God Don't Make Mistakes

God Don't Make Mistakes
Studio album by Conway the Machine
Released	February 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	48:04
Label	Drumwork Music Group Shady Griselda Interscope
Conway the Machine studio album chronology
From King to a God (2020) God Don't Make Mistakes (2022) Won't He Do It (2023)
Conway the Machine full chronology
Greetings Earthlings (2022) God Don't Make Mistakes (2022) Organized Crime 2 (2022)
Singles from God Don't Make Mistakes
"Piano Love" Released: October 8, 2021 "John Woo Flick" Released: February 4, 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.

Background

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"; 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.

Critical response

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Beats Per Minute	84%
Clash	9/10
Exclaim!	8/10
HipHopDX
Pitchfork	7.5/10
RapReviews	8.5/10

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."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lock Load" (with Beanie Sigel)	Demond Price Dwight Grant Eliot Dubock Thomas Paladino	Beat Butcha Daringer	4:19
2.	"Tear Gas" (with Rick Ross and Lil Wayne)	D. Price William Roberts II Dwayne Carter Cozmo Hickox Nick Ashford Valerie Simpson Vidal Garcia	Cozmo G Koop Garcia	4:13
3.	"Piano Love"	D. Price Daniel Alan Maman	The Alchemist	4:00
4.	"Drumwork" (with 7xvethegenius and Jae Skeese)	D. Price Felicia Perry Jarrett C. Jackson Paladino	Daringer	4:34
5.	"Wild Chapters" (with T.I. and Novel)	D. Price Clifford Harris Alonzo Stevenson Chauncey Hollis	Hit-Boy	4:01
6.	"Guilty"	D. Price Roosevelt Harrell	The Beat Brothers Bink	2:26
7.	"John Woo Flick" (with Benny the Butcher and Westside Gunn)	D. Price Jeremie Pennick Alvin Worthy Paladino Ricki Lamar Thomas	Kill Daringer	4:46
8.	"Stressed" (with Wallo267)	D. Price Wallace Peeples Dubock Paladino	Beat Butcha Daringer	5:20
9.	"So Much More"	D. Price Erik Ortiz Kevin Crowe Jimmy Hotz	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League	3:24
10.	"Chanel Pearls" (with Jill Scott)	D. Price Jill Scott Hickox Daniel Cruz Dylan Graham	Cozmo Cruz[c] Graham[c]	3:18
11.	"Babas" (with Keisha Plum)	D. Price Maman Dubock	Beat Butcha Daringer	3:29
12.	"God Don't Make Mistakes" (with Annette Price)	D. Price Maman Annette Price	The Alchemist	4:14
Total length:				48:04

Note

• ^{^[c]} indicates a co-producer

Personnel

Performance

• Conway the Machine – rap vocals
• Beanie Sigel – rap vocals (1)
• Lil Wayne – rap vocals (2)
• Rick Ross – rap vocals (2)
• Viveca Hawkins – additional vocals (2)
• 7xvethegenius – rap vocals (4)
• Jae Skeese – rap vocals (4)
• T.I. – rap vocals (5)
• Novel – vocals (5)
• Kelli Price – background vocals (6)

• Brian Reid – organ, piano (6)
• Benny the Butcher – rap vocals (7)
• Westside Gunn – rap vocals (7)
• Wallo267 – rap vocals (8)
• Joshua Everett – keyboards (9)
• Jill Scott – vocals (10)
• Keisha Plum – vocals (11)
• Swarvy – organ, piano (12)
• Annette Price – vocals (12)

Technical

• Mark B. Christensen – mastering
• Eddie Sancho – mixing (1–5, 7, 9–12), additional mixing (8)
• Amond Jackson – mixing (6)
• Bink – mixing (6)
• Kuldeep Chudasama – mixing (8)
• Justin "DJ M80" Byrd – recording (1)

• Lloyd "Lucky Sven" Brown Jr – recording (1, 5, 7, 8, 12)
• Chad Kemp – recording (2, 4, 6, 9–11)
• The Alchemist – recording (3)
• Sonny Carson – recording (4)
• DJ Shay – recording (7)
• Jeremy Hunter – recording (10)

Charts

Chart performance for God Don't Make Mistakes

Chart (2022)	Peak position
UK R&B Albums (OCC)	30
US Billboard 200	175