| God Don't Make Mistakes | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Conway the Machine |
| Cover: | God Dont Make Mistakes Album Cover.jpg |
| Alt: | A young man in a camouflage jacket stands near a narrowly opened doorway. He reaches for the hand of a mostly unseen individual on the other side. |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Length: | 48:04 |
| Label: | |
| Year: | 2022 |
God Don't Make Mistakes is the second studio album by American rapper Conway the Machine. It was released through Drumwork, Griselda, Shady, and Interscope on February 25, 2022. The album was preceded by two singles, "Piano Love" and "John Woo Flick". It features guest appearances from Beanie Sigel, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, 7xvethegenius, Jae Skeese, T.I., Novel, Benny the Butcher, Westside Gunn, Wallo267, Jill Scott, and Keisha Plum.
Initially intended to be Conway's debut album, God Don't Make Mistakes was delayed several times throughout its development. Fellow Griselda member Westside Gunn stated in a 2018 interview that the album was "90 percent complete";[1] Conway himself stated in 2020 that he planned to release God Don't Make Mistakes shortly after his "album before the album", From King to a God.
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, God Don't Make Mistakes received an average score of 81 based on 8 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
God Don't Make Mistakes was praised for the candor and introspection of its lyrical content: a Pitchfork review describes the album as providing "an inner-glimpse at [Conway's] inspiring come-up, plagued with twists and pitfalls," and a HipHopDX review states that it "uncorks a lot of the themes and realities the Buffalo native has been keeping bottled up" in his previous work. The production on the album has been described as "a collage of boom-bap that is as haunting as it is ornate", although it has also been criticized as feeling "comfortable [rather than] remarkable". In the review for Exclaim!, Luke Fox compared the album to other releases from Eminem's label, declaring that it "avoids the mistakes some of Slim Shady's other find-and-signs have fallen victim to. That's due to an ear for dope beats in his wheelhouse and a willingness to, occasionally, get thug emo."
Concluding the review for AllMusic, Paul Simpson stated it to be "Easily Conway's most impressive work to date" and that it "is a culmination of everything he's experienced and achieved so far, and a bridge to the next phase of his life." Similarly, Beats Per Minute reviewer Marc Griffen wrote that the album "serves as the triumphant moment – the grimy underdog has become the seasoned vet" and claimed that it was "Conway's best to date, and one of the best rap albums to come out in 2022". Writing the review for Clash, Robin Murray proclaimed it "a career high" and that the album was a "stunning, multi-faceted achievement."[2]
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