Phoenix haven’t historically been known for their collaborations, but they’ve actually been busting them out as of late. Their latest album, 2022’s Alpha Zulu, includes the Ezra Koenig-featuring “Tonight,” Clairo joined the group for a remix of “After Midnight” earlier this year, and now Phoenix has unveiled another new Alpha Zulu remix, featuring Pusha T, Benee, and Chad Hugo.
That may seem like a random or unexpected mix of collaborators, but it all makes sense: The band said in a statement, “A huge thank you to le Roi Pusha-T – most played artist in our backstage; to Chad Hugo, who always showed up when we were playing in Virginia, it’s about time we worked together! And to Benee, who worked at light speed to make this happen and added some magic. MERCI!!!”
The band’s Thomas Mars previously told Uproxx of Alpha Zulu, “Every album we make is a reaction to previous one. As we were digging into this one, we realized that we were putting the songs that had the least in common together. We tried to open the spectrum as much as possible and make a little bit of a Frankenstein.”
With Drake’s latest full length LP dropping this morning(October 6) at 6am, many critics and fans alike have been waiting on the latest updates to For All The Dogs, especially after he fired shots at Kanye on “8am In Charlotte”, coupled with the visual featuring his son Adons. With the release of the tracklist, it was impossible not to notice that the opening track was titled “Virginia Beach”, which is, of course, the hometown of Drake’s once arch nemesis Pusha T.
Social media has been going crazy with reactions and speculations about “Virginia Beach” with Drake referencing jewelry Pusha bought at an auction originally owned by Pharrell only prompted rumors as to who’s next on the hit list.
21 years ago, Terrence and Gene Thorton aka Pusha T and Malice put out Lord Willin’, The Clipse’s debut album that helped them solidify their spots within honorable mention of some of the best lyricists in the game.
Produced exclusively by the Neptunes on Pharrell Williams’ Star Trak imprint, the album displayed The Clipse’s microphone prowess, which helps the squares navigate through their cocaine-flooded street slang. Along with artists like Timbaland and Magoo, Missy Elliot, and Pharrell, The Clipse was an intricate part of establishing VA as one of the East Coast’s strongholds in Hip Hop, which made room for artists like Chris Brown and Wale to add on to the legacy.
Some of the most memorable gems from the Twin Thorton’s first album include “Cot Damn” featuring their Re-Up Gang affiliates Ab-Liva and Philly’s Roscoe P. Coldchain, “When The Last Time” with their Star Trak team members Kelis and Pharrell, and the infamous “Grindin’” with remixes featuring Noreaga, and another infamous duo, Lil Wayne and Birdman.
Salute to Pusha, No Malice, Pharrell, and the rest of the Star Trak team for pushing out this timeless classic!
Drake is not down with Pusha T. Escalating the beef, Drake has drug King Push’s longtime friend Pharrell Williams into the drama.
Drake appears on Travis Scott’s UTOPIA album and goes right back at Pusha T, but references the historic chains he purchased that once belonged to Pharrell. Let Drake tell it; he melted them down already.
“Man, fuck all that spinning the narrative shit I melt down the chains I bought from your boss Give a fuck about all of that heritage shit Since V not around the members done hung up the Louis They not even wearing that shit”
– Drake
Drake disses Pusha T & Pharrell on new song off Travis Scott’s UTOPIA, “Meltdown”
Drake purchased the Jacob & Co. skateboard pendant that Pharrell once wore frequently. It was part of an online auction and sold for $103K. Drake was then spotted with the chain in St. Barth’s and the “Jumbotron Shit Poppin” video. He is also believed to have purchased other pieces of Pharrell’s chain.
Drake was done with his jewelry purchases, promoting the single, The Boy showed off Tupac’s ring which soared past $1 million at Sotheby’s to promote the single.
Travis Scott‘s new album Utopia has everyone talking. Utopia marks his fourth album, and his first in five years. As Scott is wont to do, he initially withheld the features upon revealing the tracklist, however, upon first listen, fans were quick to identify a frequent collaborator of Scott’s — none other than Drake.
Drake is featured on “Meltdown,” which contains not only a hypnotic beat switch, but perhaps some cryptic bars.
Upon streaming “Meltdown,” fans believed that Drake may have subliminally dissed Pusha T.
“I melt down the chains that I bought from your boss, give a f*ck about all of that heritage sh*t / Since V not around the members done hung up the Louis they not even wearing that sh*t”
It’s not unlikely that Drake is referring to the fact that he purchased a 14K three-tone N.E.R.D pendant chain ($2,184,000), a white gold brain pendant chain ($725,000), and a skateboard pendant chain ($103,750) — which he revealed in the video for the Her Loss cut “Jumbotron Sh*t Poppin’, with 21 Savage.
As many of us know, Drake and Pusha T have been beefing since 2018, when the two exchanged a series of diss tracks aimed at each other.
You can listen to “Meltdown” above.
Utopia is out now via Epic Records and Cactus Jack. Find more information here.
Back in early June, government officials canvased an area of the White House where visitors are asked to leave their phones while in the President’s residence. They found a small amount of cocaine, causing Secret Services to investigate who might’ve brought the illegal substance in. However, they can simply turn to the hip-hop special detectives for one obvious suspect: Pusha-T.
The rapper from Virginia Beach visited the White House back during the Obama administration. And even though that was over seven years ago, Pusha fans were convinced the rapper was the culprit for stashing the goods in the heart of American politics. They even think this is good fodder for a new Pusha-T verse. Somebody commented, “This one is just absolutely teed up for an all-time @PUSHA_T bar.” While the accusations could be serious, the comment thread is anything but.
The rapper’s entire persona circles around “moving bricks.” Whether he’s actually done that before or does so presently is up for debate. But the name “Pusha T” is almost synonymous with cocaine. It’s pretty bad when Twitter “solves the case” with a picture of you by former President Barack Obama tagged to the original Tweet about the found stash, and people agree. Other hip-hop artists who have been linked to the presidential powder include Freddie Gibbs and the Griselda Big Three, also notorious hard drug fiends.
In other, actual Pusha T news, he’s been beefing with Jim Jones nonstop. There was a diss track that came out, but it turned out to be generated by artificial intelligence. Other than the current feud, Pusha and his musical comrade Pharrell have shown each other some love over the past few weeks. As far as actual music, there hasn’t been much from the Pusha camp. However, with this latest cocaine controversy, best believe he’ll keep this in his back pocket for a new song soon.
Cam’ron knows his Dipset brother Jim Jones is currently battling with Pusha T and offered some words on Instagram.
“Naaa Push!!! Me and capo definitely don’t be on the same page all the time. But I don’t go against the family (Harlem),” Cam wrote. “Don’t use no old problems we had to try and win a battle. Get in dat booth. U nice but @jimjonescapo got u on the ropes and u aint Ropa-doping!! And I don’t care if y’all put me in y’all bars I quit. I do sports.”
Jim Jones is ready for all the smoke. Calling QueenzFlip on The Joe Budden Podcast, Jones asked the group of guys who would slide for Pusha T in the rap battle.
“Who’s gonna spin the block for him? Is Pharrell gonna spin the block for him? Is Malice gonna say a prayer? Who’s gonna spin the block for him?” Jones said. “I’m talking about musically, too. I ain’t talking about thug shit, we already know I can do that. Who he got that’s gon’ spin the block for him? Malice is a preacher who works at Walmart.”
JoeBuddenPodcast: Patreon Exclusive : Jim Jones calls the JBP to discuss Pusha T diss pic.twitter.com/XL4W9pqReF
Like many of us in rap, Joe Budden is watching Jim Jones and Pusha T heat up. Speaking on a previous episode, Joe is looking to stay Switzerland in the beef.
“Boy, am I torn,” Joe opened. “On one hand I know to leave Push, you leave him alone. Retired me, active me, if I were ever gonna, I would get at that n***a actually, but boy would I be respectful of my approach.
“I’d have to lead with the jab. A lot of thought would go into it. Pusha T is a methodical man outside of rapping he is a methodical thinking, planning man.”
Over the weekend, Jim Jones fired back at Pusha T after his diss. Jones bypassed the glamorous backdrop of Paris for the block of Harlem, dropping a response to King Push over a hanging mic outside a bodega.
In a response called “Summer Collection,” a From the Block performance, Jones slings jabs at Pusha, including saying he is a fake JAY-Z, saying his diss was trash, joking about his fashion, and alluding that Pusha’s brother, No Malice, used crack.
If you are catching up on how this started, Jim Jones had feelings about Pusha T’s career earlier this year, and as expected, King Push had some words back. Pusha T and his brother No Malice joined their friend Pharrell Williams’ Louis Vuitton menswear fashion show.
As the duo strolled, a new Clipse record played, the first in 13 years, and Pusha had some bars that fans believe to be a response to Jim.
“Beware of my name, that there’s delegate You know I know where you’re delicate Crush you to pieces, I’ll hum a breath of it I will close your heaven for the hell of it”
And another set of more pointed bars:
“You’d think there’d be honor amongst veterans I am watching your fame escape relevance We’re all in the room, but here’s the elephant You’re chasing a feature out of your element”
A new Clipse song w/ Push possibly goin at Jim Jones has surfaced.
You’d think there’d be honor amongst veterans/ I am watching your fame escape relevance/ We’re all in the room, but here’s the elephant/ You’re chasing a feature out of your element.pic.twitter.com/fD0yYi81w6
— Ruben || Check the Rhyme (@checktherhyme1_) June 20, 2023
If you are wondering what started all of this, Jim Jones has been critical of Pusha T’s placement on Billboard’s Top 50 Rappers of all-time list. In short, Jim Jones wondered what made Pusha worthy of a ranking and also challenged his importance to HIp-Hop culture. Moments of this are captured by HipHopDX and also his return to The Breakfast Club.
Jim Jones is ready for all the smoke. Calling QueenzFlip on The Joe Budden Podcast, Jones asked the group of guys who would slide for Pusha T in the rap battle.
“Who’s gonna spin the block for him? Is Pharrell gonna spin the block for him? Is Malice gonna say a prayer? Who’s gonna spin the block for him?” Jones said. “I’m talking about musically, too. I ain’t talking about thug shit, we already know I can do that. Who he got that’s gon’ spin the block for him? Malice is a preacher who works at Walmart.”
JoeBuddenPodcast: Patreon Exclusive : Jim Jones calls the JBP to discuss Pusha T diss pic.twitter.com/XL4W9pqReF
Like many of us in rap, Joe Budden is watching Jim Jones and Pusha T heat up. Speaking on a previous episode, Joe is looking to stay Switzerland in the beef.
“Boy, am I torn,” Joe opened. “On one hand I know to leave Push, you leave him alone. Retired me, active me, if I were ever gonna, I would get at that n***a actually, but boy would I be respectful of my approach.
“I’d have to lead with the jab. A lot of thought would go into it. Pusha T is a methodical man outside of rapping he is a methodical thinking, planning man.”
Over the weekend, Jim Jones fired back at Pusha T after his diss. Jones bypassed the glamorous backdrop of Paris for the block of Harlem, dropping a response to King Push over a hanging mic outside a bodega.
In a response called “Summer Collection,” a From the Block performance, Jones slings jabs at Pusha, including saying he is a fake JAY-Z, saying his diss was trash, joking about his fashion, and alluding that Pusha’s brother, No Malice, used crack.
If you are catching up on how this started, Jim Jones had feelings about Pusha T’s career earlier this year, and as expected, King Push had some words back. Pusha T and his brother No Malice joined their friend Pharrell Williams’ Louis Vuitton menswear fashion show.
As the duo strolled, a new Clipse record played, the first in 13 years, and Pusha had some bars that fans believe to be a response to Jim.
“Beware of my name, that there’s delegate You know I know where you’re delicate Crush you to pieces, I’ll hum a breath of it I will close your heaven for the hell of it”
And another set of more pointed bars:
“You’d think there’d be honor amongst veterans I am watching your fame escape relevance We’re all in the room, but here’s the elephant You’re chasing a feature out of your element”
A new Clipse song w/ Push possibly goin at Jim Jones has surfaced.
You’d think there’d be honor amongst veterans/ I am watching your fame escape relevance/ We’re all in the room, but here’s the elephant/ You’re chasing a feature out of your element.pic.twitter.com/fD0yYi81w6
— Ruben || Check the Rhyme (@checktherhyme1_) June 20, 2023
If you are wondering what started all of this, Jim Jones has been critical of Pusha T’s placement on Billboard’s Top 50 Rappers of all-time list. In short, Jim Jones wondered what made Pusha worthy of a ranking and also challenged his importance to HIp-Hop culture. Moments of this are captured by HipHopDX and also his return to The Breakfast Club.
With the beef between Jim Jones and Pusha T continuing to bubble, Jadakiss offers his opinion on the issue dominating headlines.
Speaking at the BET Awards with Bootleg Kev, Jadakiss revealed he isn’t a fan of battles.
“I’m not really vying for what’s going on with that,” Kiss said. “If it was supposed to happen, that’s cool, but I don’t like…It’s cool but it ain’t cool for me. I don’t like the matchup.
“They both legends. It’s always dope when there’s no extra additives…if it stays like that and if there’s no lines crossed outside of rap, I’ll love it. Just keep it rap.”
Over the weekend, Jim Jones fired back at Pusha T after his diss. Jones bypassed the glamorous backdrop of Paris for the block of Harlem, dropping a response to King Push over a hanging mic outside a bodega.
In a response called “Summer Collection,” a From the Block performance, Jones slings jabs at Pusha, including saying he is a fake JAY-Z, saying his diss was trash, joking about his fashion, and alluding that Pusha’s brother, No Malice, used crack.
If you are catching up on how this started, Jim Jones had feelings about Pusha T’s career earlier this year, and as expected, King Push had some words back. Pusha T and his brother No Malice joined their friend Pharrell Williams’ Louis Vuitton menswear fashion show.
As the duo strolled, a new Clipse record played, the first in 13 years, and Pusha had some bars that fans believe to be a response to Jim.
“Beware of my name, that there’s delegate You know I know where you’re delicate Crush you to pieces, I’ll hum a breath of it I will close your heaven for the hell of it”
And another set of more pointed bars:
“You’d think there’d be honor amongst veterans I am watching your fame escape relevance We’re all in the room, but here’s the elephant You’re chasing a feature out of your element”
A new Clipse song w/ Push possibly goin at Jim Jones has surfaced.
You’d think there’d be honor amongst veterans/ I am watching your fame escape relevance/ We’re all in the room, but here’s the elephant/ You’re chasing a feature out of your element.pic.twitter.com/fD0yYi81w6
— Ruben || Check the Rhyme (@checktherhyme1_) June 20, 2023
If you are wondering what started all of this, Jim Jones has been critical of Pusha T’s placement on Billboard’s Top 50 Rappers of all-time list. In short, Jim Jones wondered what made Pusha worthy of a ranking and also challenged his importance to HIp-Hop culture. Moments of this are captured by HipHopDX and also his return to The Breakfast Club.
Like many of us in rap, Joe Budden is watching Jim Jones and Pusha T heat up. Speaking on his uber-popular The Joe Budden Podcast, Joe is looking to stay Switzerland in the beef.
“Boy, am I torn,” Joe opened. “On one hand I know to leave Push, you leave him alone. Retired me, active me, if I were ever gonna, I would get at that n***a actually, but boy would I be respectful of my approach.
“I’d have to lead with the jab. A lot of thought would go into it. Pusha T is a methodical man outside of rapping he is a methodical thinking, planning man.”
Over the weekend, Jim Jones fired back at Pusha T after his diss. Jones bypassed the glamorous backdrop of Paris for the block of Harlem, dropping a response to King Push over a hanging mic outside a bodega.
In a response called “Summer Collection,” a From the Block performance, Jones slings jabs at Pusha, including saying he is a fake JAY-Z, saying his diss was trash, joking about his fashion, and alluding that Pusha’s brother, No Malice, used crack.
If you are catching up on how this started, Jim Jones had feelings about Pusha T’s career earlier this year, and as expected, King Push had some words back. Pusha T and his brother No Malice joined their friend Pharrell Williams’ Louis Vuitton menswear fashion show.
As the duo strolled, a new Clipse record played, the first in 13 years, and Pusha had some bars that fans believe to be a response to Jim.
“Beware of my name, that there’s delegate You know I know where you’re delicate Crush you to pieces, I’ll hum a breath of it I will close your heaven for the hell of it”
And another set of more pointed bars:
“You’d think there’d be honor amongst veterans I am watching your fame escape relevance We’re all in the room, but here’s the elephant You’re chasing a feature out of your element”
A new Clipse song w/ Push possibly goin at Jim Jones has surfaced.
You’d think there’d be honor amongst veterans/ I am watching your fame escape relevance/ We’re all in the room, but here’s the elephant/ You’re chasing a feature out of your element.pic.twitter.com/fD0yYi81w6
— Ruben || Check the Rhyme (@checktherhyme1_) June 20, 2023
If you are wondering what started all of this, Jim Jones has been critical of Pusha T’s placement on Billboard’s Top 50 Rappers of all-time list. In short, Jim Jones wondered what made Pusha worthy of a ranking and also challenged his importance to HIp-Hop culture. Moments of this are captured by HipHopDX and also his return to The Breakfast Club.
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Jim Jones calls the JBP to discuss Pusha T diss 
