From King to a God

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From King to a God
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Studio album by
Conway the Machine
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2020 (2020-09-11)
Genre Hip-hop
Length49:39
Label
Producer
Conway the Machine chronology
No One Mourns the Wicked
(2020)		From King to a God
(2020)		If It Bleeds It Can Be Killed
(2021)
Singles from From King to a GOD
  1. "Lemon"
    Released: July 10, 2020

From King to a God is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Conway the Machine. It was released on September 11, 2020, by Griselda Records, Drumwork and Empire Distribution. Production was handled by eleven record producers: Beat Butcha, Daringer, Alchemist, DJ Premier, Erick Sermon, Havoc, Hit-Boy, Khrysis, Murda Beatz, Rockwilder and Signalflow Music. It features guest appearances from Armani Caesar, Benny the Butcher, Dej Loaf, El Camino, Flee Lord, Freddie Gibbs, Havoc, Lloyd Banks, Method Man and Westside Gunn. A deluxe version was released on December 18, 2020.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 82/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Clash 8/10 [3]
Consequence of Sound B+ [4]
Exclaim! 8/10 [5]
HipHopDX 4.3/5 [6]
Pitchfork 6.9/10 [7]
RapReviews8.5/10 [8]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]

From King to a GOD was met with universal acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 82, based on eight reviews. [1] The aggregator Album of the Year has the critical consensus of the album at a 80 out of 100, based on 8 reviews.

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."From King"
 Daringer 3:41
2."Fear of God" (featuring DeJ Loaf)
 Hit-Boy 2:58
3."Lemon" (featuring Method Man)
3:13
4."Dough & Damani"
5:02
5."Juvenile Hell" (featuring Flee Lord, Havoc and Lloyd Banks)
 Havoc 3:36
6."Words From Shay" (Interlude)Demetrius Robinson 1:21
7."Front Lines"
  • Price
  • Dubock
  • Ethan Mates
  • Beat Butcha
  • Signalflow Music
3:55
8."Anza" (featuring Armani Caesar)
 Murda Beatz 3:34
9."Seen Everything but Jesus" (featuring Freddie Gibbs)
Beat Butcha4:22
10."Words From Shay" (Interlude 2)Robinson 0:29
11."Spurs 3" (featuring Benny the Butcher and Westside Gunn)
Beat Butcha4:27
12."Forever Droppin Tears" (featuring El Camino)
7:56
13."Jesus Khrysis"
 Khrysis 2:17
14."Nothin Less"
 DJ Premier 2:48
Total length:49:39
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Raw Oysters"
  • Demond Price
  • Paladino
Daringer3:45
16."Ameenah's Van"
2:54
17."Crack in the Nineties" (featuring Jae Skeese & 7xvethegenius)
 Roc Marciano 5:39
18."Serena vs. Venus"
 9th Wonder 3:23
19."Stefon Diggs" (featuring Jae Skeese)
  • Price
  • Paladino
Daringer2:55
Total length:68:15

Charts

Chart performance for From King to a God
Chart (2020)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [10] 126
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [11] 25
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [12] 1

References

  1. 1 2 "Critic Reviews for From King to a God - Metacritic". Metacritic . Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ Kellman, Andy (September 11, 2020). "From King To A God - Conway The Machine | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  3. ↑ Murray, Robin (September 11, 2020). "Conway The Machine - From King To A God". Clash . Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  4. ↑ Grove, Rashad (September 15, 2020). "Conway the Machine Keeps Grinding with Hard-Hitting From King to a GOD: Review". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ Mullin, Larry (September 9, 2020). "Conway the Machine Hangs with Rap's Best on 'From King to a GOD'". Exclaim! . Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ Wallace, Riley (September 15, 2020). "REVIEW: Conway The Machine's 'From King To A GOD' marks a glow-up for the Griselda rapper". HipHopDX . Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  7. ↑ Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (September 14, 2020). "Conway the Machine: From King to a GOD". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  8. ↑ Shackleford, Sy (October 27, 2020). "Conway the Machine :: From King to a God – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  9. ↑ Ordaz, Sophia (September 7, 2020). "Review: With From King to God, Conway the Machine Reveals His Humanity". Slant Magazine . Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Conway The Machine Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Conway The Machine Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Conway The Machine Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
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