# Weiland (musician)

Gavin Weiland Huff (born October 22, 2000), better known under his middle name Weiland, is an American rapper, singer, music producer, and songwriter from Tampa, Florida. Weiland is currently signed to Steven Victor's Victor Victor label in a joint venture with Universal Music Group and is known for his studio albums Weiland and Vices released under the labels. He is also known for providing American rapper and collaborator Yeat with his recording template.

## Career
### 2016–2019: Beginnings, Packrunner, and Grimey Youth

Weiland began releasing music on the music platform SoundCloud in 2016. After the release of a number of songs on the platform, he recalls getting noticed by members of the rap collective Slayworld along with its associated producers. His rise to fame was accredited to publicity schemes such as a supposed Auto-Tune implant and misdemeanors involving rocket launchers. In April 2018, he released his single "Who's Better" with American rapper and member of the Slayworld collective Summrs. In May 2018, he released his EP Grimey Youth.

### 2020–present: Victor Victor, Weiland, and Vices

Weiland signed to music executive Steven Victor's Victor Victor Worldwide record label in 2020, notable for being the label of notable musicians like drill rapper Pop Smoke and producer 808 Melo. In 2021, he grabbed the attention of record producer Mike Dean who helped him with the production of his second album Vices. In October 2021, he released his single "Heart Stop". In December 2021, he released a single titled "Blaming Myself" with Mike Dean. In a February 2022 interview with Lyrical Lemonade, American musician KayCyy hinted at a collaboration between Weiland and American singer Toro y Moi for his upcoming album. In April 2022, he released Vices through Universal Music Group and Victor Victor Worldwide. It debuted at number six on the Spotify "Top Albums Debut USA" chart. Later that year, he announced his upcoming third album American Pop, which is still being worked on as of February 2025.

## Musical style

Weiland's earlier music was notable for his signature usage of vocal effects like reverb and AutoTune along with the unique style of plugg trap beats that he used. This style largely contained elements from genres such as trap rap, cloud rap, and plugg music. In late 2020, he revealed he had transitioned from this older sound to a newer retro synthpop and coldwave -esque sound. Weiland unveiled this sound with the release two singles and his most recent album Vices. It is also noted that the rapper drives inspiration from musicians such as Kanye West, Imogen Heap, and Daft Punk.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of albums, with selected details :
| Title | Album details |
| Weiland | Released: November 20, 2020 Label: UMG, Victor Victor Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Vices | Released: April 22, 2022 Label: UMG, Victor Victor Format: LP, Digital download, streaming |

### Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details :
| Title | Mixtape details |
| Packrunner | Released: September 13, 2017 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming |

### Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details :
| Title | Extended play details |
| Grimey Youth | Released: May 12, 2018 Label: Repost Network Format: Digital download, streaming |

### Singles

* "Green Dot" (2017)
* "Money Right" (2017)
* "Down 4 Me" (2017)
* "All I Need" (2018)
* "Sold My Soul" (2018)
* "No Reason" (2018)
* "First Day Out" (2018)
* "Designer Drugs" (2018)
* "Proud" (2018)
* "Wide Open" (2018)
* "Alone" (2018)
* "Colors" (2018)
* "Season" (2019)
* "2AM" (2019)
* "Count It Out" (2019)
* "Hellcat" (2020)
* "slilppnyhik6febe.onion" (2020)
* "Heart Stop" (2021)
* "Blaming Myself" (2021) (with Mike Dean)
(under Alleen Plains)
* Live Small Party Huge
* The Department
(keep in mind that these are only spotify singles)