Pray 4 Love
Pray 4 Love is the second studio album by American rapper Rod Wave. It was released on April 3, 2020, through Alamo Records. The album contains one collaboration featuring American rapper ATR Son Son on the track "Rags2Riches". Music videos had previously been released for the songs "Dark Clouds", "Thug Motivation", "Thief in the Night", "Pray 4 Love" and "The Greatest".[1]
Pray 4 Love | ||||
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Released | April 3, 2020 | |||
Length | 38:38 | |||
Label | Alamo Records | |||
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Singles from Pray 4 Love | ||||
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Background
The rapper revealed that the album was created in only one month.[2] In an interview with Apple Music, the rapper explained the process of making music, saying that it "helps me talk about [my problems]. I don't regret going through none of it, because if it hadn't went down like that, 'Heart on Ice' wouldn't have even been a song. It would have been 'Wrist on Ice'".[3] Generally, he wanted the album listeners to feel like him instead of "pinpoint just one" message.[2]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Pitchfork | 7.3/10[5] |
The New York Times | (positive)[6] |
Pray 4 Love was met with generally positive reviews. At Album of the Year, the album received an average score of 77 out of 100, based on two reviews.[7] Tom Breihan of Stereogum described the project as "a warm and emotionally intense collection of stressed-out laments" with "thoughtful and graceful melodies", while lyrically, he "mostly sing-raps about overcoming huge struggles and then facing more".[8]
Commercial performance
Pray 4 Love debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 72,000 album-equivalent units (including 2,000 pure album sales) in its first week.[9] It is Rod Wave's highest position on the chart and is his second US top-10 album.[9] In its second week, the album dropped to number nine on the chart, earning an additional 34,000 units that week.[10] In its third week, the album remained at number nine on the chart, earning 32,000 more units.[11]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Pray 4 Love" |
| Tre Gilliam | 2:58 |
2. | "Fuck the World" |
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| 2:20 |
3. | "Thief in the Night" |
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| 2:12 |
4. | "Thug Life" |
| Relly Made | 2:51 |
5. | "I Remember" |
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| 3:23 |
6. | "Rags2Riches" (featuring ATR Son Son) |
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| 2:47 |
7. | "No Weakness" |
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| 3:04 |
8. | "Roaming" |
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| 2:28 |
9. | "The Greatest" |
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| 2:49 |
10. | "Ribbon in the Sky" |
| Drum dummie | 2:43 |
11. | "5% Tints" |
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| 2:38 |
12. | "Girl of My Dreams" |
| Ace Lex | 2:40 |
13. | "Thug Motivation" |
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| 2:56 |
14. | "Dark Clouds" |
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| 2:49 |
Total length: | 38:38 |
Charts
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[12] | 2 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] | 2 |
References
- Yoo, Noah; Hussey, Allison (April 3, 2020). "6 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Yves Tumor, Yaeji, Empress Of, Thundercat, More". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- McKinney, Jessica (April 3, 2020). "Rod Wave Recorded Alone in Dark Rooms For a Month to Make Pray 4 Love". Complex. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- Marie, Erika (April 3, 2020). "Rod Wave Shares Up-Close-&-Personal "Pray 4 Love" Project". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- Thomas, Fred (April 22, 2020). "Rod Wave: Pray 4 Love review". AllMusic.
- Pierre, Alphonse (April 8, 2020). "Rod Wave: Pray 4 Love Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- Maracanica, Jon (April 9, 2020). "Rod Wave Sings Through the Pain". The New York Times. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- Breihan, Tom (April 3, 2020). "Stream Rod Wave's New Album Pray 4 Love". Stereogum. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- Caulfield, Keith (April 12, 2020). "The Weeknd's 'After Hours' Scores Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- Caulfield, Keith (April 19, 2020). "The Weeknd Makes It a Month at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
- Keith Caulfield (April 26, 2020). "DaBaby Arrives at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Blame It on Baby". Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- "Rod Wave Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- "Rod Wave Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2020.