Westside Gunn Announces 'Pray For Paris' Followup '& Then U Pray For Me'

Revealing the news during the third anniversary of ‘Pray For Paris.’

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Westside Gunn is celebrating the third anniversary of his seminal record Pray For Paris with the announcement of its followup.

The Griselda chief took to Twitter to commemorate the album’s anniversary and reveal that its followup will be entitled & Then U Pray For Me, which drops June 23. He also took the time to honor his late friend Virgil Abloh, who created the Pray For Paris cover art using Caravaggio’s David with the Head of Goliath.

“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 & continue to do for me,” Gunn tweeted. “’& THEN U PRAY FOR ME’ drops 6/23 and YES this is PRAY FOR PARIS 2 releasing Fri during FASHION WEEK.”

Pray For Paris dropped in April 2020 and featured production work by Daringer, Beat Butcha, the Alchemist, DJ Muggs and DJ Premier, along with guest appearances from Benny the Butcher, Conway the Machine, Joey Badass, Tyler, the Creator, Boldy James, Freddie Gibbs, Roc Marciano, Wale, Joyce Wrice, Billie Essco, Keisha Plum and Cartier Williams.

Westside Gunn’s & Then U Pray For Me drops June 23.

Elsewhere in music, Frank Ocean’s Coachella 2023 weekend one set was reportedly delayed due to an ankle injury.

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