Westside Gunn Sets November 13 Release for New Album Heelmatic

Westside Gunn has announced a new album, Heelmatic, due out on November 13. The rapper and producer shared the news on October 22, 2026, and released "Zilla" as the album's lead single.

The album will come out on Griselda Records and Mass Appeal, according to Pitchfork. Griselda is the label Gunn has built around his own work and that of his circle. Mass Appeal is an independent label and media company that is working with it on the release.

The announcement came with a music video for "Zilla". Stereogum reported the single was shared alongside the album news. The video was shot on location in Egypt, a choice that sets the clip apart from a studio or city-street setting.

Gunn is a rapper-producer from Buffalo, New York. He made his name releasing work that often stands apart from the mainstream, and he has been steadily active for years. In 2022 he released an album called 10, which he discussed with Rolling Stone at the time. Heelmatic follows a run of releases in 2025: the mixtapes 12, Heels Have Eyes 2 and Heels Have Eyes 3. A mixtape is an informal collection of songs, often put out without the formal promotion of a full album.

Heelmatic will also be followed by a European trip. Gunn is scheduled to tour the UK and Europe after the album's release, on a run called the Heel the World Tour 2: "Still Healing", according to the Pitchfork report. The tour dates and ticket details had not been listed, so fans should check the official channels for venues, prices and on-sale times.

For listeners, the most concrete facts are simple. The album arrives on November 13. The lead single is already out. A tour in the UK and Europe follows the album. Anyone who wants to hear the record in full will be able to do so from that date, and the single gives a first taste before then.