Westside Gunn
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Westside Gunn in September 2021 | |
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| Birth name | Alvin Lamar Worthy |
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| Born | July 27, 1982 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
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| Member of | Dissension |
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Alvin Lamar Worthy (born July 27, 1982), known professionally as Westside Gunn, is an American rapper and fashion designer. He co-founded the hip-hop record label Griselda Records in 2012 with his paternal half-brother Conway the Machine and their cousin and fellow rapper Benny the Butcher.
Since 2005, he has released five studio albums in addition to a wide catalog of mixtapes and extended plays. Gunn was affiliated with Shady Records from 2017 to 2020, but has since returned to independent work.