Right here we’ve the eighth studio LP from Buffalo, New York emcee, songwriter, entrepreneur & curator Westside Gunn. Proving his legend standing & that he’s to be a pressure to be reckoned with all in almost a decade whether or not or not it’s working one of many hottest hip hop labels in current reminiscence to his first 2 full-lengths FLYGOD & Supreme Blientele. He simply put out the eleventh installment of his notorious Halloween mixtape sequence Hitler Wears Hermes yesterday & is now following up And Then You Pray for Me with Nonetheless Praying.
After the “Waly Fay” intro & the “Justin Roberts” skit, the primary tune “Beef Bar” produced by Denny LaFlare & Statik Selektah is a lavish growth bap opener welcoming everybody to the life of the wealthy & well-known whereas “Max Caster” named after the previous AEW World Tag Staff Champion & AEW World Trios Champion dustily worries concerning the almighty greenback. “Dr. Britt Baker” that includes Brother Tom Sos named after the previous AEW Ladies’s World Champion retains it within the basement due to DJ Muggs introducing y’all to the dentist who gave them multi-million greenback smiles & “I Know Verdy” maintains a growth bap edge refusing to point out pity.
“Speedy 40” hopped over this sluggish, morbid instrumental from long-time Griselda in-house producer Daringer speaking about being too grasping whereas the cutthroat “Duran Duran” that JR Swiftz laced explaining that residing godly is all a part of the plan. “Runway Items on the Final Supper” works in a mellow backdrop combined with kicks & snares reflecting on the battle, they used to have however after the “Bike Air” interlude, “Free Pictures” by Corridor ‘N Nash pays homage to incarcerated Drumwork Music Group artist Pictures over a Conductor Williams beat.
The title observe that includes Benny the Butcher, Boldy James, Conway the Machine & Range God Prepare dinner$ pushes in direction of the ultimate moments of Nonetheless Praying with this insane 7-minute Griselda posse minimize whereas the tune “Underground King” that includes Rome Streetz returns to the growth bap speaking about how each of them are the best of all shit talkers. “LeSalle Station” correctly finishes the album by reflecting on all of the those who he’s misplaced again to again.
Coming off probably the most private challenge that West has ever made Hitler Wears Hermes XI solely 24 hours in the past, he’s persevering with the recent streak with a follow-up to And Then You Pray for Me that I believe individuals are gonna like much more than the predecessor. The manufacturing is rooted within the conventional growth bap sound Griselda is thought for in distinction to the entice heavy influences of final time & the friends all preserve his stage on the mic.
Rating: 8/10
