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 has been released for the songs "Dark Clouds", "Girl of My Dreams", "Thug Motivation", "Thief in the Night", "Pray 4 Love" and "The Greatest". A deluxe edition is set for release on August 7, 2020.

Background

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

Critical reception

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. 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". Tom Hull called it "a hip-hop lovers rock".

Commercial performance

Pray 4 Love debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 72,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. It is Rod Wave's highest position on the chart and is his second US top-10 album. In its second week, the album dropped to number nine on the chart, earning an additional 34,000 units that week. In its third week, the album remained at number nine on the chart, earning 32,000 more units.

Track listing

Charts