Westside Gunn Continues His Hot Streak On “HEELS HAVE EYES 2”

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Westside Gunn extends his run with the second installment in the “Heels Have Eyes” series after releasing the first one back in April.

Westside Gunn seemingly has no idea how to slow down. In February, he released 12, a mixtape that earned a place on our midyear list. A couple of months after 12, he dropped HEELS HAVE EYES, the EP that shares a name with his professional wrestling venture, which he began in April 2024 during the weekend of WWE's WrestleMania XL.

Now, he's back with the sequel in what could prove to be another long-running series for Gunn when all is said and done. This tape is much more fleshed out than the five songs and 10 minutes of the first one. And, instead of a Ted DiBiase photo being used as the cover, he opted for a photo of Virgil, DiBiase's old bodyguard. Of course, the homage to Virgil works in two ways. It's a tribute to a fallen wrestler and a bit of a reference to Virgil Abloh, who gets a shoutout on this tape.

HEELS HAVE EYES 2 is about as consistent as 12, so most Westside Gunn fans should find a lot to like about it. The feature list is fairly short for a Gunn project as well. Brother Tom Sos appears on "AMIRA KITCHEN" and "PRICK." Benny The Butcher raps next to Gunn on "POWER HOUSE HOBBS." Skyzoo shows up on "AUNT GINA" and sounds the most energized he has in years.

Additionally, Stove God Cooks continues his collaborative streak with Gunn on "BRIKOLAI VOLKOFF." The most surprising feature is MIKE, who sounds completely at home on the sample-heavy, "boom bap"-style production that Griselda MCs are known for rapping on, which is not his usual style.

Overall, HEELS HAVE EYES 2 is another worthy addition to the ever-expanding Westside Gunn canon. At 37 minutes, it's among his breezier non-EP listens as well. Check out the tape below.

Westside Gunn - HEELS HAVE EYES 2

HEELS HAVE EYES 2 tracklist:

  1. BOMME DES GARÇON
  2. HEEL CENA
  3. AMIRA KITCHEN (feat. Brother Tom Sos)
  4. POWER HOUSE HOBBS (feat. Benny the Butcher)
  5. MANDELA
  6. BRIKOLAI VOLKOFF (feat. Stove God Cooks)
  7. AUNT GINA (feat. Skyzoo)
  8. GLOWREALAH
  9. PRICK (feat. Brother Tom Sos)
  10. DEMNA LEFT BALENCI
  11. BLOW HENDRY (feat. MIKE)
  12. LOVE YOU PT. 2
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Devin Morton is a News and Evergreen Content Writer at HotNewHipHop from Queens, New York. He started with HNHH in July 2024 as an intern while entering his last year of college, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication from Stony Brook University's School of Communication and Journalism. He has previously written album reviews covering some of the most popular artists in the game, including Childish Gambino and Ice Spice, as well as conversation starting pieces about the Grammy and BET Hip-Hop Awards. Some of his favorite rappers include Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller, and Nas, though he also has a soft spot for the Blog Era guys from when he used to read HNHH as a kid. Besides hip-hop, he's a huge fan of sports (primarily basketball, #HeatCulture) and wrestling. His work for HNHH has reflected his outside interests, also covering sports, politics, and the greater pop culture world, which he has extensive knowledge of in addition to his hip-hop expertise.

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