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Westside Gunn is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Slick Rick, Galt Macdermot, Royce da 5'9", Apollo Brown and Sonnyjim. Those roots explain a lot about how Westside Gunn arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Benny the Butcher, Conway the Machine, Rome Streetz, Mach-Hommy and Griselda, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Shady Records, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Westside Gunn, reaching back through Slick Rick and forward to Shady Records. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Alvin Lamar Worthy, known professionally as Westside Gunn, is an American rapper, fashion designer and professional wrestling promoter. He co-founded the hip-hop record label Griselda Records in 2012 with his half-brother Conway the Machine and their cousin Benny the Butcher.
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Westside Gunn connections
Westside Gunn grew out of Slick Rick, Galt Macdermot, Royce da 5'9" and Apollo Brown, shares an orbit with Benny the Butcher, Conway the Machine, Rome Streetz and Mach-Hommy, went on to shape Shady Records. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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