Billboard ran a big piece on Griselda, a trio that that with its Shady Records debut moved from niche indie hip-hop scene up to the top where big media and wide audience, at last, spotted their undeniable talent.
An article pays special attention to how connected Griselda is to their history and to the neighbourhood they come from. Not only their album title “What Would Chinegun Do” pays homage to late Marchello Lower, Benny’s brother and Westside Gunn’s cousin. Chine was an absent but important figure during their interview with a Billboard writer, he would have been sitting with them at that table if not for a gunshot wound to the chest. These past tragedies and present trust in each other are what make them stronger today, concludes the writer.
Their struggles and losses, Benny’s past incarceration, Conway’s facial paralyses are challenges that would stop somebody else, but they find their strengths in it. Westside mentioned it discussing how he found inspiration in Conway’s dedication to come back after he had been shot in the face:
Some people might look at the situation as a handicap. I looked at it like it’s your new trademark… Some people could look at it like as beautiful. That’s how I looked at it. Him standing out like that, that’s a blessing.
