Posted by As Westside Gunn gets ready to drop off his first project of 2022 on Friday (July 8), the Griselda co-founder has shared the album’s tracklist, and it features some impressive credits.
Peace “Fly” God features appearances from Westside’s signee Stove God Cook$ and Massachusetts rapper Estee Nack. The 10-track project features production from Madlib and Daringer, as well as Conductor Williams and Don Carrera. Described as an “art piece,” Westside claimed that Peace “Fly” God was recorded in a mere two days and serves as a teaser for his forthcoming Michelle Records project.
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“I’m back in the states and the homies pulled right up on me, now the tape is complete!!!!!” he wrote. “Idgaf about the mix or the master I wanna keep that shit grimey af, so I’m dropping this Fri fuck it. this not the Album this a ART piece before MICHELLE RECORDS … and ain’t shit fuckin wit it… made in 48hrs #FLYGOD #ART #PEACEFLYGOD #GXFR #CULTURE #CURATION #ICON.”
The Buffalo rhymer has been relentlessly teasing Peace “Fly” God on Instagram since announcing it in June, implying the project will push the boundaries of music.
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“Everybody anticipating MICHELLE RECORDS and I Thank You but until that drop I wanna give y’all some ART,” he wrote on June 19 while sharing a Fantasia-inspired illustration. “I’m a start making ART pieces, it might be 3 songs, it could be 5,7 who knows I’m a just do what I wanna do for that particular piece, I might not even rap on a track but produce or curate it bc I’m not a rapper I’m an ARTIST.”
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He continued, “But whatever it is can’t NOBODY fuck with it so it don’t even matter, I want my roses fuck all that when I’m gone Shìt…. FASHION WEEK is approaching and this is the first curation …. PEACE ‘FLY’ GOD #FLYGOD #ART #CULTURE #ICON #MASTERMIND #MICHELLERECORDS #GXFR #Curation #HIGHLEVELART.”
The new mixtape comes after Westside Gunn dropped off his beefy double-disc Hitler Wears Hermes 8 project in 2021. He began with the Sincerely Adolf side, which featured appearances from Lil Wayne, Jadakiss and Mach-Hommy among others. Side B dropped in September, and featured even more appearances from Jay Electronica, 2 Chainz, Larry June and others.