Buffalo emcee The Conway Machine returns with his fourth record. The trio became part of Griselda Records’ 3 OGs in late 2015, along with his brother Westside Gunn and cousin Benny the Butcher, and since their arrival they have been serving hip-hop with a balance of quality and quality and a lively work ethic. Foundation. Con’s feature-length debut From King to a God is my 2020 Album of the Year, and his Shady Records-backed second album God Don’t Make Mistakes is his most personal album ever. Won’t He Do It just celebrated its one-year anniversary last weekend, and fresh off last winter’s Command Williams-produced Commander, Won’t He Do It 2 has now been scrapped in favor of SFK (Slope Kira).
After the “Despertar” intro, the first song “Mutty” by Stove God Cooks is a dusty opener produced by Conductor explaining that those who fucked them are not here to talk about it, but “Give & Give” is a soulful route tool to thank Cool & Dre for needing something to hold on to. “Milan Nights, Pt. 1” works over some piano, kick and snare and overcomes all its trials and tribulations, before “Kin Fuck” before.
“Meth Is Back!” Quartet Featuring Flee Lord, Method Man, and SK da King Are Back To Boom, Thanks to Daringer for Talking It’s a Bandit That Leads to “Ninja Man” Going in a Luxury Direction, By Swizz Beatz To Those Still Talking People give speeches. Joey Bada$$ joins Conway on dirty second single “Vertino”, Camoflauge Monk and Sadhugold are behind the scenes bragging about how raw they are, but then “10/Rya” featuring Key Glock is what Don Cannon says This 2-part trap joint is about number 10.
“Dasani” throws these pianos and hi-hats into the picture and talks about letting this bitch run on “Raw!” Featuring Tech N9ne, Cardo draws inspiration from the Memphis scene to boast their lyrical ferocity. “Surf & Turf” featuring Ab-Soul, Jay Worthy, TF and 2Eleven brings everyone together for some jazzy gangster music, while “Karimi” features hazy Bap music and talk about wanting bread. “The Red Moon in Osaka” featuring Raekwon rounds out the album with a climactic finale produced by The Alchemist that mocks the constraints placed on their street credibility.
While Won’t He Do It isn’t one of my favorite projects from the Con discography, it has its highlights, but the sequel to the last LP we got from La Maquina over a year ago, where it’s at Improvements have been made in the department. The production is usually a mix of boom bap and trap, we have an interesting and versatile guest list and the Drumwork founder enthusiastically explains why they call him SFK (Slant Face Killah).
Score: 8/10
