Westside Gunn – And Then You Pray For Me

Full Westside Gunn And Then You Pray For Me Album Lyrics

And Then You Pray For Me (also known as Pray for Paris 2) is the fifth and final studio album from Westside Gunn, following up his October 2022 mixtape, 10.

Although Westside Gunn teased on Twitter on all the projects he wanted to release before his retirement, including the now-scraped Michelle Records, he first teased a new album on February 21, 2023, when he took to Instagram announcing that he was working on the album while he took a month off social media, stating:

For the Past month I’ve been living overseas learning and building becoming the best designer I could possibly be, making my new album “& THEN U PRAY FOR ME” and traveling with my son FLYGOD JR. I haven’t been on social media, I’ve been living a healthy, sucka free life and I just have a new energy.. I wanna thank the fans for there concerns and truthfully I feel better than I ever have… stronger, smarter!!! I can’t wait to show u the new designs, drop the new music, and see the curations I’ve been putting together…

On March 10, 2023, during an interview with Benjamin Epps, Westside Gunn revealed that And Then You Pray For Me would be dropping during Fashion Week Paris on June 23. However, that ended up not being the case.

Then on March 25, 2023, Westside Gunn shared a snippet of a song speculated to be on the album, which features Stove God Cooks.

Then on April 17, 2023, on the third anniversary of Pray for Paris, Westside Gunn announced on Instagram that And Then You Pray For Me is a sequel to Pray for Paris and further confirmed that the album would be dropping on June 23, stating:

HAPPY BDAY to a MASTERPIECE, this album changed my life forever!!!! I wanna thank the Late Great my brother @virgilabloh for everything he has done for me and continue to do for me, “& THEN U PRAY FOR ME” drops Jun 23rd and YES this is PRAY FOR PARIS 2 releasing Fri during FASHION WEEK June This will be a diff kindve ART piece something special something diff, I also want to thank EVERYONE that was involved in this project we made a classic 🤲🏽

On June 1, 2023, Westside Gunn took to Instagram sharing a snippet of one of the beats made for this album.

On June 19, 2023, in a post wishing Conway well for his leg injury, Westside Gunn announced that starting June 20, the Pray for Paris season begins, indicating that the rollout for this album will soon to begin, stating:

Starting tomorrow PRAY FOR PARIS season officially begins…. NeW Looks, New Sounds, New energy, SUPER FLYGOD is the greatest curator in the game and “AND THEN YOU PRAY FOR ME” will continue to show that dominance whether u get it now or not by the time u catch up I’ll be on some 2030 shit

The album’s rollout began on June 21, 2023, where producer Camouflage Monk took to Instagram sharing a Billboard in Times Square of the speculated album’s cover art, depicting the Mona Lisa wearing Westside Gunn’s chains, similar to the Pray for Paris cover art designed by the late Virgil Abloh.

On June 24, 2023, Westside Gunn revealed on social media his reasoning on why he didn’t drop the album on time, which was because he was still working on the album, while also revealing a track with Denzel Curry will be on the cut.

Then on June 28, 2023, Westside Gunn took to social media previewing a track featuring JID, as well as speaking about finishing the album in Denver, stating:

I’m the illest CURATOR in the 🌎 Pulled up out here in COPENHAGEN DENMARK 🇩🇰 to get my @jidsv verse 🤲🏽🔥 finishing the album w/ the homies

FUN FACT!!!! 90% of this album was made in Europe it’s just a diff vibe from anything I’ve ever done, to be the best pound for pound you have to dominate ALL weight classes 🤲🏽🦂⚖️🐐🖼️🔥 S/O to @denzelcurryph on the pull up … we’re doing something special and if you don’t get it by the time u catch up I’ll be on some 2030 shit

Throughout late June and July 2023, Westside Gunn would travel across Europe to work on the album, teasing tracks with other artists such as Rome Streetz and Giggs, hinting that the album’s sound would lean towards more a Trap/Old School mix, rather than one or the other, something Westside Gunn has never done.

While in Dubai, Westside Gunn also teased in a series of now-deleted Instagram stories three potential cover arts for the album.

On June 24, 2023, Westisde Gunn clarified in a now-deleted Instagram story about the album’s sound, mentioning that his fans questioned if And Then You Pray For Me would be either a Boom Bap or Trap record, to which he shared a clip of Drake and Central Cee’s “On The Radar Freestyle” confirming that the album would have a mix of both styles.

Then on August 3, 2023, Westside Gunn took to Instagram sharing a trailer of the album to which it showed Cartier Williams tap dancing on the streets of Times Square, New York, while also revealing the album’s promotional cover art, designed by the late Virgil Abloh.

On September 1, 2023, Westside Gunn announced on Instagram that the album was finished but would put the album’s rollout on hold with the release of Griselda’s second film, ADOLF.

The album’s rollout would resume on September 18, 2023, where Westside Gunn took to social media revealing the sixteenth track off the album, “JALEN ROSE,” produced by Daringer.

Then on September 21, 2023, while teasing the instrumental for the track “FLIP BOUGHT A NEW LEG” featuring Rome Streetz, Westside Gunn announced that there would be a big announcement the next day.

The next day, Westside Gunn took to social media to reveal the album’s official cover art, an October 13 release, and listing on all guest starts and producers involved on the album, to which it includes Griselda’s Conway the Machine, Benny the Butcher and Boldy James, and new faces such as Ty Dolla $ign, KayCyy, EST Gee, and many more.

An official trailer for the album was released on September 23, 2023, through Westside Gunn’s Twitter page. During the album’s rollout, Westside Gunn revealed a documentary series based off the album, in which he showcased brief snippets of unreleased songs and instrumentals off the album.

On October 2, 2023, while announcing vinyl releases for the album, one of the images depict the final tracklist for the album, consisting of twenty two tracks in total. When the collection launched on Daupe’s BandCamp page, all of the features and producers were credited in each track shown by the vinyl disc.

Read All And Then You Pray For Me Album Lyrics And Tracklist By Westside Gunn Below

1. FLYGOD DiD by Westside Gunn & AA Rashid Lyrics
2. Mamas PrimeTime by Westside Gunn, JID, Conway the Machine & Cartier A Williams Lyrics
3. Kostas by Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine & Benny the Butcher Lyrics
4. 1989 by Westside Gunn, DJ Drama & Stove God Cooks Lyrics
5. Suicide In Selfridges by Westside Gunn & DJ Drama Lyrics
6. KITCHEN LIGHTS by Westside Gunn & Stove God Cooks Lyrics
7. FLYGOD 2x Lyrics
8. DunnHill (Ft. Rick Ross) Lyrics
9. House Of GLORY by Westside Gunn & Stove God Cooks Lyrics
10. JD Wrist by Westside Gunn, Stove God Cooks, Estee Nack & Trap-A-Holics Lyrics
11. Disgusting by Westside Gunn & Giggs Lyrics
12. Chloe by Westside Gunn & Ty Dolla $ign Lyrics
13. LL BOOL GUNN Lyrics
14. Babylon Bis by Westside Gunn & Stove God Cooks Lyrics
15. Ultra GriZelda (Ft. Denzel Curry) Lyrics
16. Jalen Rose by Westside Gunn & Boldy James Lyrics
17. Steve and Jony by Westside Gunn & EST Gee Lyrics
18. MR EVERYTHING by Westside Gunn & DJ Swamp Izzo (Ft. Jeezy) Lyrics
19. Freddy Js by Westside Gunn & Peezy Lyrics
20. The Revenge Of Flips Leg by Westside Gunn & Rome Streetz Lyrics
21. AND THEN YOU PRAY FOR ME by Westside Gunn & KayCyy Lyrics