Kanye West

Best New Music This Week: Pusha-T, Megan Thee Stallion, Southside, and More

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  • Pusha-T f/ Ye, “Dreamin’ of the Past”


  • Megan Thee Stallion, “Plan B” 


  • Southside f/ Travis Scott & Future, “Hold That Heat” 


  • Tay Keith f/ Gunna & Lil Durk, “Lights Off”


  • Daniel Caesar f/ BADBADNOTGOOD, “Please Do Not Lean”


  • Blxst f/ Rick Ross, “Couldn’t Wait for It” 


  • Ed Sheeran f/ Lil Baby, “2Step (Remix)”


  • Redveil, “pg baby”

Kanye West Addresses Family Drama on Pusha T Album

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Kanye West’s presence is felt on Pusha T’s new album It’s Almost Dry, which dropped Friday.

In addition to executive producing the album with Pharrell, Ye is featured on “Dreamin of the Past” and “Rock N Roll.” On both tracks, he opens up about his family drama that has made headlines in the wake of his divorce from Kim Kardashian. However, he stops short of attacking his ex or her boyfriend, Pete Davidson.

“Born in the manger, the son of a stranger / When daddy’s not home, the family’s in danger,” he raps on “Dreamin of the Past,” echoing his previous sentiments about keeping his family together.

On “Rock N Roll,” which also features Kid Cudi, the father of four addresses his custody issues and tension between him and his ex-wife.

“I ain’t come to pick up the kids to pick a fight,” raps Ye, who previously claimed that Kim wouldn’t allow him inside her home to see their kids.

After a series of social media outbursts, which led to a temporary Instagram ban, Ye reportedly told Kim that he was “going away to get help” and agreed to stop harassing his estranged wife and cyberbullying Davidson.

He canceled his Coachella performance and was spotted in Utah with his girlfriend Chaney Jones.

“I just want him to be happy,” Kim told the “Not Skinny Not Fat” podcast when asked about Ye and his new girlfriend. “She seems like the sweetest. Whatever makes you happy, I don’t care what it is.”

Kanye West Raps About Family On Multiple Tracks From Pusha T’s New Album, ‘It’s Almost Dry’

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While most of Kanye West’s new music these days is locked behind his Stem Player, a couple of streaming-friendly Ye tracks surfaced today via Pusha T’s new album, It’s Almost Dry: He features on “Dreamin Of The Past” and “Rock N Roll.”

In a line from “Dreamin Of The Past,” West references the biblical birth of Jesus Christ before seemingly reflecting on his status as a divorced parent, saying, “Born in the manger, the son of a stranger / When daddy’s not home, the family’s in danger.”

Then, on “Rock N Roll,” Ye appears to address apparent issues he and Kim Kardashian have had co-parenting their children in recent months, saying, “Finally tired of comin’ and goin’, make up your mind / I ain’t come to pick up the kids to pick a fight.”

In January, West claimed he was blocked from visiting his kids at Kardashian’s because Pete Davidson was there. The next month, he said Kardashian didn’t allow him to bring their kids to a basketball game. In March, Kardashian asked West to leave the topic alone in the public eye, commenting on an Instagram post of his, “Please stop with this narrative, you were just here this morning picking up the kids for school.”

“Rock N Roll,” by the way, is the song both West and Kid Cudi appear on. A few days ago, Cudi tweeted of the track, “I did this song a year ago when I was still cool w Kanye. I am not cool w that man. He’s not my friend and I only cleared the song for Pusha cuz thats my guy. This is the last song u will hear me on w Kanye.”

Listen to “Dreamin Of The Past” and “Rock N Roll” above.