Westside Gunn is on a creative roll. The rapper has been hyping up the release of his upcoming album Still Praying for months. The album is set to drop on November 1, and will boast features from his usual Griselda crew. Here’s the thing, though: Westside Gunn wasn’t content with just giving fans an album. A day before Still Praying is set to drop, the rapper dropped off an EP. 11 is a tight five song collection, but the quality of the bars and the production ensure that this is not merely leftover album cuts.
11 starts off on a high with “STONE.” The production is menacing and slow, a perfect tonal balance to strike given that the EP dropped on Halloween. It’s the second song, though, that really makes this a top notch Westside Gunn release. “BIG DUMP BALLAD” spins an absolutely mesmerizing soul sample while the Giselda superstar waxes poetic about his life and his troubled past. The bars are strong, and the ad-libs are present as ever. “UNCLE HOWDY” is a glorified interlude, but the songs “CAIN TEJADA” and “PAULIN PAULIN PAULIN” close out 11 on a staggering high. “PAULIN PAULIN PAULIN” is especially strong, with its drum-less beat and reliance on Westside Gunn’s impassioned delivery.
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Westside Gunn Spoils Fans With This Appetizer EP
- STONE
- BIG DUMP BALLAD
- UNCLE HOWDY
- CAIN TEJADA
- PAULIN PAULIN PAULIN
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Elias Andrews is a music and entertainment writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH in 2024 as the lead night shift contributor, which means he covers new music releases on a weekly basis.
In the year since joining, Elias has covered some of the biggest and most turbulent stories in the world of music. He covered the Drake and Kendrick Lamar battle, and the release of the disses “Family Matters” and “Meet the Grahams,” in particular, in real time. He has also detailed the ongoing list of allegations and criminal charges made against Diddy.
Elias’ favorite artists are Andre 3000, MF Doom, pre-808s Kanye West and Tyler, The Creator. He loves L.A. hip-hop but not L.A. sports teams. The first album he ever bought was Big Willie Style by Will Smith, which he maintains is still a pretty good listen.
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