From Buffalo basements to New York stages.
From being shot and paralyzed…
To becoming one of the most respected pens in hip-hop.

On this episode of Compound Conversations, Set Free sits down with Conway the Machine for a raw conversation about survival, faith, art, and business.

00:00:00 — Welcome Home to the New Compound
00:02:20 — Growing Up in Buffalo & Learning From His Uncles
00:03:55 — Rapping at Six Years Old
00:05:34 — First Time Visiting New York City
00:08:23 — The Moment He Knew He Was Really Nice
00:09:31 — Getting Shot & The Turning Point
00:14:15 — Meeting Derringer & Finding the Sound
00:18:06 — Paralysis, Doubt & Fighting Back
00:22:46 — Getting Stamped by New York Legends
00:26:32 — The Origin of “Conway the Machine”
00:28:18 — Art, Fashion & Building a Timeless Brand
00:37:16 — Learning the Business Side
00:39:16 — Staying Hungry in Today’s Climate
00:42:40 — Legacy: “I Did It for the City”

Conway breaks down:
Learning to rhyme from his uncles in Buffalo
West Coast inspiration in an East Coast body
His first time ever visiting NYC as an adult
The moment he knew he was really nice
Getting shot and thinking it was over
Fighting self-doubt and paralysis
The rise of Griselda
Derringer shaping the sound
Getting stamped by New York legends
Building Drumwork as a legacy move
Why he feels like he’s just getting started

anything different from the new one and the old one ?

blocked from what

conway is better then rome and boldy

Nah

NEW BENNY album with bsf april 22

open.spotify.com/album/4Vu9NCSr7nM4cqvqH4W9yM?si=0d837lQIS_aoqr8JpJZtdA

They really gave this nigga Benny his own label. No real promotion. No concepts. No good production. No good features. Just put out a single a week away from the release date. Just releasing music when he low on funds

all he gotta do is drop an album with daringer/alc an he is set

And the music was ass

I don’t even think he could deliver with that setup anymore

yeah but I just bought my ticket for amsterdam show. Westside Gunn is a curator not a dictator like the guy from his album covers

fire artwork.. hehe im jokin

At what? Not releasing music?

What a s*** tape. Even giving it away nobody cares

DJ Muggs, Daringer, Alchemist. Look at the niggas in the studio with f***ing Benny man

and hes doing songs with nycklezproductionz 🤣

i still give the man his credit still

no llol no one is griselda is good at releasing music

fuego base is probably the best rapper benny has put on

i feel like if this project was better produced it could actually be good

youtube.com/@​Rippin2gether/videos

lmaooo conway got a card opening youtube channel now

this is a big business now so much people doing this buying sports cards pokemon etc

Posted the full welcome to my garden in the discord

can you pm it if you dont mind plz and ty

Bro on a generational run