Evilgiane confirms #HeavensGate Vol. 2 is on the way, promising all-original tracks that go beyond straight rap
Evilgiane is following the cultural breakout of ‘#HeavensGate Vol. 1‘ with an entirely original sequel. Two years after “40” landed on best-of-2024 lists at Pitchfork and The New York Times, Surf Gang Records founder evilgiane has confirmed that #HeavensGate Vol. 2 is on the way. The Brooklyn-born, Chinatown-raised producer made the announcement in an interview with Living Proof Magazine, where he was direct about the stakes: the sequel will not recycle old material. Every track is new.
That distinction matters. The original #HeavensGate Vol. 1, released January 23, 2024, was a carefully assembled 23-track project that blended tracks fans had been requesting on streaming platforms for years with fresh sessions featuring collaborators like 03 Greedo, Nettspend, Xaviersobased, K$upreme, Slimesito, Anycia, Robb Bank$, and Harto Falión. It was a document of a scene and a producer at the height of his commercial and critical credibility simultaneously. “40,” its viral centerpiece, became a cultural shorthand for a certain downtown New York energy that cut through genre entirely.
“Every Vibe”: What to Expect From the Sequel
Evilgiane has been unusually candid about what Vol. 2 will sound like. “It covers every vibe,” he told Living Proof. “It is not just straight rap.” That framing is deliberate from a producer who has never been content operating in one lane. In the same conversation, he described finding inspiration in film soundtracks and orchestral deep cuts pulled from YouTube’s related-video algorithm. “I listen to a lot of random stuff, a lot of different genres,” he said. “That is how you really find the heat, by digging and experimenting.”
The announcement arrives on the heels of a productive year. In January 2026, evilgiane surprise-released Giane 2, a fully instrumental ambient project featuring composer Rue Jacobs and producer Clams Casino, following a North American tour. The move underlined his intent to operate across registers: ambient producer, plugg architect, DJ, and label head. Surf Gang, which evilgiane founded in 2018 after years of skating the Lower East Side and building beats on FL Studio Mobile in public spaces, has since grown into a label ecosystem encompassing Snow Strippers, Xaviersobased, and an expanding catalog that draws equally from underground New York and the internet’s outer edges.
Evilgiane’s Growing Footprint in 2026
The scale of evilgiane’s production credits tells the story clearly. His work now spans Kendrick Lamar, Baby Keem, A$AP Rocky, Playboi Carti, Earl Sweatshirt, Dean Blunt, and PinkPantheress. That breadth is not accidental. As he explained to Living Proof, his selectivity is principled: “I will work with anyone who is in it for the sake of the art and if we genuinely like each other’s work, but I do not need to work with everybody.” That philosophy, applied to a sequel project he describes as capable of surprising even his own fanbase, suggests #HeavensGate Vol. 2 has real ambitions beyond cashing in on the cultural momentum the first tape created.
No release date has been announced. What is clear is that evilgiane is entering the project from a position of genuine leverage. The first tape earned its reputation. The second one gets to build something new.
