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Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Mar 7, 2022
    90
    Easily Conway's most impressive work to date, God Don't Make Mistakes is a culmination of everything he's experienced and achieved so far, and a bridge to the next phase of his life.
  2. Feb 25, 2022
    90
    ‘God Don’t Make Mistakes’ is a stunning, multi-faceted achievement.
  3. Mar 2, 2022
    85
    For the most part, the sound palette on “God Don’t Make Mistakes” is painted as dark and grimy which suits Conway’s visceral crime details. Though he isn’t from New York City, he’s got the grit to match it. Many of the tracks show off his penchant for detailed street life depictions with polysyllabic rhymes delivered in a veteran’s flow.
  4. Feb 28, 2022
    84
    God Don’t Make Mistakes is a complete body of work, Conway’s best to date, and one of the best rap albums to come out in 2022.
  5. Feb 25, 2022
    80
    Credit Conway for cranking out a smartly written collection of street rap and not stretching too far out of his zone just because he's now on Eminem's label.
  6. Feb 25, 2022
    80
    Though he’s still lyrically sharp, in the moments when he revisits and spins familiar themes, things begin to feel comfortable and less remarkable. Still, this album succeeds by expanding on what hardcore Griselda fans already know.
  7. Feb 25, 2022
    75
    Conway holds his own with the Philly vet, spitting, “I get to trippin’, get the blick and this AR in my hands/Every bullet in the cartridges land/The stick look like a guitar in my hands, drummin’ like I’m part of a band.” Lines like these are why Conway is known as an adroit lyricist, and what makes this album so compelling is that it allows us to have a look at the man behind the virtuosic wordplay.
  8. Mar 4, 2022
    50
    With his debut album on Shady Records, Conway the Machine shows that he remains a gifted lyricist and a good storyteller, yet hardly offers anything original.
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 21
  2. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. Jun 18, 2023
    6
    I wish I could have rate this higher...
    A project paved with neat surprises. If Conway doesn't leave the main artistic direction taken by
    I wish I could have rate this higher...
    A project paved with neat surprises. If Conway doesn't leave the main artistic direction taken by Griselda Records on most of the tracks here ('Lock Load', 'Piano Love', 'Drumwork' or even 'Babas'), he also lets room to other pleasant explorations. Explorations in which he tackles a variety of themes on a variety of flows: and that's what he's been lacking in recently.
    My first observation was on 'So much More', where he manages to install some interesting statements contributing to shine through magnificent choirs. We can feel both his despair and hope, his fatigue and remaining resources in a never-ending fight. I have to admit that the previous song 'Stressed' kind of prepared the ground for such a emotional and introspective feature.
    Then came 'Wild Chapters' with the distinguished help from major producer Hit-Boy, 'Guilty' in which Conway reflects on his past and the major events of his life, and eventually the last title 'God Don't Make Mistakes' paced with The Alchemist's great contribution. All these tracks constitute the hidden hems of the record, while the rest sadly fails to provide anything notably new or fresh in Conway the Machine's discography in my opinion even if the second leg of the album sees more pace-changing tracks that are a real relief.
    Featurings are precious though as they help in breaking Conway's monotonous tone. Jill Scott's vocals are a true blessing on 'Chanel Pearls' for example.
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  2. Nov 4, 2022
    9
    Wow, this is amazing. Seeing Conway at his most vulnerable creates something special. I feel for him. He is been through so much and expressesWow, this is amazing. Seeing Conway at his most vulnerable creates something special. I feel for him. He is been through so much and expresses himself so well on this album. I cried when I heard "stressed". Easily one of the best Griselda albums, period. Amazing Full Review »
  3. Jun 2, 2022
    10
    What a hip hop album! Great beats, great bars! Nothing more you can ask for a hip hop lp!