Pray 4 Love Explained

Pray 4 Love
Type:album
Artist:Rod Wave
Cover:Rod Wave - Pray 4 Love.png
Genre:Hip hop
Length:38:38
Label:Alamo Records
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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

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.[6] 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".[7] 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 (including 2,000 pure album sales) in its first week.[8] It was Rod Wave's highest position on the chart at the time, and is his second US top-10 album.[8] In its second week, the album dropped to number nine on the chart, earning an additional 34,000 units that week.[9] In its third week, the album remained at number nine on the chart, earning 32,000 more units.[10] As of December 2020, the album has earned over 1,035,000 album-equivalent units in the US.[11]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)! scope="col"
Position
US Billboard 200[12] 33
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] 16
Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Position
US Billboard 200[14] 49
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] 31
Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
US Billboard 200[16] 92
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17] 82
Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
US Billboard 200[18] 131

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Why Rod Wave Might Be Writing Movie Scripts One Day. Billboard. Lamarre. Carl. July 28, 2020. July 30, 2020.
  2. Web site: Rod Wave Chart History: Hot 100. Billboard. September 4, 2020.
  3. Web site: 6 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Yves Tumor, Yaeji, Empress Of, Thundercat, More. Yoo. Noah. Hussey. Allison. Pitchfork. April 3, 2020. April 5, 2020.
  4. Web site: Rod Wave Recorded Alone in Dark Rooms For a Month to Make Pray 4 Love. McKinney. Jessica. Complex. April 3, 2020. April 5, 2020.
  5. Web site: Rod Wave Shares Up-Close-&-Personal "Pray 4 Love" Project. Marie. Erika. HotNewHipHop.com. April 3, 2020. April 5, 2020.
  6. Web site: Pray 4 Love by Rod Wave Reviews. Album of the Year. April 15, 2020.
  7. Web site: Stream Rod Wave's New Album Pray 4 Love. Breihan. Tom. Stereogum. April 3, 2020. April 5, 2020.
  8. Web site: The Weeknd's 'After Hours' Scores Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart. Caulfield. Keith. Billboard. April 12, 2020. April 13, 2020.
  9. Web site: The Weeknd Makes It a Month at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. April 19, 2020. April 22, 2020.
  10. DaBaby Arrives at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Blame It on Baby. Keith Caulfield. Billboard. April 26, 2020. April 26, 2020.
  11. Web site: THE TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2020. HITS Daily Double. 31 December 2021.
  12. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 3, 2020.
  13. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 12, 2020.
  14. Web site: Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 3, 2021.
  15. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 3, 2021.
  16. Web site: Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 3, 2022.
  17. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 3, 2022.
  18. Web site: Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 23, 2023.

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