And Then You Pray for Me

And Then You Pray for Me is the fifth studio album by American rapper Westside Gunn, released on October 13, 2023, by Griselda Records and Empire. The album is a sequel to Gunn's 2020 album Pray for Paris.

Background
In April 2023, Westside Gunn announced that the album was to be released on June 23, 2023, but it was later delayed. The album's title refers to a lyric in the song "Eric B" by Westside Gunn, where he raps: "Pray for Paris, then you pray for me." The album's cover was designed by Virgil Abloh using Caravaggio's depiction of The Entombment of Christ.

Critical reception
Writing for Pitchfork, Matthew Strauss described the album as a "symbiosis between the trap and boom-bap genres" and a "broad, loud, and messy exploration of Gunn's vision for rap and art." Philip Cluff of Clash praised the album's themes writing: "It's not just another gangster rap album but essentially a commentary on the psychological fatigue accompanying ruthlessness of the question young black men inherited from Gil Scott Heron; "Who will survive in America?" AllMusic's review described the album as "sometimes overly familiar if still satisfying." HipHopDX's Riley Wallace described the album as a "mixed bag that relies on the listener's ability to go with the flow."

Track listing
Notes
 * "House of Glory" samples Swan Lake I. Scene (Swan's Theme) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.