Conway the Machine

Conway the Machine is set to perform on 17 November 2026 at Melkweg in Amsterdam. The Buffalo-born rapper carries the raw East Coast signature with him: austere boom bap, dark sonic layers and narrative verses that sit close to street life and survival. Active since the mid-2000s, he became, together with Westside Gunn and Benny the Butcher, a central figure in the Buffalo rap scene through Griselda. His voice, marked by the aftermath of a 2012 shooting, gives his bars a distinctive grain and a sharp focus.

On record, Conway refines that line step by step: from early tapes like The Devil’s Reject, Reject 2 and G.O.A.T. to albums such as From King to a God, God Don’t Make Mistakes and Won’t He Do It. In between, he delivered sharp collaborative projects with The Alchemist, Big Ghost Ltd. and 38 Spesh, while charting his own course through his label Drumwork. Live, it’s about immediate delivery, detailed raps and austere, precise beats, with that typical East Coast energy that runs through his catalogue.