With Westside Gunn‘s retirement from the music game on the horizon, he’s already mapping out his next move. The Griselda Records frontman took to Twitter on Thursday night (October 22) to make his case to be the next leader of Def Jam Records.
“I WANNA RUN @defjam and I’m actually OVER qualified,” he claimed.
Def Jam’s president position has remained vacant in the interim ever since Eminem’s longtime manager Paul Rosenberg stepped down in February. He was running the label since 2018. We’ve seen artists at the helm in the past, as JAY-Z held a stint from 2005 to 2007.
50 Cent lobbied for the position with a hint of his usual trolling antics shortly after Rosenberg’s departure earlier this year.
“I have decided to take the job at Def Jam,” he wrote to Twitter. “Somebody gotta do it, who better than me?”
The Buffalo native could possibly be taking a page out of Kanye West’s book when attempting to speak certain ideas into existence. Westside has developed a friendship with Yeezy, as he and the Griselda gang made a trip out to Wyoming to visit Kanye’s ranch in 2020.
WG unleashed his anticipated Shady Records debut WHO MADE THE SUNSHINE at the top of October, which served as his third project released in 2020.
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The album’s versatile guest list saw features from Griselda artists Benny The Butcher, Conway The Machine and Armani Caeser, as well as the likes of the legendary Slick Rick, Black Thought, Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss and more.
Revisit WHO MADE THE SUNSHINE below.
HELL NAW. Then all the artists gonna shout out Griselda and his little annoying ad libs all over the place. AYO. AYO. AYO. BOOBOOBOOM. DOOTDOOTDOOT. BRRRRRRR.
Russell is rolling around in his grave right now.
Russell is alive and hiding out from charges in Bali
Nah fam.
WSG king. I revisit Who Made the Sunshine daily, everyday.
You’r a bum, no wonder your name is Hermione Granger. Stay in Hogwarts or go hump Harry!
I dug Conway’s album so I got Westside’s as well. Turned that shit off after 3 tracks, dude’s voice is like nails on a fucking chalkboard, he sound like a 5 year old who ODd on helium lol
And those ad-libs, does anyone actually like that? It’s so annoying and he does it ALL THE TIME
I t’s obvious looking at u comment u are a new comer. U probably didn’t knew they existed 6 months ago lol The GXFR crew is obviously doing it right, else u bumb asses wouldn’t cry so much. Griselda is what mainstream hip hop needs! They, are the only ones who can change the status quo. Show me who else? I dare you!
Lol so he can release 90% content indie lol he can’t boast anything till Conway gets his debut and exposure he deserves.
God I love seeing the amount of hate directed at Griselda, especially WsG. They’re obviously doing something right. Griselda is the dopest right now….easily. AYO. BOOBOOBOOM. DOOTDOOTDOOT. BRRRRRRR.
Say what u mean an mean what u say always
If WSG projects sold more records he might have a case. Having legacy Def Jam artists release similar projects 4-5 times a year until they’re stale like the GRiselda isn’t a good look for majors. Staying indie and having distribution from Shady and Rocnation is his best bet – just wish he’d mix up his sound more. Everyone knows he can kill grimy throwback beats, move on.
?????YOU’RE ON ANOTHER PLANET MATE….. CLEARLY?✌?
Grislwelda wack af, all them dudes cocky af when white kids who never sold drugs listen to them or black hip hop nerds listen to them and like them outdated movie Scarface type drug bars that they never lived.
????????? agree
I’m meant I agree
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, dude’s funny…gonna flood the airwaves with corny boring shit! No, thanks! It’s bad enuff as it is…LOL