Conway The Machine and Joey Bada$$ have teamed up for a new single called “Vertino” — listen to it below.
Released on Friday (February 16), the grimy track finds the Buffalo and Brooklyn rappers spitting lengthy verses over almost six minutes, with production handled by Camouflage Monk.
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Conway raps on the song: “Seen the fiend find a vein in her ankle to shoot it/ Shot that pussy n-gga in his knee like we drainin’ some fluid/ Rob a rapper at his own show, took his chain and I threw it/ Stupid, the renegade, you been afraid, shot penetrated my shoulder/ Still didn’t knock the chip away, my heart only got colder.”
Joey Bada$$ handles the hook and also comes through with his own verse on the second half of the track.
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“Fallin’ off ain’t too realistic, n-ggas tellin’ tales/ Could sell you news stories but this crack still sells/ Rule number one, never ghost the clientele/ Fiends linin’ at my door, they need that shit now/ Ten Crack Commandments, yo, I knows it too well/ This the same dope I’m dishin’ out, just on a different scale,” Joey raps, referencing Biggie.
The song is set to appear on Conway The Machine’s upcoming album Won’t He Do It: Side B, which has already spawned the Cool & Dre-produced single “Give & Give.”
Conway The Machine had a busy 2023 with his solo album Won’t He Do It, collaborative project with Westside Gunn and The Alchemist, Hall & Nash 2 and joint EP with producer Conductor Williams, Conductor Machine, among other releases.
As for Joey Bada$$, the Pro Era member is fresh off releasing his latest single “Passports & Suitcases” with KayCyy in January.
He previously revealed he was “knee-deep” into his new album in March 2023.
“I am actively knee-deep in working on my new album, and I’m trying to get it to y’all as soon as possible,” he said on Instagram Live at the time. “I ain’t gonna say no dates cause I don’t wanna let you motherfuckers down and get y’all hopes up but I am working on it.”
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Then, in November, Joey doubled down on the fact he was recording his next project and said he was planning to drop it in early 2024.
“Btw, while I’m here I’m shooting for the next album to drop Q1 top of next year,” he said. “That is my full intention and I’m very close to completion but life be lifeing so don’t hate me if shit get slid back. I’m home for the holidays and haven’t started shooting music videos yet.”
