Right here we have now 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 practically 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 collection 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 track “Beef Bar” produced by Denny LaFlare & Statik Selektah is a lavish increase bap opener welcoming everybody to the life of the wealthy & well-known whereas “Max Caster” named after the previous AEW World Tag Group Champion & AEW World Trios Champion dustily worries in regards to the almighty greenback. “Dr. Britt Baker” that includes Brother Tom Sos named after the previous AEW Girls’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 increase 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 dwelling godly is all a part of the plan. “Runway Items on the Final Supper” works in a mellow backdrop blended with kicks & snares reflecting on the conflict, 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 the direction of the ultimate moments of Nonetheless Praying with this insane 7-minute Griselda posse lower whereas the track “Underground King” that includes Rome Streetz returns to the increase 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 that he’s misplaced again to again.
Coming off essentially the most private challenge that West has ever made Hitler Wears Hermes XI solely 24 hours in the past, he’s persevering with the new 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 increase bap sound Griselda is thought for in distinction to the lure heavy influences of final time & the visitors all preserve his degree on the mic.
Rating: 8/10
