Conway The Machine reveals features on the upcoming Shady Records’ debut album “God Don’t Make Mistakes”.
Conway The Machine, one of the top-tier lyricists in the game right now, recently sat down with HotNewHipHop for a new interview. Griselda rapper who recently dropped his latest project “La Maquina“, is now prepping the release of the highly anticipated Shady Records’ debut album “God Don’t Make Mistakes“. In his interview, Conway talks about a lot of things including his philosophy on running his DrumWork label, linking up with JID, and what happened when he used autotune in the booth. On asking about his Shady Records’ debut project, the Buffalo native revealed some of the guest appearances for the project, which includes Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, his fellow Griselda members Westside Gunn and Benny The Butcher. Check out some of the conversations below.
HNHH: When you were putting the project together, do you think it’s a fair statement to say that “Bruiser Body” captures the spirit of La Maquina more than any track?
Conway: Oh man, I hadn’t thought about that like that. We just sat down like we always do, and we listen to everything, we figure out what joint goes where. We just felt like the energy, the way it comes on when I’m talking that shit those first four bars. It just felt like it needed to go first. Now that you say that, I feel like it does, I can agree with that. It does capture the whole aesthetic of what I’m trying to bring to La Maquina.
HNHH: God Don’t Make Mistakes is up next. A very anticipated album. It’s the Shady debut. Prior to signing was Shady, were you familiar with the record label during their prime? Around the time with 50, Obie Trice, D12 back in the day?
Conway: Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely.
HNHH: How’s the album shaping up right now?
Conway: It’s in their hands now. It’s finished. We’re happy with everything on our end, but it should be coming out this summer, God willing. I’m excited for the release, I know the fans been waiting. I want my fans to hear it and love it as much as they wanna listen to it and enjoy it and appreciate it and value it. So it’s coming. Some things that need to be ironed out and tinkered with, but it’s coming. All systems go. So hopefully this summer we gonna get that.
HNHH: I imagine there’s some, some features under wraps, that you can’t fully reveal — I get that. But any teasers of what’s to come?
Conway: Probably just the transparency on some of the records, with some of the stuff that goes on behind the scenes. I got Wayne on there, I got Rick Ross, West, Benny, the usuals. Daringer produced a lot of it. It’s a classic Conway album. It’s giving you that feeling that I provide. I’m just super excited for fans to own this piece of art in their possession.
HNHH: I can’t wait to hear the new flows. You’ve been bringing a lot of new flows to the table with every album. You mentioned “Calvin,” crazy flow on that one. You’re spitting so many different flows on La Maquina — what are some of the artists whose flows really inspire you? Not necessarily the bars, but specifically the flow?
Conway: Rest in peace, DMX. Prodigy, rest in peace. JAY-Z, Nas, G Rap. There’s really not a lot of people that inspire my flow. I like to think of myself as a one-of-one. I’m just different. I’m otherworldly — n***as never seen anything like it before. I like to think like that of myself. Nobody’s flow really inspired my flow. Maybe there were some flows I appreciated and liked more, but nobody’s flow inspired my flow. I’m me and I pride myself in that.I can’t wait to hear the new flows. You’ve been bringing a lot of new flows to the table with every album. You mentioned “Calvin,” crazy flow on that one. You’re spitting so many different flows on La Maquina — what are some of the artists whose flows really inspire you? Not necessarily the bars, but specifically the flow?
HNHH: So, before we go I just want to ask one more thing. I know you’ve previously hinted at your retirement from rap. Are you still looking at the endgame or has anything changed?
Conway: It’s kind of changed a little, man. I’ve pushed it further into the back of my brain. I haven’t completed my mission yet, which is to be regarded as hands down one of the best that ever did it in everybody’s mind. I feel like I still got work to do. I feel like I’m just getting started. I’m really just at the beginning and just getting started. I’m taking in everything, one song, one verse, one album at a time. I’m in a good space, mentally, physically. I’m surrounded by good people. Who knows? I don’t even want to think about that right now. I just want to keep working, keep grinding and keep making people happy with what I’m bringing to the table musically. Keep impacting people’s lives and influencing other artists. There’s no reason for me to stop now.
Check out the full interview here on HNHH.
