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| Released | October 13, 2023 | |||
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| Length | 75:17 | |||
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And Then You Pray for Me is the fifth studio album by American rapper Westside Gunn, released on October 13, 2023, by Griselda Records and Empire. [3] [4] [5] The album is a sequel to Gunn's 2020 album Pray for Paris . [1] [6]
In April 2023, Westside Gunn announced that the album was to be released on June 23, 2023, but it was later delayed. [7] [8] The album's title refers to a lyric in the song "Eric B" by Westside Gunn, where he raps: "Pray for Paris, then you pray for me." [9] The album's cover was designed by Virgil Abloh using Caravaggio's depiction of The Entombment of Christ. [10] [11]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100 [12] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Clash | 7/10 [5] |
| HipHopDX | 3.8/5 [13] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10 [1] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic , And Then You Pray for Me received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 74 out of 100 from 4 critic scores. [12]
Writing for Pitchfork , Matthew Strauss described the album as a "symbiosis between the trap and boom-bap genres" and a "broad, loud, and messy exploration of Gunn's vision for rap and art." [1] Philip Cluff of Clash praised the album's themes writing: "It's not just another gangster rap album but essentially a commentary on the psychological fatigue accompanying ruthlessness of the question young black men inherited from Gil Scott Heron; "Who will survive in America?" [5] AllMusic's review described the album as "sometimes overly familiar if still satisfying." [2] HipHopDX's Riley Wallace described the album as a "mixed bag that relies on the listener's ability to go with the flow." [13]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flygod Did" (featuring AA Rashid) |
| Mr. Green | 1:56 |
| 2. | "Mamas PrimeTime" (featuring JID, Conway the Machine and Cartier A Williams) |
| 4:59 | |
| 3. | "Kostas" (featuring Benny the Butcher and Conway the Machine) |
| 5:33 | |
| 4. | "1989" (featuring DJ Drama and Stove God Cooks) |
| Miguel the Plug | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Suicide in Selfridges" (featuring DJ Drama) |
| Conductor Williams | 2:51 |
| 6. | "Kitchen Lights" (featuring Stove God Cooks) |
| DJ Benoit | 5:00 |
| 7. | "Flygod 2x" | Worthy | Dxpe Mikie Beats | 1:47 |
| 8. | "DunnHill" (featuring Rick Ross) |
| Miguel the Plug | 3:59 |
| 9. | "House of Glory" (featuring Stove God Cooks) |
| RZA | 3:12 |
| 10. | "JD Wrist" (featuring Stove God Cooks, Estee Nack and DJ Trap-A-Holics) |
| FlyGod Jr. | 6:19 |
| 11. | "Disgusting" (featuring Giggs) |
| Miguel the Plug | 4:01 |
| 12. | "Chloe" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) |
| Denny LAflare | 3:51 |
| 13. | "LL Bool Gunn" | Worthy | Miguel the Plug | 2:12 |
| 14. | "Babylon Bis" (featuring Stove God Cooks) |
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| 5:04 |
| 15. | "Ultra GriZelda" (featuring Denzel Curry) |
| Miguel the Plug | 2:28 |
| 16. | "Jalen Rose" (featuring Boldy James) |
| Daringer | 3:15 |
| 17. | "Steve and Jony" (featuring EST Gee) |
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| 2:56 |
| 18. | "Mr Everything" (featuring Jeezy and DJ Swamp Izzo) |
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| 2:45 |
| 19. | "Freddy Js" (featuring DJ Holiday and Peezy) |
| Miguel the Plug | 2:46 |
| 20. | "The Revenge of Flips Leg" (featuring Rome Streetz) |
| Conductor Williams | 2:40 |
| 21. | "And Then You Pray for Me" (featuring KayCyy) |
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| 3:32 |
| Total length: | 75:17 | |||
Notes
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [14] | 81 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) [15] | 95 |
| US Billboard 200 [16] | 29 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [17] | 6 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [18] | 8 |
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