In the late 2017 is released this mixtape of Conway. DJ Green Lantern is the host of the tape, entirely produced by Daringer. Benny and Royce da 5'9" are the guests.
Intro with a spectral sample from Alain Goraguer's "Deshominisation (II)", then freestyle by Conway the Machine over "Can I Live" beat, track realized by Black Rob featuring The LOX, the original rhythm is invented by Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie of The Hitmen. The third tune is another freestyle, this time over the splendid soundscape painted by Roc Marciano for his cut "Love Means" ft. Evidence. La Maquina flies with this soulful-gem production.
Daringer is behind the keyboards for "Rick Boxes": sweet dusty violins, deep bass that winds lightly in background, dusty downtempo drum, piano keys, splendid trumpets, one of the most beautiful voices in the history of Italian music, Edda Dell'Orso, lends her voice to a celestial composition by Carlo Savina. Conway the Machine rips the cut with one of his silkiest flows. Benny is the first guest of the tape, opening "Spurs" after a skit: dystopian boom bap, filthy drum, deep licks of guitar synths, The Butcher and The Machine in one of the most appreciated tracks by Griselda fans.
The in-house Griselda beatsmith Daringer pulls out a splendid rhythm for "Dead Bodies Left", roaring guitar licks to provide a musical support for Conway bars, along with distorted keys, sample from jazz band Placebo's "Planes". Other guitars build the rhythm for "iLL", realized by DJ Green Lantern, the main emcee from Buffalo, New York, exchange bars with the last guest of the tape, Royce, over a obsessive tight loop of piano keys.
Daringer comes back behind the keys for "Cooked in Hells Kitchen": deep bass line, roaring and abrasive guitar licks, nice drum, dusted percussions, slick rap by Conway, sample from Wally Asp's "The Robbery". "Priest" boasts a beautiful sample from the dreamy Otto Sieben's "Sailing Dreams", titled in a right way. Soundscape is heavenly, light licks of stretched psychedelic guitars, this ethereal rhythm is foolproof for the Machine.
Conway freestyles over Kendrick Lamar's "HUMBLE." produced by Mike WiLL Made-It & Pluss for three minutes before "Through It All". Daringer takes a sample from The Angelic Choir's "I Must Tell Jesus", harsh drum midtempo, gospel background, good loop, the track is good, not excellent. To close this tape, La Maquina raps over a trap beat produced by Southside, Metro Boomin & CuBeatz (Kodak Black's "Tunnel Vision").
This effort is a sort of a sequel to Westside Gunn's "Hitler on Steroids", compared to virtually every noteworthy rapper on the East Coast hardcore scene from mid-1990s to mid-2000s, on a tape that deserves a couple of spins, Conway reinterprets several cuts between Black Rob ("You Kant Live"), Roc Marciano ("Love"), Kodak Black ("The Vision"), and Kendrick ("Not Humble"), dropping verses on dark midtempo rhythms delivered artfully by the master Daringer; well Benny in "Spurs", less Royce in "iLL", where Conway delivers relaxed in open contrast with the hurried lines of the guest on a tense and bouncy rhythm.
Daringer maintains is raw production and allows Conway to flow with his pure rapping, pulling out an East Coast streetcore tape that loudly recalls the similar efforts that came out in the early 2000s.
Rating: 7/10.
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