Griselda Records

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Griselda Records
Founded2012;13 years ago (2012)
Founder
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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.[ citation needed ]

History

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 Gunn produced and starred in the crime film Conflicted (2021). [4]

In 2024, Gunn announced the creation of 4th Rope, a wrestling promotion. [5] On July 20, 2025, 4th Rope was featured on TNA's Slammiversary.[ citation needed ]

Artists

Current acts

Former acts

In-house producers

Discography

Studio albums

ArtistAlbumRelease Date
Westside Gunn Flygod
(released with Empire)		March 11, 2016
Mach-Hommy H.B.O. (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) [23] 		November 29, 2019
Westside Gunn Pray for Paris
(released with Empire)		April 17, 2020
Boldy James The Versace Tape
(released with Empire) [24] 		August 14, 2020
Conway the Machine From King to a God
(released with Drumwork and Empire) [25] 		September 11, 2020
Armani Caesar The Liz
(released with Empire) [26] 		September 18, 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 Drumwork, Shady and Interscope) [27] 		February 25, 2022
Benny the Butcher Tana Talk 4
(released with Empire)		March 11, 2022
Rome Streetz Kiss the Ring
(released with Empire) [28] 		September 30, 2022
Armani CaesarThe Liz 2
(released with Empire) [29] 		October 21, 2022
Estee NackNacksaw Jim Duggan
(released with Empire) [30] 		May 19, 2023
Westside Gunn And Then You Pray for Me
(released with Empire)		October 13, 2023

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 Purist Roses Are Red... So Is BloodJanuary 28, 2016
GriseldaDon't Get Scared NowMay 13, 2016 [31]
Westside GunnThere's God and There's Flygod, Praise BothJuly 19, 2016
Conway the Machine & Prodigy Hell Still on EarthSeptember 12, 2016
Benny the Butcher17 Bullets
(released with Black Soprano Family)		December 26, 2016
ElcaminoElcamino
(released with Anti Gun Violence) [32] 		November 11, 2017
Westside Gunn & MF Doom Westside Doom
(released with Empire)		November 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
Benny the Butcher & Smoke DZA Statue of Limitations
(released with R.F.C. Music Group and Black Soprano Family)		October 18, 2019
Conway the Machine & The Alchemist Lulu
(released with Drumwork, ALC and Empire) [33] [34] 		March 30, 2020
Benny the Butcher & Harry Fraud The Plugs I Met 2
(released with Black Soprano Family and SRFSCHL)		March 19, 2021
Conway the MachineThe Missing Bricks
(released with Drumwork)		October 1, 2021
Westside Gunn11
(released with Empire) [35] 		October 31, 2024
Heels Have Eyes
(released with Empire) [36] 		April 18, 2025

Mixtapes

ArtistAlbumRelease Date
Westside GunnHitler Wears HermesOctober 26, 2012 [37]
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 Machine & Big Ghost Ltd Griselda Ghost
(released with Big Ghost Ltd)		September 11, 2015
Conway the MachineReject 2October 30, 2015
50 Round DrumApril 14, 2016
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 and Trust)		February 16, 2018
Conway the MachineBlakk TapeMarch 27, 2018
ElcaminoWalking on Water
(released with Anti Gun Violence) [38] 		August 16, 2018
Conway the MachineEverybody Is F.O.O.D.August 20, 2018
Westside GunnThe Almighty
(released with Empire)		September 15, 2018
Hitler 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 GunnFourth Rope [39] April 12, 2019
Flygod Is an Awesome God
(released with Empire)		July 5, 2019
Conway the MachineLook What I Became
(released with Drumwork and Empire)		September 13, 2019
Westside Gunn 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
Conway the Machine La Maquina
(released with Drumwork and Empire) [40] 		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 Drumwork, ALC and Empire)		December 29, 2023
Westside Gunn & DJ Drama Still Praying
(released with Empire) [41] 		November 1, 2024
Westside Gunn12
(released with Empire) [42] 		February 14, 2025
YN BillyRedville 2 [43] May 30, 2025

Awards and nominations

YearOrganizationAwardResult
2020 BET Awards [44] Best Group Nominated

See also

References

  1. ↑ ""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.
  2. ↑ "Shady X Griselda Ink Deal For Westside Gunn and Conway". Shady Records. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  3. ↑ "Benny the Butcher and Westside Gunn Sign Roc Nation Management Deal". Complex. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  4. ↑ "'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.
  5. ↑ Davis, J. R. (2024-10-24). "Rapper Westside Gunn Creates New Wrestling Company & Announces Chicago Event". Black America Web. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  6. ↑ Grant, Shawn (2020-03-16). "Armani Ceasar is the First Female Rapper Signed to Griselda Records". The Source. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  7. 1 2 3 "A Guide to Griselda". Complex. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Paul, Bryson "Boom" (2025-02-14). "Westside Gunn Competes Against Stove God Cooks, Estee Nack, & Brother Tom Sos For Flyness On New LP, "12"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  10. ↑ Sacher, Andrew. "Westside Gunn releases video with hardcore band Dissension". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  11. ↑ Sacher, Andrew. "The hardcore band in Westside Gunn's viral video is '80s Long Beach vets Dissension". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  12. ↑ "Estee Nack releases his Griselda Records debut "Nacksaw Jim Duggan" – Boston's Big Four" . Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  13. ↑ Jay Worthy and Harry Fraud Release Their New Album "You Take The Credit, We'll Take The Check"
  14. ↑ "Why Westside Gunn Wants His Collaborators to Outshine Him on Every Song". Complex Networks .
  15. ↑ Powell, Jon. "Westside Gunn liberates new visual for "BDP" with Rome Streetz and Stove God Cooks". REVOLT. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  16. ↑ "Griselda Fans Need To Calm The Hell Down: Westside Gunn Is Very Smart". HipHopDX. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  17. ↑ Conway The Machine Confirms He Is No Longer With Griselda Records
  18. ↑ Solo, Dread (2017-11-11). "Griselda Records' Camino Drops Off Debut Release & Talks Touring, Art And Meeting WESTSIDEGUNN". RESPECT. | The Photo Journal of Hip-Hop Culture. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  19. ↑ Mach Hommy Drops Off Griselda Album "Pray For Haiti"
  20. ↑ Jr, Keith Nelson. "Studio Sessions | Camoflauge Monk helped Westside Gunn find his signature sinister sound". REVOLT. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  21. ↑ Griffin, Marc (2024-08-01). "Drake Readying Rumored Project Produced By Griselda's Conductor Williams". VIBE.com. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  22. ↑ Die, Legends Will Never (2024-10-31). "Westside Gunn Recruits Denny LaFlare for "Hitler Wears Hermes XI" (EP Review)". UndergroundHipHopBlog.com. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  23. ↑ "Griselda Records Drops Shady Records Debut 'WWCD'". HipHopDX. 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  24. ↑ Thompson, Paul a. (August 14, 2020). "Boldy James: The Versace Tape Album Review". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on January 26, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  25. ↑ "Conway the Machine: From King to a GOD". Pitchfork.
  26. ↑ Armani Caesar: The Liz Tape Album Review
  27. ↑ "Conway the Machine Announces "God Don't Make Mistakes" Release Date". Hotnewhiphop. 25 January 2022.
  28. ↑ Rome Streetz: Kiss the Ring Album Review
  29. ↑ Armani Caesar: The Liz 2 Tape Review
  30. ↑ Album Review: Estee Nack - Nacksaw Jim Duggan
  31. ↑ Ivey, Justin. "Griselda Records Drops 'Don't Get Scared Now' With Conway, Westside Gunn and More - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  32. ↑ Griselda Records' Camino Drops Off Debut Release & Talks Touring, Art And Meeting WESTSIDEGUNN
  33. ↑ "PATTA X CONWAY & THE ALCHEMIST - LULU – Patta". www.patta.nl. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  34. ↑ Feature.fm. "LULU by Conway the Machine and The Alchemist". smartlink. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  35. ↑ Westside Gunn Keeps His Halloween Tradition Alive With '11' EP
  36. ↑ Stream Westside Gunn's Surprise New Heels Have Eyes EP
  37. ↑ "WESTSIDEGUNN - Hitler Wears Hermes Hosted by REAGAN ERA,SE GANG mixtape - Stream & Download". DatPiff. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  38. ↑ Elcamino – "Walking on Water" (Mixtape Review)
  39. ↑ WESTSIDE GUNN DROPS "FOURTH ROPE" MIXTAPE
  40. ↑ Feature.fm. "La Maquina by Conway the Machine". smartlink. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  41. ↑ REVIEW: WESTSIDE GUNN — STILL PRAYING
  42. ↑ Every Song From Westside Gunn's '12' Project Ranked
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  44. ↑ Lisa Respers France. "BET Awards 2020: See who won a BET Award". CNN. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
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