Westside Gunn says that his next album will be Heels Have Eyes 2 and that the project is "coming soon." He made the announcement in a post on Instagram on Monday. The album will continue a busy year for the Griselda rapper, who already released 12 back in February as well as the first Heels Have Eyes in April.
"This YEAR I’ve already dropped a AOTY contender w/ '12' and then dropped a flawless EP 'HEELS HAVE EYES' followed up with the EGYPT RMX w/ DOECHII but since I’m the ? and the illest curator in the ? and GOD IS THE GREATEST I wanna keep giving y’all ?️ NO GIMMICKS NO FAKE RAP BEEF.. JUST ART CLASS."
Fans in the comments section are stoked about the news. "Everyone wake up, this is important," one user wrote. Another added: "I’m loving the volume of these releases." Tons of other fans shared fire and other emojis.
In addition to 12 and Heels Have Eyes, Westside Gunn also teamed up with Doechii on a remix of his song, "Egypt." He originally sampled her voice from her interview with Apple Music and Ebro Darden on the track, which she appreciated. “Westside Gunn just sampled me so pretty much kiss the blackest part of my a– and choke on a side ways d–k! He snapped omg,” she wrote on X (formerly Twitter), as caught by Billboard.
After dropping the official remix with Doechii, Gunn wrote on X: “I wanna Thank @officialdoechii for this Body Bag!!!! She’s ALWAYS gave me my [flowers emoji] and I’m forever grateful and humble, u didn’t have to bless me like this fresh from the Grammy win I REALLY [love heart emoji] this record it’s so FUN!!!!”
Westside Gunn has yet to provide further details on an exact release date for Heels Have Eyes 2 nor has he given more of an idea as to what fans can expect from the project. On the first Heels Have Eyes, he surprisingly didn't include any official features, other than the aforementioned Doechii sample. He did, however, work with producers Harry Fraud and Cee Gee
Fontaines D.C. have teamed up with Rosalía for their new collaboration, Where Is Gone?.
The song features on the Irish rock band's forthcoming album, Dopamine Chamber, which arrives on Friday (16.10.26). For guitarist Carlos O’Connell, working with the Spanish superstar is particularly special because of his own Spanish roots.
He explained: “I’ve admired Rosalía ever since her debut album, which I thought was absolutely beautiful.
“What excited me most was the way she continued to preserve Spain's musical traditions, something that felt spiritually connected to what we've been trying to achieve with Irish music. Having roots in both countries, it's been really special to witness. "She's an artist who has continued to amaze me at every point in her career.”
Frontman Grian Chatten has also described the collaboration with Rosalía as one of the most memorable achievements of his career.
He revealed that he felt "humbled" when she agreed to lend her voice to the band's album.
Speaking to NPR, Grian said: “I've always felt there's something almost like a single big idea that I'm personally trying to communicate to the world before I get old and die, if that makes sense. There's one thing I think I'll spend my life trying to express. I have a feeling she has a similar outlook. … I mean, she's an amazing arranger, composer and lyricist. It means so much that she wanted to sing on something we'd put together. It's definitely one of the highlights of my career.”
Rosalía's links to Irish rock music extend beyond Fontaines D.C. She also offered inspiration and helped develop the Spanish lyrics for U2's The Mirror Maker (Rosalía), a track from their forthcoming album, Carnaval de Luz.
During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week, she spoke about frontman Bono, saying: “I don't know him personally, but he sent me a text explaining that he was working on a new project and had written a song called The Mirror Maker."
Rosalía joked that Bono had invented a few words of his own.
She recalled telling him: “I wasn't sure what to make of it, but I told him he could create his own language if he wanted to.”
She described the opportunity to collaborate with the 66 year old music veteran as a real privilege.
She added: “Bono is a legend.
“It's amazing.”
Bono recently revealed that he was worried about seeming like a stalker when he reached out to Rosalía to ask whether he could name the song after her.
