Conway The Machine has some advice to give his younger rap peers who are looking to leave the street life behind.
The Buffalo, New York native recently paid a visit to SupaCindy on Miami, Floridaâs 99Jamz, where he shared his thoughts about rappers who are still knee-deep in the streets while trying to find their way in the rap game.
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Cindy mentioned how hard it is for her to uplift up-and-coming Florida rappers due to them being plagued by issues from their past, whether it be getting locked up or dealing with beefs from their block. Conway knows that predicament all too well, and admitted itâs âtoughâ for artists to escape he streets.
âItâs definitely harder than it seems,â the Griselda MC said. âIt seems easy, like, âYou famous now, you gettinâ money!â A lot of these guys, man, theyâre really outside, really tapped in. You gotta respect the code if you know what that life about. Itâs codes, and they live by it and stand by it.
âSo, my advice to the young bros thatâs doing they thing is just, when you gettinâ in this business, you just gotta know â you cominâ from the streets. You gotta know what to take with you and what to leave behind. You gotta know what to bring with you and what to leave out.â
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Conway The Machine continued to make his point by urging rappers to focus on the bigger picture and âchange the[ir] mentalityâ to avoid the streets from getting in the way of success.
âYou gotta know what to bring with you and what to leave out,â he added. âYouâre doing business now. Youâre becoming a brand, youâre becoming bigger than the hood. Youâre creating generational wealth and changing lives, whether you know it or not. So we gotta keep you here until the bros thatâs around that keep their guys with them understand it.
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âWe as the homies, we gotta protect the brand, protect the bag. That means we gotta switch up how we move and everything just to prevent a lot of this. Itâs just things we can do a lot differently, but we gotta change the mentality first.â
Conway also stated the responsibility equally falls on the crew when it comes to maintaining the peace. He believes an entourage doesnât have to be always active and should focus on protecting and uplifting the brand instead of doing things to hurt it.
The 40-year-old has been adamant about turning his life around and teaching the new generation to embrace positivity, good health and wellness, as he made clear on his latest album, God Donât Make Mistakes.
The project finds Conway peeling back the layers and opening up on songs such as âGuilty,â âSo Much More,â âStressedâ and more.