Pray for Me
The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar | Artist Essentials
First released: 2018 (year verified)
Original 2018 The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The sustained sung refrain and tightly packed rap verse pull different shapes from the same driving rhythm.
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First released: 2018 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2018 release history of Black Panther: The Album. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2018 The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar studio recording
Credit: The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar
Role in this collection: Co-lead vocalist with rapper Kendrick Lamar
Original soundtrack: Black Panther: The Album
Black Panther: The Album - original 2018 program
The original soundtrack program includes Pray for Me with a pre-album February 2018 single field. The album's Kendrick Lamar lead credit is not substituted for the full song-level credit. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Pray for Me - full original song credit
The visible original song header credits The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar and dates the recording to February 2018. Their singing and rap roles remain distinct within the shared recording. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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About The Weeknd
The Weeknd is the recording name of Canadian singer and songwriter Abel Tesfaye, who grew up in Toronto's Scarborough district. House of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes of Silence introduced his dark R&B approach in 2011 before their material was gathered for Trilogy. Kiss Land began his studio-album sequence, followed by the wider pop reach of Beauty Behind the Madness and Starboy.
Artist background sources
The Weeknd - Universal Music France biography
Abel Tesfaye identity, Scarborough background, three 2011 mixtapes, subsequent compilation and named studio albums. The source's inconsistent Starboy month, outdated chart positions and inaccurate guest-role wording are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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