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
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Oliver Tree’s team has provided a new update following the singer’s death in a helicopter crash on June 14, confirming that a new artist grant will soon be established in his memory to help creatives secure funding, a plan he had detailed in his will before his passing.
Accompanying a collection of photos highlighting Tree’s performances, travels and creative work through the years, a post shared Sunday (June 21) on his Instagram account revealed that the musician’s remains have been brought back to California, the state he called home and where he will be laid to rest. “His legacy will live on through his foundation/endowment named ‘Dr. Oliver Tree’s Extremely Epic Grant For Baby Geniuses’ coming soon,” the caption reads. “This is something that Oliver had put together before his passing.”
“We will make sure his wish comes to fruition so that more joy, love and art can be spread into the world, that was his final wish,” the statement continued, adding that “the constant love, support and positivity” shown by fans throughout the past week has helped his “family, friends and collaborators make it through these extremely difficult times.”
Tree was among six people who lost their lives in a helicopter collision in Rio de Janeiro. The musician was in Brazil for his The World’s First Tour run and had performed what would ultimately be his final concert on June 6 in São Paulo. The other victims of the crash were identified as passengers Lucas Vignale, Gaspar Prim and Lucas Brito Chaves, along with pilots Alexandre Souza and Charles Marsillac.
Just months before his death, Tree discussed his plans to direct his fortune and future earnings from his music toward a grant program for artists during an appearance on the Zach Sang Show. “I take no credit for anything I’ve ever done,” he said during the April interview. “Furthermore, I don’t believe that any of the wealth or things that get made from it is mine. So when I die … my will is set up so that when I pass, my family, nobody is going to get a penny.”
“If I have a wife or kids or anything, they’re not getting a penny,” he added at the time, explaining that the initiative would focus on helping artists create work rather than funding education. “I’ll get my kids through college, that’s the agreement, but there’s not gonna be a silver spoon. All the money is going to go back to artists.”
