Conway The Machine
Matching gritty bars with a methodical, menacing delivery and unmistakable ad-libs, Buffalo's Conway the Machine is acclaimed for his restless output of albums, mixtapes, and collaborations. Focusing on music after suffering a near-fatal shooting in 2012, the MC co-founded Griselda Records alongside brother and fellow rapper Westside Gunn, and became a key component of the resurgence of grimy New York rap. He issued his debut album, From King to a God, in 2020, then released the widely praised God Don't Make Mistakes through Eminem's Shady Records in early 2022. He left both Griselda and Shady in order to focus on his own label, Drumwork, and continued his prolific release schedule with the 2023 full-length Won't He Do It and collaborations like Conductor Machine (with Conductor Williams).
Conway (born Demond Price) began recording at the age of 15, working initially with local producers under the names Loose Cannon and Killa Angel before committing to Conway. His hip-hop ambitions were cut short in 2012 when he became the victim of a near-fatal shooting, with doctors suggesting neck-down paralysis as the most likely outcome. Surviving instead with Bell's palsy (a form of facial paralysis), Conway developed a permanent slur; rather than hide this, he embraced it, adopting a more ominous delivery and eerier production to complement his slower flow. He released his 2015 debut album, The Devil's Reject, on Griselda. Seeing the success of Gunn's frequent Hitler Wears Hermes series, Conway upped his work ethic, releasing his sophomore album, Reject 2, and the collaborative project Hall & Nash (with Westside Gunn) in the latter half of 2015. Over grimy instrumentals produced by close collaborator Daringer, Conway used wordplay to relate his struggles with violence and street life, while also replicating the mafioso stylings of New York forefathers Jay-Z and Notorious B.I.G.
Working closely with local contemporaries from Roc Marciano to Skyzoo, the MC released a rapid-fire string of four albums across 2016 and 2017, building Griselda's profile up enough to land a deal with Eminem's Shady Records. The following year, in addition to issuing his fourth solo album, Blakk Tape, Conway began his Everybody Is F.O.O.D. album series, releasing the first two projects in August and December. The third volume appeared in April 2019 and was followed by Conway's first single with Eminem, "Bang," which appeared in 2020 on his debut studio album, From King to a God. He paired with Method Man for the track "Lemon" later that year, and in 2021 he released the mixtape La Maquina.
Conway began 2022 with "John Woo Flick," featuring Benny the Butcher and Westside Gunn, and "Stressed" with Wallo267, the first two singles from his second album, God Don't Make Mistakes. One of his most well-received projects, the album was announced as his final release with both Griselda and Shady, as he planned to concentrate on his own Drumwork imprint. What Has Been Blessed Cannot Be Cursed, with Big Ghost Ltd., was released later in the year. In 2023, he issued the Jae Skeese collaboration Pain Provided Profit and the full-length Won't He Do It. He then released label showcase Drumwork the Album and collaborations with 38 Spesh (Speshal Machinery) and Conductor Williams (Conductor Machine).
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Fear of God (feat. DeJ Loaf)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Griselda Records - Drumwork - EMPIRE on 26 Aug 2020
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Two 23's
38 Spesh, Harry Fraud, Conway The Machine
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by T.C.F. Music Group - SRFSCHL, LLC on 17 Nov 2022
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Seen Everything But Jesus (feat. Freddie Gibbs)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Griselda Records - Drumwork - EMPIRE on 10 Sep 2020
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Blood Roses (feat. Jae Skeese)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Griselda Records - Drumwork - EMPIRE on 9 Apr 2021
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Ballads
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by J. Cole - DreamVille on 5 Feb 2021
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Vino D (feat. Jim Jones, Dave East & El Camino)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Griselda Records - Conway on 11 Sep 2019
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God Don't Make Mistakes
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Shady Records - Interscope Records on 25 Feb 2022
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Tito's Back (feat. Westside Gunn & Benny the Butcher)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Griselda Records - Conway on 5 Sep 2019
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Out the Hood
Young Roddy, Conway The Machine
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by GOOD$ENSE - Babygrande Records, Inc. on 5 Nov 2021
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Front Lines
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Griselda Records - Drumwork on 1 Jun 2020
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Run It Up
Devan Childs, Conway The Machine
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Section III on 3 Dec 2021
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Clean the Whole Room Out
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Split Prophets Records on 18 Sep 2020
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Everybody Eats
B.a Badd, Conway The Machine, Graphwize
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by E.B.E Lifestyle,LLC on 30 Oct 2020
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Where You Know Me from (feat. Conway the Machine)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Lyfer Gang on 19 Apr 2019
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Death by Misadventure
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Daupe! on 21 May 2018
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Rain Falls
Grafh, 38 Spesh, Conway The Machine
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by T.C.F. Music Group on 13 Jan 2023
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Stripper Money - Remix (feat. Conway the Machine)
Ne$$, Conway The Machine, Baby J
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by the system dont work on 20 Oct 2023
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Ballads
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by J. Cole - DreamVille on 5 Feb 2021
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Last Week (feat. 38 Spesh) (Big Ghost Ltd Version)
Conway The Machine, Big Ghost LTD
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by T.C.F. Music Group on 15 Dec 2023
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A Killers Killer
Ynx716, Conway The Machine, Graphwize
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Sxull Records on 14 Aug 2020
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