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
  • DJ Flamez
  • 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)		 SoulFly
(2021)
Deluxe edition cover
Singles from Pray 4 Love
  1. "Dark Clouds"
    Released: November 21, 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

Pray 4 Love is the second studio album by American rapper and singer 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". A deluxe edition was released on August 7, 2020 and contains guest appearances from Yo Gotti and Lil Baby—the latter appears on the remix of "Rags2Riches".[1] 12 of the album's tracks charted on the Billboard Hot 100, with "Rags2Riches" becoming Rod Wave's highest-charting song at the time, peaking at number 12.[2] Each of the album's singles were accompanied with a music video.[3]

Background

The rapper revealed that the album was created in only one month.[4] 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'".[5] Generally, he wanted the album listeners to feel like him instead of "pinpoint just one" message.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Pitchfork7.3/10[7]
The New York Times(positive)[8]
Tom HullB+ ((2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention))[9]

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.[10] 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".[11] Tom Hull called it "a hip-hop lovers rock".[9]

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.[12] It was Rod Wave's highest position on the chart at the time, and is his second US top-10 album.[12] In its second week, the album dropped to number nine on the chart, earning an additional 34,000 units that week.[13] In its third week, the album remained at number nine on the chart, earning 32,000 more units.[14] As of December 2020, the album has earned over 1,035,000 album-equivalent units in the US.[15]

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
  • MalikOTB
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
  • TnTXD
  • LC
3:23
6."Rags2Riches" (featuring ATR Son Son)
  • Green
  • Adam Janeček
  • Adarsh Mani
  • Zypitano
  • DaySix
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
  • Yung Tago
  • Lil KDubb
  • hagan
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
  • Olivier Bassil
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[16]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
15."Fire & Desire"Ace Lex2:20
16."Letter from Houston"
  • TnTXD
  • Tahj Money
  • LondnBlue
  • Karltin Bankz
2:53
17."Freestyle"
  • TnTXD
  • Timmy da Hitman
  • KobéBeats
2:54
18."Sack Right" (featuring Yo Gotti)
2:34
19."Rags2Riches 2" (featuring Lil Baby and ATR Son Son)
  • Zypitano
  • DaySix
3:55
20."To My Grave"
  • Yung Tago
  • Tom French
  • CedDidIt
3:03
21."Smile"
  • DrellOnTheTrack
  • Trillo Beatz
  • Seph Got the Waves
3:02
22."Out My Business"
  • JetsonMade
  • TnTXD
  • J Diesel
2:56
23."Through the Wire"
  • TnTXD
  • Tahj Money
  • LondnBlue
  • Karltin Bankz
3:43
24."FrFr"D Swish2:35
25."Ain't Mad at You"
  • DrellOnTheTrack
  • Trillo Beatz
  • AKel
3:00
Total length:68:55

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Pray 4 Love
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[27] Gold 40,000‡
United States (RIAA)[28] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Lamarre, Carl (July 28, 2020). "Why Rod Wave Might Be Writing Movie Scripts One Day". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Rod Wave Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. ↑ Marie, Erika (April 3, 2020). "Rod Wave Shares Up-Close-&-Personal "Pray 4 Love" Project". HotNewHipHop.com. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  6. ↑ Thomas, Fred (April 22, 2020). "Rod Wave: Pray 4 Love review". AllMusic.
  7. ↑ Pierre, Alphonse (April 8, 2020). "Rod Wave: Pray 4 Love Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  8. ↑ Maracanica, Jon (April 9, 2020). "Rod Wave Sings Through the Pain". The New York Times. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  9. 1 2 Hull, Tom (April 18, 2020). "Music Week". Tomhull.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Pray 4 Love by Rod Wave Reviews". Album of the Year. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  11. ↑ Breihan, Tom (April 3, 2020). "Stream Rod Wave's New Album Pray 4 Love". Stereogum. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  12. 1 2 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.
  13. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (April 19, 2020). "The Weeknd Makes It a Month at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  14. ↑ Keith Caulfield (April 26, 2020). "DaBaby Arrives at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Blame It on Baby". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  15. ↑ "THE TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2020". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  16. ↑ "Pray 4 Love (Deluxe) by Rod Wave on Apple Music". Retrieved August 7, 2020 – via Apple Music.
  17. ↑ "Rod Wave Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Rod Wave Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Rod Wave Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  23. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  24. ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  26. ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  27. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Rod Wave – Pray 4 Love". Music Canada. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  28. ↑ "American album certifications – Rod Wave – Pray 4 Love". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
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