". HipHopDX. 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "Conway the Machine: From King to a GOD". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Conway the Machine Announces "God Don't Make Mistakes" Release Date". Hotnewhiphop. 25 January 2022.
- ^ Ivey, Justin. "Griselda Records Drops 'Don't Get Scared Now' With Conway, Westside Gunn and More - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ "PATTA X CONWAY & THE ALCHEMIST - LULU – Patta". www.patta.nl. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ Feature.fm. "LULU by Conway the Machine and The Alchemist". smartlink. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ Setaro, Shawn (2023-12-01). "Conway The Machine & Conductor Williams Join Forces For New EP 'Conductor Machine': Stream". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ "Hitler Wears Hermes 1 | WestSide Gunn | Daupe". Archived from the original on 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ Feature.fm. "The Versace Tape by Boldy James". smartlink. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ Feature.fm. "La Maquina by Conway the Machine". smartlink. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ Lisa Respers France. "BET Awards 2020: See who won a BET Award". CNN. Retrieved 2020-07-29.