Conway the Machine Sticks to His Signature Cadence on 'La Maquina'
Published Apr 16, 2021
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One of the most important — yet least discussed — tools in a rapper's arsenal is beat selection. A decent wordsmith can elevate himself to greatness with a keen ear. Conversely, a superior emcee can stagnate his own success by rhyming over ill-suited instrumentals.
Conway the Machine prides himself as a workingman's lyricist, the member of the über-prolific three-headed monster known as Griselda who's deadliest with the darts. As Conway spits here, on the anthemic "6:30 Tip Off": "They say Wes is the brains behind it, and Benny is the star / But let's not act like Machine ain't the silliest with the bars."