Westside Gunn Sets HEELMATIC for Nov 13, Brings 4th Rope to NYC

By Miles Carter, November 10, 2026

Westside Gunn is turning album week into a wrestling event. His new album HEELMATIC arrives Nov 13, 2026, and the Apple Music pre-release lists 16 songs out through Griselda Records and Mass Appeal. One night earlier, on Nov 12, the 4th Rope wrestling promotion and Mass Appeal present a show at Melrose Ballroom in New York City.

Sixteen heels

The tracklist reads like a wrestling card. "GRANT HEEL" opens the album, "TOMMY HEELFIGER" sits at track 8, and "HURT + HEEL" is the longest song at 7:04. "UPSTATE FARMS" closes it out at track 16. In between, titles like "KOKE SLAM" and "SOCK A KNEE" keep the theme going, which fits a promotion that bills itself on its official site as "HIP HOP. WRESTLING. ART. CULTURE."

The lead single "ZILLA" sits at track 3. It came out on Oct 22 as a standalone single, and the official video went up on the GRISELDA VISION channel late on Oct 21, just ahead of the release. Apple Music's credits list Statik Selektah as the mastering engineer, and KAZI flagged the video in The Standard for November.

Westside Gunn: "ZILLA" (official video)

The NYC show

Westside called it the first time 4th Rope comes to NYC, and the event is billed as Heels Have Eyes: HEELMATIC. His Nov 8 post marked the show sold out, but fans can still watch, since he confirmed it will stream live on YouTube. Mass Appeal says the night brings live performances, a full wrestling card and a first listen to songs from the album.

Mass Appeal has a busy run going, with Erick the Architect's AFTERBURNER also on its schedule.

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