Westside Gunn

Bringing the sounds of '90s hardcore rap into the 21st century, Buffalo-bred rapper Westside Gunn emerged as an underdog from the underground alongside his brother and fellow emcee, Conway. With their tales of street life, drugs, and gun violence, the pair employed sample-heavy production that resurrected the gritty East Coast style of the Lox, Mobb Deep, Capone-N-Noreaga, and the Wu-Tang Clan. In addition to his work with Conway and their Griselda labelmates, Westside Gunn branched out on his own with a series of mixtapes issued in the 2010s, as well as solo albums Flygod (20...