Sensational hip-hop artists Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine, and Benny The Butcher are bringing their signature sounds to the Paradise Rock Club!
Westside Gunn (birth name Alvin Lamar Worthy) was born in Buffalo (New York) in 1982 and is a rapper and record label owner. While his musical style can be broadly classified as hip-hop, it's best described as a blend of East Coast hip-hop (a style that originated in the New York City area during the 1970s - prioritizing complex lyrics for attentive listening rather than beats for dancing - and only became a distinct sub-genre after artists from other regions of the United States emerged with different styles), gangsta rap (a sub-genre of hip hop music - pioneered in the mid-1980s by rappers such as Schoolly D and Ice-T, and was popularized in the later part of the 1980s by groups like N.W.A - with themes and lyrics that generally emphasize the criminal gang lifestyle), and hardcore rap (a genre characterized by confrontation and aggression, whether in the lyrical subject matter, the hard, driving beats, the noisy sampling and production, or any combination thereof). His breakthrough came in 2017 when his record label (Griselda Records) signed a deal with Eminem's Shady Records, a subsidiary of Interscope Records (home to Kendrick Lamar, Machine Gun Kelly, Schoolboy Q and many other renowned artists).
Don't miss your chance to see the Buffalo-bred emcee who spits gritty street tales in a style similar to '90s East Coast hardcore rap! Click the button below to see Griselda Tour: Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine & Benny The Butcher on Thursday, February 20th!
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