Conway the Machine - La Maquina
Critic Score
Based on 4 reviews
User Score
Based on 710 ratings
2021 Rank: #403
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CRITIC REVIEWS

75
Pitchfork
The Griselda rapper’s second album of 2021 is his statement of reinvention, a neat balance between glitz and grime.
70
Exclaim!
For the most part, Conway sticks to his signature cadence throughout this tight, 40-minute rip. So, those rare excursions where he stretches outside his vocal comfort range are much welcome.
70
Clash
Utilising a diverse, multi-talented cast, it’s a broad return, whose energy is coupled with a lack of focus, meaning that it feels more like a stepping stone than a destination point.
70
The Needle Drop

Apart from a sort of shaky first leg, La maquina is another solid release from Conway this year.

BaddieBaphomet
60

A couple have months have passed, so obviously that means a new Griselda project is being released. I admire that each member is able to churn out projects on a regular basis to keep listeners fed, including Conway the Machine who managed five projects in about a year. That said, I can’t help but feel like Griselda as a whole, including Conway, is starting to experience the issue of “quantity over quality”, and this persists on “La Maquina”.

Let me start off by ... read more

Case
75

While at times this is trendier and not as consistent as some of the best projects from Griselda, La Maquina still has some great highlights, production, and performances from Conway and the features he brings on.

I’ll always be interested in new Conway music, but I was a little worried about how much music he has been dropping lately. Griselda typically prefers quantity over quality, and while Westside Gunn has been the epitome of this, Conway for the most part had been taking more time ... read more

MasterCrackfox
75

You'd think I'd get tired of praising the Griselda crew with the sheer volume of projects they seem to produce in lightning-quick procession, but it just never seems to get old. With an incredible amount of releases in 2020 from each member of the crew - Benny the Butcher, Westside Gunn, and Conway the Machine - the crew were on top of the hip hop world throughout the year. With only Conway the Machine releasing a new full project thus far in 2021, as Benny the Butcher has only released an EP ... read more

TheNBoy76
81

Bro how did Luda outrap COnway

R3N
85

Now THIS is gangsta cash money.

Favourite track - KD.

lennartfynn
75

Tracklist Rating
1. Bruiser Brody: 7.5/10
2. 6:30 Tip Off: 7/10
3. Blood Roses: 7.5/10
4. Clarity: 7/10
5. KD: 6.5/10
6. 200 Pies: 8/10
7. Sister Abigail: 7.5/10
8. Grace: 7/10
9. Scatter Brain: 9/10
10. Had To Hustle: 7/10
11. S.E. Gang: 8/10

Best Song: Scatter Brain
Worst Song: KD

7.5/10

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Track List

1Bruiser Brody
3:20
77
26:30 Tip Off
3:03
77
3Blood Roses
3:07
77
4Clarity
2:04
77
5KD
3:40
70
6200 Pies
4:25
feat. 2 Chainz
82
7Sister Abigail
4:18
76
8Grace
3:19
75
9Scatter Brain
3:29
feat. Ludacris, JID
89
10Had To Hustle
5:02
74
11S.E. Gang
5:01
82
Total Length: 40 minutes
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Added on: April 9, 2021