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on February 25, 2022. The album was preceded by two singles, "Piano Love" and "John Woo Flick". It features guest appearances from

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, 7xvethegenius, Jae Skeese,

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, 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

member

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", ''

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Critical reception

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, 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 ''

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'' review describes the album as providing "an inner-glimpse at onway'sinspiring come-up, plagued with twists and pitfalls," and a ''

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'' 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

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remarkable". In the review for ''

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'', Luke Fox compared the album to other releases from

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's label, declaring that it "avoids the mistakes some of

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'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

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, 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, ''

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'' 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

Note * indicates a co-producer

Personnel

Performance

– rap vocals *

– rap vocals (1) *

– rap vocals (2) *

– rap vocals (2) * Viveca Hawkins – additional vocals (2) * 7xvethegenius – rap vocals (4) * Jae Skeese – rap vocals (4) *

– rap vocals (5) *

– vocals (5) * Kelli Price – background vocals (6) * Brian Reid – organ, piano (6) *

– rap vocals (7) *

– 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

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– mastering * Eddie Sancho – mixing (1–5, 7, 9–12), additional mixing (8) * Amond Jackson – mixing (6) *

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– 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) *

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– recording (3) * Sonny Carson – recording (4) *

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– recording (7) * Jeremy Hunter – recording (10)

Charts

References

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