{"id":532849,"date":"2022-12-31T05:36:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T02:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/westside-gunn-is-retiring-from-rap-i-dont-have-nothing-else-2-prove\/"},"modified":"2022-12-31T05:36:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T02:36:04","slug":"westside-gunn-is-retiring-from-rap-i-dont-have-nothing-else-2-prove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/westside-gunn-is-retiring-from-rap-i-dont-have-nothing-else-2-prove\/","title":{"rendered":"#Westside Gunn Is Retiring From Rap: \u2018I Don\u2019t Have Nothing Else 2 Prove\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a374c7f9f777\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a374c7f9f777\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/westside-gunn-is-retiring-from-rap-i-dont-have-nothing-else-2-prove\/#%E2%80%9CWestside_Gunn_Is_Retiring_From_Rap_%E2%80%98I_Dont_Have_Nothing_Else_2_Prove%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Westside Gunn Is Retiring From Rap: \u2018I Don\u2019t Have Nothing Else 2 Prove\u2019&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWestside_Gunn_Is_Retiring_From_Rap_%E2%80%98I_Dont_Have_Nothing_Else_2_Prove%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Westside Gunn Is Retiring From Rap: \u2018I Don\u2019t Have Nothing Else 2 Prove\u2019&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"image large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2022\/12\/westside-gunn-retiring-from-rap-nothing-else-2-prove-1200x675.png\" alt=\"Westside Gunn Is Retiring From Rap: \u2018I Don\u2019t Have Nothing Else 2 Prove\u2019\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>\/Westside Gunn<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy js-entry-text \" itemprop=\"articleBody\">Westside Gunn has announced that 2023 will be the last year in which he releases new music of his own, citing a number of career accomplishments warranting his early retirement.<\/p>\n<p>The Griselda Records co-founder made the announcement with a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of tweets on Friday (December 30) that saw him listing out a number of his past collaborators and the milestones he\u2019s achieved since launching his imprint in 2012.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit200\" class=\"adUnits\" inserted=\"shortcode\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201c23\u2019 def my last year doing this shit,\u201d Westside Gunn tweeted. \u201cI don\u2019t have nothing else 2prove, I put my team on, I put my city on, I worked w\/everybody I ever wanted to work with, plus MFs still don\u2019t even understand 1-10, FLYGOD, Awesome GOD, or Pray for Paris(mind u Virgil did the cover) im the [goat emoji] [shrug emoji].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What followed was a number of tweets shouting out the Hip Hop luminaries he has worked with during his career, starting with securing partnerships between Griselda and both Eminem\u2018s Shady Records and JAY-Z at Roc Nation. He also listed off the r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ers and producers he has collaborated with, paying homage to fallen comrades MF DOOM, Prodigy, DMX, Sean Price and Combat Jack.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Westside Gunn is retiring from rap: &#8220;I don\u2019t have nothing else 2 prove&#8221; (thread \u2b07\ufe0f)<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/52WCdDsvQr\">https:\/\/t.co\/52WCdDsvQr<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZLNSJvv3qc\">pic.twitter.com\/ZLNSJvv3qc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HipHopDX\/status\/1608977768762740740?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The list of stellar collaborations alone took up two separate tweets, in which he touched on having earned guest verses from Slick Rick\u00a0and had music produced by DJ Premier, Pete Rock, and RZA.<\/p>\n<p>He also made note of his 2023 Grammy nomination, thanks to an appearance on Mary J. Blige\u2019s latest studio album, <em>Good Morning Gorgeous<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit300\" class=\"adUnits\" inserted=\"shortcode\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cMy music played at Fashion Shows in Paris, Japan, countless Tattoos, Countless murals,\u201d FlyGod added. \u201cI\u2019ve never taken longer than 10-14days to make ANY project.. not 1x a year either multiple albums a year and I elevated every single time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Westside Gunn admitted that some fans may expect him to go back on his decision, as he has before; but explained that his early retirement was inspired as much by the struggles he\u2019s experienced in the music industry as the heights he has attained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know I say I\u2019m a retire all the time so ppl might be like he always say this,\u201d he wrote. \u201cSeriously I been thru so much with this shit behind closed doors y\u2019all would never know, it\u2019s brought more pain than joy I\u2019m just so G that I make it look super easy but I fight these devils everyday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cWhat makes me also the [goat emoji] is not only have I made the best albums personally in the last decade but I also executive produced the best albums in the last decade and they all sounded diff and made every artist sound immaculate listen to them all again the beats are all NEXT LEVEL.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit400\" class=\"adUnits\" inserted=\"shortcode\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Elsewhere in his open letter to the fans, which he delivered in 20 separate tweets over the course of at least two hours, Westside Gunn detailed some of the challenges he has faced due to his dedication to his craft and his determination to fight for all artists to be allowed creative freedom.<\/p>\n<p>He also acknowledged the controversy behind his <em>Hitler Wears Hermes<\/em>\u00a0series, explaining that he had been warned to abandon the concept after its fifth iteration for fear of how it might impact his future success.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was told I had to stop HWH the series after 5 (5yrs ago) I was told I wouldn\u2019t get any endorsements, I would never be nominated, I will only get so far if I kept it going but I knew my heart was pure and my life is ART and explained how I even thought ofthe name I chose my fate<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WESTSIDEGUNN (@WESTSIDEGUNN) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WESTSIDEGUNN\/status\/1608865568664465409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was told I wouldn\u2019t get any endorsements,\u201d he explained. \u201cI would never be nominated, I will only get so far if I kept it going but I knew my heart was pure and my life is ART and explained how I even thought ofthe [sic] name I chose my fate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOfcourse [sic] I would be 10x bigger if it wasn\u2019t for that name,\u201d he went on, \u201cbut again I knew my heart &amp;I stuck to my script and did it my way, I can live with that decision many ppl would\u2019ve folded &amp; played the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit500\" class=\"adUnits\" inserted=\"shortcode\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Before ending the conversation, W.S.G. assured fans that some of his most highly anticipated projects would see the light of day before the end of 2023, including his cryptic MICHELLE RECORDS project. He also added that he will continue to curate and serve as an executive producer for others and confirmed upcoming projects by several artists on the Griselda roster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYES ARMANI Dropping again, YES ROME dropping again, YES me and BOLDY gonna cook, YES ME and JAY WORTHY about to cook, NACKSAW JIM DUGGAN is halfway done, the ADOLF movie &amp;Soundtrack &amp;whatever else GOD wants me to do but I\u2019m a go hard all year but after that I\u2019m raising my babies.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit600\" class=\"adUnits\" inserted=\"shortcode\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fans will also have plenty of opportunities to see Westside Gunn before he retires from the rap game, as he announced his first international tour earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>The first leg of the God Is Love Tour will kick off in Amsterdam on January 13 and see him visit 12 cities in Europe before coming to a close in Lisbon on February 10.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Tai Saint-Louis\">by Tai Saint-Louis<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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