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 have been released for the all the album's singles.[1] A deluxe edition was released on August 7, 2020, featuring Yo Gotti and Lil Baby, the latter on the remix of "Rags2Riches".[2]

Pray 4 Love
Studio album by
Rod Wave
ReleasedApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
GenreHip hop
Length38:38
LabelAlamo Records
Producer
  • 80Apes
  • Ace Lex
  • Akel
  • DaySix
  • DMAC
  • Drum dummie
  • DrellOnTheTrack
  • Kdubb
  • LC Beats
  • Mook on the Beat
  • Relly Made
  • SonoBeats
  • Speaker Bangerz
  • Tahj Money
  • TNTXD
  • Tre Gilliam
  • Trillo Beatz
  • Yung Tago
  • Zypitano
Rod Wave chronology
Ghetto Gospel
(2019)		 Pray 4 Love
(2020)
Singles from Pray 4 Love
  1. "Dark Clouds"
    Released: November 29, 2019
  2. "Thug Motivation"
    Released: January 27, 2020
  3. "Thief in the Night"
    Released: February 28, 2020
  4. "Pray 4 Love"
    Released: March 18, 2020
  5. "The Greatest"
    Released: April 1, 2020
  6. "Girl of My Dreams"
    Released: July 1, 2020
  7. "Through the Wire"
    Released: July 12, 2020
  8. "Freestyle"
    Released: July 31, 2020
Deluxe edition cover

Background

The rapper revealed that the album was created in only one month.[3] In an interview with Apple Music, the rapper explained the process of making music, saying that it "helps me talk about [my eating 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'".[4] Generally, he wanted the album listeners to feel like him instead of "pinpoint just one" message.[3]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Pitchfork7.3/10[6]
The New York Times(positive)[7]
Tom HullB+ ()[8]

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.[9] 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".[10] Tom Hull called it "a hip-hop lovers rock".[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.[11] It is Rod Wave's highest position on the chart and is his second US top-10 album.[11] In its second week, the album dropped to number nine on the chart, earning an additional 34,000 units that week.[12] In its third week, the album remained at number nine on the chart, earning 32,000 more units.[13]

Track listing
Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Pray 4 Love"
Tre Gilliam2:58
2."Fuck the World"
  • Green
  • Tahj Vaughn
  • Thomas Horton
  • TNTXD
  • Tahj Money
2:20
3."Thief in the Night"
  • Green
  • Kendrell Mattox
  • Trentay Robinson
  • DrellOnTheTrack
  • Trillo Beatz
2:12
4."Thug Life"
  • Green
  • Gerail Harvey
Relly Made2:51
5."I Remember"
  • Green
  • Luke Clay
  • Horton
  • LC Beats
  • TNTXD
3:23
6."Rags2Riches" (featuring ATR Son Son)
  • Green
  • Adam Janeček
  • Adarsh Mani
  • DaySix
  • Zypitano
2:47
7."No Weakness"
  • Green
  • David McDowell
  • Robinson
  • DMAC
  • Trillo Beatz
3:04
8."Roaming"
  • Green
  • Aaron Tago
  • Mark Bankhead
  • Randy Turner Jr.
  • Tracy Maxwell Jr.
  • 80Apes
  • Yung Tago
2:28
9."The Greatest"
  • Green
  • Tago
  • Kyre Trask
  • Kdubb
  • Yung Tago
2:49
10."Ribbon in the Sky"
  • Green
  • Tevin Revell
Drum dummie2:43
11."5% Tints"
  • Green
  • Ahmed Tidiane Diop
  • Lance Donavan Bledsoe
  • Horton
  • SonoBeats
  • Speaker Bangerz
  • TNTXD
2:38
12."Girl of My Dreams"
  • Green
  • Alexabier Maxwell
Ace Lex2:40
13."Thug Motivation"
  • Green
  • Allen Kelly
  • Gilliam III
  • Akel
  • Tre Gilliam
2:56
14."Dark Clouds"
  • Green
  • Robinson
  • Mook on the Beat
  • Trillo Beatz
2:49
Total length:38:38
Deluxe edition[14]
No.TitleLength
15."Fire & Desire"2:20
16."Letter from Houston"2:53
17."Freestyle"2:54
18."Sack Right" (featuring Yo Gotti)2:34
19."Rags2Riches 2" (featuring Lil Baby and ATR Son Son)3:55
20."To My Grave"3:03
21."Smile"3:02
22."Out My Business"2:56
23."Through the Wire"3:43
24."FrFr"2:35
25."Ain't Mad at You"3:00
Total length:68:55

Charts
Chart performance for Pray 4 Love
Chart (2020) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[15] 2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 2
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References
  1. 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.
  2. Lamarre, Carl (July 28, 2020). "Why Rod Wave Might Be Writing Movie Scripts One Day". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. Marie, Erika (April 3, 2020). "Rod Wave Shares Up-Close-&-Personal "Pray 4 Love" Project". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  5. Thomas, Fred (April 22, 2020). "Rod Wave: Pray 4 Love review". AllMusic.
  6. Pierre, Alphonse (April 8, 2020). "Rod Wave: Pray 4 Love Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  7. Maracanica, Jon (April 9, 2020). "Rod Wave Sings Through the Pain". The New York Times. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  8. Hull, Tom (April 18, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  10. Breihan, Tom (April 3, 2020). "Stream Rod Wave's New Album Pray 4 Love". Stereogum. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  11. 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.
  12. Caulfield, Keith (April 19, 2020). "The Weeknd Makes It a Month at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  13. Keith Caulfield (April 26, 2020). "DaBaby Arrives at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Blame It on Baby". Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  14. "‎Pray 4 Love (Deluxe) by Rod Wave on Apple Music". Retrieved August 7, 2020 – via Apple Music.
  15. "Rod Wave Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  16. "Rod Wave Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
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