Westside Gunn says Eminem, Jay-Z & Kanye West helped him realize how ‘ill’ he is Posted on October 23, 2023 By Remy Gelenidze Many hip-hop artists have been influenced by Eminem, JAY-Z, and Kanye West during the course of their careers, and Westside Gunn just acknowledged that he is one of them.The Griselda rapper has recently sat down on SiriusXM‘s “Hip Hop Nation” radio show for an exclusive interview with Torae. Despite his impressive resume, the Buffalo, NY native didn’t realize how dope he was on the mic until he started spending time with those legends. “Not to sound crazy — I learned how ill I am. You heard the names that you just named. They don’t get no bigger.” – said Westside GunnThen he continued: “And these is guys that’s my friends, my family. I could call them and ask them for anything. So, that’s how you have Virgil Abloh on the cover of Gunn’s albums Pray for Paris and And Then You Pray for Me. The ‘Steve & Jony’ record that’s on the album? That idea came from Hov. He called me and him that. We was just talking about this album, and he was like, ‘Yo, you should name one of them songs that.’” You can watch the interview below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Torae (@torae) [VIA]LATEST RELATED NEWSBlack Child Speaks on Eminem and 50 Cent’s Beef with Ja Rule and Murder Inc.Eminem’s “Without Me” Hits 3 Billion Streams on SpotifyTom MacDonald mentions Eminem in 3 songs off his new album50 Cent drops unreleased song, teases new album titlePapoose name-drops Eminem again in a new 50 Cent dissEminem and Shade 45 mourn the death of Lord SearShare this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn jay-zKanye WestWestside Gunn