Initially intended to be Conway's debut album, God Don't Make Mistakes was delayed several times throughout its development. Fellow Griselda member Westside Gunn stated in a 2018 interview that the album was "90 percent complete";[1] Conway himself stated in 2020 that he planned to release God Don't Make Mistakes shortly after his "album before the album", From King to a God.
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, God Don't Make Mistakes received an average score of 81 based on 8 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[2]
God Don't Make Mistakes was praised for the candor and introspection of its lyrical content: a Pitchfork review describes the album as providing "an inner-glimpse at [Conway's] inspiring come-up, plagued with twists and pitfalls,"[8] and a HipHopDX review states that it "uncorks a lot of the themes and realities the Buffalo native has been keeping bottled up" in his previous work.[7] The production on the album has been described as "a collage of boom-bap that is as haunting as it is ornate",[8] although it has also been criticized as feeling "comfortable [rather than] remarkable".[7] In the review for Exclaim!, Luke Fox compared the album to other releases from Eminem's label, declaring that it "avoids the mistakes some of Slim Shady's other find-and-signs have fallen victim to. That's due to an ear for dope beats in his wheelhouse and a willingness to, occasionally, get thug emo."[6]
Concluding the review for AllMusic, Paul Simpson stated it to be "Easily Conway's most impressive work to date" and that it "is a culmination of everything he's experienced and achieved so far, and a bridge to the next phase of his life."[3] Similarly, Beats Per Minute reviewer Marc Griffen wrote that the album "serves as the triumphant moment – the grimy underdog has become the seasoned vet" and claimed that it was "Conway's best to date, and one of the best rap albums to come out in 2022".[4] Writing the review for Clash, Robin Murray proclaimed it "a career high" and that the album was a "stunning, multi-faceted achievement."[10]
