Griselda Records
Griselda Records is an American hip hop collective and independent record label based in Buffalo, New York. It was founded by rapper Westside Gunn in 2012. His brother Conway the Machine, their cousin Benny the Butcher and in-house producer Daringer, form the core of the Griselda Records roster. To date, Griselda has two group releases: the extended play Don't Get Scared Now in 2016 and debut album WWCD in 2019. The record label draws its name from notorious drug lord Griselda Blanco.
| Griselda Records | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Westside Gunn |
| Distributor(s) | Daupe! Shady Records Empire Distribution |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Musical career | |
| Origin | Buffalo, New York |
| Genres | |
| Associated acts |
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| Members | Westside Gunn Benny the Butcher Conway the Machine Daringer Armani Caesar Boldy James |
In the label's formative years, physical copies of their music were distributed in limited releases through London label Daupe!, often selling out within minutes.[1] In 2017, Griselda signed a distribution deal with Shady Records for artists Westside Gunn and Conway.[2] In 2019, Westside Gunn and Benny the Butcher signed a management deal with Roc Nation.[3]
Artists
Current acts
- Westside Gunn
- Conway the Machine
- Benny the Butcher
- Armani Caesar[4]
- Boldy James[5]
- YN Billy[6]
In-house producer
- Daringer
Discography
Albums
| Artist | Album | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Westside Gunn | Flygod | March 11, 2016 |
| Mach-Hommy | HBO (Haitian Body Odor) | September 15, 2016 |
| Westside Gunn | Supreme Blientele (released with Empire) |
June 22, 2018 |
| Elcamino | Walking On Water (released with Anti Gun Violence and GGBR) |
September 14, 2018 |
| Benny The Butcher | Tana Talk 3 (released with Black Soprano Family and Empire) |
November 23, 2018 |
| Elcamino | Don't Eat the Fruit (released with GGBR) |
March 15, 2019 |
| Griselda | WWCD (released with Shady)[9] |
November 29, 2019 |
| Westside Gunn | Pray for Paris (released with Empire) |
April 17, 2020 |
| Flygod Is an Awesome God II (released with Empire)[10] |
July 3, 2020 | |
| Conway The Machine | From King to a God (released with Drumwork and Empire)[11] |
September 11, 2020 |
| Armani Caesar | The Liz (released with Empire) |
September 18, 2020 |
| Westside Gunn | Who Made the Sunshine (released with Shady) |
October 2, 2020 |
| Benny The Butcher | Burden of Proof (released with Empire) |
October 16, 2020 |
Mixtapes
| Artist | Album | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Westside Gunn | Hitler Wears Hermes II | September 22, 2014 |
| Westside Gunn and 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 and 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 and DJ Green Lantern | Hitler On Steroids | March 8, 2017 |
| Conway The Machine and 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 and 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 and 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 |
| Conway The Machine | Look What I Became (released with Empire) |
September 13, 2019 |
| Westside Gunn | Hitler Wears Hermes VII (released with Empire) |
November 1, 2019 |
| Boldy James | The Versace Tape (released with Empire)[12] |
August 14, 2020 |
Extended plays
| Artist | Album | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Westside Gunn and 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 and Prodigy | Hell Still On Earth | September 12, 2016 |
| Benny The Butcher | 17 Bullets (released with Black Soprano Family) |
December 26, 2016 |
| Elcamino | Elcamino (released with GGBR) |
November 11, 2017 |
| Westside Gunn and 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 and The Alchemist | Lulu (released with Drumwork, ALC and Empire)[14][15] |
March 30, 2020 |
Soundtrack albums
| Artist | Album | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Griselda & BSF | Conflicted (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (released with Black Soprano Family) |
January 8, 2021 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organization | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | BET Awards[16] | Best Group | Nominated |
References
- ""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.
- Grant, Shawn (2020-03-16). "Armani Ceasar is the First Female Rapper Signed to Griselda Records". The Source. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- Adams, Biba. "Detroit rapper Boldy James inks deal with Griselda Records". Detroit Metro Times.
- Grant, Shawn (2020-05-19). "GRISELDA FANS NEED TO CALM THE HELL DOWN: WESTSIDE GUNN IS VERY SMART". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- James, Andy. "Meet Mach-Hommy, Earl Sweatshirt's New Favorite Rapper". DJBooth. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- "A Guide to Griselda". Complex. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- https://hiphopdx.com, HipHopDX- (2019-11-28). "Griselda Records Drops Shady Records Debut 'WWCD'". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- Strauss, Matthew (July 1, 2020). "Westside Gunn Details New Album Flygod Is an Awesome God II". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/conway-the-machine-from-king-to-a-god/
- Feature.fm. "The Versace Tape by Boldy James". smartlink. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- 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.
- Lisa Respers France. "BET Awards 2020: See who won a BET Award". CNN. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
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