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.
From King to a God Released September 11, 2020 (2020-09-11 ) Genre Hip hop Length 49 :39 Label Producer
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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.
Standard edition Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 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" Beat Butcha Signalflow Music 3:55 8. "Anza" (featuring Armani Caesar) Murda Beatz 3:34 9. "Seen Everything but Jesus" (featuring Freddie Gibbs ) Beat Butcha 4:22 10. "Words From Shay" (Interlude 2) Robinson 0:29 11. "Spurs 3" (featuring Benny the Butcher and Westside Gunn ) Beat Butcha 4:27 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 Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 15. "Raw Oysters" Daringer 3:45 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) Daringer 2:55 Total length: 68:15
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^ 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 .
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