Westside Gunn

Westside Gunn is one of those artists I respect more the deeper I dig. Building Griselda Records out of Buffalo with Conway the Machine and Benny the Butcher, he willed an entire gritty, art-world-meets-the-streets aesthetic into existence. What fascinates me is the breadth: rapper, fashion designer, even a wrestling promoter, all stitched together by the same maximalist taste. His ad-libs alone are a signature you can't fake. Born Alvin Lamar Worthy in 1982, he's proof that a regional scene, run on its own terms, can reshape the wider culture without ever asking permission.

Name (English)

Westside Gunn

Name (Japanese)

ウェストサイド・ガン

Reading

うぇすとさいど・がん

Born

July 27, 1982 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dog

Origin

Buffalo, New York, United States

Occupation

rapper

High school

Bennett High School

• Official sitehttp://westsidegunn.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/WESTSIDEGUNN
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westside%20Gunn
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27733794

Tags

• New York
• rapper

Last updated

2026-06-02

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