Griselda Records

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Griselda Records
Founded2012;12 years ago (2012)
Founder Westside Gunn
Distributor(s)
Genre Hip hop
Country of origin United States
Location Buffalo, New York, US
Official website griseldaxfr.com

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.

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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

Current acts

Former acts

In-house producers

Discography

Studio albums

ArtistAlbumRelease 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 GunnStill PrayingNovember 1, 2024

Soundtrack albums

ArtistAlbumRelease Date
Griselda & BSFConflicted (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(released with Black Soprano Family and Empire)
January 8, 2021

EPs

ArtistAlbumRelease Date
Westside Gunn & The PuristRoses Are Red.. So Is BloodJanuary 28, 2016
Griselda Don't Get Scared Now May 13, 2016 [13]
Westside GunnThere's God and There's Flygod, Praise BothJuly 19, 2016
Conway the Machine & Prodigy Hell Still on Earth September 12, 2016
Benny the Butcher17 Bullets
(released with Black Soprano Family)
December 26, 2016
Westside Gunn & MF Doom Westside DoomNovember 13, 2017
Benny the ButcherA 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 MachineLook 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 WilliamsConductor Machine
(released with Empire and Drumwork) [16]
December 1, 2023
Westside Gunn11October 31, 2024

Mixtapes

ArtistAlbumRelease Date
Westside GunnHitler Wears HermesOctober 23, 2012 [17]
Hitler Wears Hermes IISeptember 22, 2014
Westside Gunn & Conway the MachineHall & NashMarch 9, 2015
Conway the MachineThe Devil's RejectApril 27, 2015
Westside GunnHitler Wears Hermes IIIAugust 3, 2015
Westside Gunn & Conway the MachineGriselda Ghost
(released with Big Ghost Ltd)
September 11, 2015
Conway the MachineReject 2October 30, 2015
Benny the ButcherMy First Brick
(released with Black Soprano Family)
October 8, 2016
Westside GunnHitler Wears Hermes IVOctober 31, 2016
Westside Gunn & DJ Green Lantern Hitler on SteroidsMarch 8, 2017
Conway the Machine & DJ Green LanternReject on SteroidsMay 24, 2017
More SteroidsOctober 19, 2017
Westside GunnHitler Wears Hermes VOctober 31, 2017
Benny the Butcher & DJ Green LanternButcher on Steroids
(released with Black Soprano Family)
November 27, 2017
Conway the MachineG.O.A.T.December 21, 2017
Benny the Butcher & 38 Spesh Stabbed & Shot
(released with Black Soprano Family)
February 16, 2018
Conway the MachineBlakk TapeMarch 27, 2018
Everybody Is F.O.O.D.August 20, 2018
Westside GunnHitler Wears Hermes VI
(released with Empire)
October 31, 2018
Conway the MachineEIF 2: Eat What U KillDecember 10, 2018
Everybody Is F.O.O.D. 3April 4, 2019
Westside GunnFlygod 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 MachineLa Maquina
(released with Empire and Drumwork) [19]
April 16, 2021
Westside GunnHitler 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 AlchemistHall & Nash 2: The Original Version
(released with Empire, ALC and Drumwork)
December 29, 2023

Awards and nominations

YearOrganizationAwardResult
2020 BET Awards [20] Best Group Nominated

See also

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