While his previous effort, And Then You Pray for Me , experimented heavily with trap influences that polarized some long-time fans, Still Praying is a curated masterpiece of "underground hip-hop at its finest". Gunn described the project as a way to prove that he is not just the genre's "best curator" but can also "rap [his] ass off". Gangsta Grillz x 4th Rope
Following the luxury-heavy sounds of Pray for Paris and And Then You Pray for Me , Westside Gunn sought to bridge his high-fashion evolution with the "boom bap" energy that first built the Griselda empire. He described the album as the beginning of a "new era" for Griselda Records, dedicated to his hometown of Buffalo and friends lost along the way. Westside Gunn DJ Drama Still Praying Zip