Conway The Machine is clarifying a few things after his name was mentioned in an effort to slight Eminem on Benzino‘s latest diss toward the Detroit Hip Hop icon.
Released last week, the former owner of The Source taunts Em that “Con’ left ya label” on “Rap Elvis.”
Taking to Instagram on Wednesday (February 7), the Buffalo native clarified that he has nothing but love for Em, even if he’s no longer on Shady Records.
“Peace! I just wanted to speak on a few things,” he began. “I heard the @benzinoislegendary_ joint and I just need to clear this up for everybody. 1. I didn’t LEAVE shady records. Also I never wanted to leave the label, My contracts were simply fulfilled.”
He continued: “2. And most importantly, I FUCK WIT @eminem [Shady Records co-founder and Eminem manager Paul] @rosenberg [Shady Records EVP of A&R] @mikaelheron @shadyrecords @50cent And I could never feel any Ill feelings towards Em and them n-ggas. They gave some 35 year old street n-ggas from Buffalo that’s been shot in the head and did jail sentences a chance and a opportunity to make it out the hood and take care of my family.
“So I’m forever thankful for that. So with that bein said, if you’re havin feelings or whatever towards bruh, leave me out of it please, cause I’m always gonna ride wit big bro. Love.”
Griselda Records signed a distribution deal with Shady Records in 2017, but it would take roughly five years for Conway The Machine to deliver his first (and only) studio album for the imprint, God Don’t Make Mistakes, in 2022.
Talking to The Breafkast Club about his relationship with the rap legend that year, he said, “Yeah. It was more business [with Eminem]. I don’t want to say the wrong thing. I’m kinda careful, but it was more business, and rightfully so, that’s how our relationship started. We didn’t really have no, I guess, relationship like that. We spoke a couple times on the phone, kicked it with him a couple of times at Coachella and stuff like that, but he a good dude.
“He called me, told my album was a classic, man, and he love what I’m doing. I don’t got nothing bad to say about him but you know, Ye and Hov, guys like that, they more [personal].”
In a 2019 interview with VladTV, he referred to Em fans as “nerds and stans,” which he later regretted.
In January 2022, Conway opened up about it during a freestyle over Kanye West’s “Jail” instrumental in which he raps, “Would you love me if you knew the old me?/ Before the bag, before the Rollie/ Before I signed a deal with Shady with the Rollie/ Speaking of Shady, man, after my interview I did with Vlad I felt awful/ But I learned you gotta watch what you say in interviews, it could cost you.”
