Pusha T has been forced to yet again post the European leg of his It’s Almost Dry tour. Due to “production issues” fans will have to wait a bit longer to experience the tour. The My Name Is My Name rapper took to Instagram earlier today to apologize to his fans. Additionally, while giving his apology, he cited the same issue that prevented him from giving the full experience to his U.S. fans. “Apologies to my European family, but I have to shift my European tour dates due to production issues,” King Push wrote. “After the overwhelming demand and sellouts it breaks my heart,” Push continued. Furthermore, he explained that the show couldn’t go as envisioned with the original timeframe. However, Pusha T noted that his Euro fans deserve the full experience of It’s Almost Dry and provided later dates.
Moreover, you can purchase your tickets for the new dates now at Ticketmaster. In other news, Pusha T blessed the Novo during the U.S. leg of his tour last June. He brought out Pharrell as a surprise guest. Not only that, Pusha took the time to give Skateboard P his flowers while on stage. “Without Pharrell, there is no It’s Almost Dry,” Pusha T told the audience. He continued saying, “He brought a whole different dynamic to my album, man. I love you, bro, for everything, always.” Push detailed how the In My Mind artist brought him into the game and put him on to all sorts of things throughout his career.
Pharrell who produced It’s Almost Dry alongside Ye West replied in typical Skateboard P fashion. “Man, I am just so proud of my brother. He’s been doing this for over 20 years,” the cultural architect told the crowd. He added, “Number one album in the country. Everybody has been talking about it, y’all know this is the best one.”
While it’ll be a minute ’til Puha T is back on the road touring in Europe, at least we can still listen to It’s Almost Dry while we wait. How do you feel about Push pushing the tour back? Have you listened to It’s Almost Dry? Let us know what you think in the comments below!
Teyana Taylor probably had the best time going to this year’s Met Gala. Although most times when we see Teyana outside, she’s usually enjoying life to the fullest, so this is nothing new. However, some of her celeb friends (Pusha T) weren’t feeling her choice of meal at the esteemed event. Teyana Taylor “embarrassed” her former labelmate by ordering Chick-fil-A to the Met. Push jokingly called out Teyana saying she was “embarrassing” him in front of all his celebrity friends.
Not only that, Pusha T posted on his Instagram story of the ordeal. “Teyana Taylor’s embarrassing me. She brought [Chick-fil-A] to the #MetGala. I want her away from me!…#HARLEM,” wrote the “Nosestalgia” rapper. He later added that even R&B legend Usher tried to stop Teyana Taylor, but to no avail. Although it was quite the spectacle, this is hardly the first time we’ve seen celebrities bring “normal people” food into a swanky event.
Last year Ray J went viral for going to town on a cup of noodles at the 2022 BET Awards. There must not be any food at these fancy events and award shows if this keeps happening. Despite getting absolutely cooked on social media, Ray J took it all in stride and revealed he had inked a deal with the noodle company following the incident. “Just got off the phone with Cup Noodles,” Ray J posted. “Shit good.” The 2023 Met Gala was filled with a ton of memorable moments.
The theme for this year was ” A Line of Beauty,” honoring the life and legacy of late high-fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. He was celebrated for his work at Chanel, however, the German designer had his hands dipped in many different ventures (even Magnum Ice Cream) before his passing in 2019 at 85 years old. Many notable stars popped out for this year’s prestigious event. A$AP Rocky, Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, and Jack Harlow to name a few. Doja Cat made a huge splash as she came as Lagerfeld’s beloved cat Choupette. What do you think about celebs bringing food to high-brow events? Did you catch the Met Gala? Let us know in the comments below!
At yesterday’s (May 1) Met Gala, guests were served a meal of, as Vogue notes, “chilled spring pea soup with baby vegetables, lemon crème fraîche, and truffle snow, followed by Ōra King salmon with vegetable nage, asparagus, pickled strawberries, and radish–all served on vintage china.” Caterer Olivier Cheng explained, “This menu was designed to honor the late fashion icon [Karl Lagerfeld] and pay homage to his favorite foods and global palate. These dishes were created to maintain seasonality while using some of his favorite ingredients, such as King salmon. There is a sophisticated elegance to these pairings, one we feel that he would have truly enjoyed.”
To that, Teyana Taylor said no and opted to bring her own Chick-Fil-A instead.
Pusha T couldn’t believe what he was seeing, so he documented it on his Instagram Story, showing off Taylor’s plate of chicken, waffle fries, and dipping sauce. He wrote on one of the videos, @teyanataylor is embarrassing me. She brought @chicfilausa to the #MetGala. I want her away from me…#HARLEM.” In another clip, Usher looks at what Taylor has going on and does some light teasing.
Lil Wayne is one of, if not the most, prolific Hip-Hop artists of the 21st century. As with many rappers, his success has come with various feuds stemming from several reasons. Many of these feuds have been highly publicized. However, Wayne has refrained from dropping too many diss tracks and instead sends subliminals. Let’s look at some of Wayne’s biggest feuds over his career.
Gillie Da Kid
One of Wayne’s earliest feuds was brought about because of his affiliations with Cash Money Records. In 2003, artist Gillie Da Kid left Cash Money over a disagreement regarding finances with the label’s founder Birdman. After this, Wayne dropped a diss track on Gillie Da Kid titled “Problem Solver” on his 2006 mixtape, The Carter 2, Part 2: Like Father Like Son. After the release of the “Problem Solver,” Gillie appeared on a few street DVD’s exposing how “fake” Wayne and Birdman were. Gillie claimed that he was a ghostwriter for Wayne’s album Tha Carter. Gillie said Weezy needed to slow down on his drug use. He also claimed Wayne borrowed his jewelry for a music video.
When Wayne was asked about Gillie during a video shoot, he jokingly remarked, “Who?” Gillie responded with a diss track in late 2006 over the “Cannon” instrumental, in which he dissed Wayne and Birdman. Wayne responded with a few bars on his Da Drought 3 mixtape in 2007. Gillie’s last diss track on Wayne was over the instrumental of “Stuntin’ Like My Daddy,” which Gillie titled “Frontin’ Like My Daddy.”
In 2010, Wayne was arrested and incarcerated for gun possession. Later, Gillie dropped a video stating that he did not want to see anyone in jail. This video ended the feud, as it seemed that both men dropped the beef at this point.
50 Cent
LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 05: Singer Justin Bieber, Rapper Lil Wayne, boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and rapper Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson pose after Mayweather Jr. defeats Miguel Cotto by unanimous decision in their WBA super welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 5, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Wayne and 50 Cent’s feud began in 2007 after 50 called Wayne a “whore” for working with so many artists. Fif then dissed Wayne and Birdman in his song “Part Time Lover.” He also reportedly publicly questioned MTV’s decision to rank Weezy as the No. 1 hottest MC in the game. Wayne replied to 50 Cent’s remarks in an interview, in which he complimented his peer. Wayne further said the New York rapper was a “trillionaire” and was at the place Wayne wanted to go. However, in 2008, a song by Wayne titled “Louisianimal” leaked online, and the rap icon began his verse by sending shots at 50. Wayne also sent a subliminal shot at 50 on his verse on Pimp C’s song “Let’s Talk Money.”
50 Cent then replied to these jabs in his songs “Play This on the Radio” and “Office Ricky (Go Head, Try Me)” in 2009. Fif rapped about Wayne’s decision to call his friend Eminem out. He also mocked Wayne in a video as he strummed a guitar. This came after Wayne announced the release of his rock album Rebirth.
Wayne then teased 50 Cent in 2010 with his music video for “Money on My Mind.” He can be seen picking up 50’s book, From Pieces to Weight, and laughing in the visual. 50 brought back the beef a year later with more bars on his track “Love, Hate, Love.” In 2012 and 2013, the beef seemed to have been squashed. 50 Cent wished Wayne well after suffering a seizure in 2012. The two were pictured together at a Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight.
Pusha T
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – MARCH 01: Pusha T performs live onstage in concert as he opens for 2 Chainz during the 2 Good To Be T.R.U. Tour in The Egyptian Room at Old National Centre on March 1, 2014 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joey Foley/Getty Images)
Wayne and Pusha T’s beef began in 2006 after Wayne was on the cover of Vibe wearing Japanese clothing brand A Bathing Ape’ Wayne also wore BAPE clothes in his music video for “Hustler Musik.” Pusha T and his brother Malice, along with their long-time friend, Pharrell, were some of the first rappers to wear BAPE, so they believed Wayne was biting their style. Because of this, the duo known as Clipse dropped a song titled “Mr. Me Too,” where they dissed Wayne.
When asked about these allegations in a Complex interview, Wayne said, “Talk to me like you’re talking to the best. I don’t see no fuckin’ Clipse. Come on, man. Weezy, man. They had to do a song with us to get hot, B.” Wayne also stated that Clipse and Pharrell wore BAPE, and fans thought it was “weird.” However, after he wore it, they thought it was “hot.”
Pusha T again dissed Wayne on Clipse’s track “Re-Up Gang Intro” and again on “Open Your Eyes.” The beef appeared over after Wayne was incarcerated in 2010. Pusha T publicly voiced his support for Wayne. However, Pusha returned with more bars for Wayne in 2012 when he dropped a single titled “Exodus 23:1.” On the song, he sent many shots at Wayne and Drake. After the song’s release, Wayne tweeted, “Fuk pusha t and anybody that love em.” He dropped a diss track the same day of the tweet titled “Goulish.” Pusha by calling it “weak.”
Birdman
Birdman, aka Baby with Lil’ Wayne during Universal Motown Records Annual Holiday Party – December 13, 2005 at Earth in New York, New York, United States. (Photo by John Ricard/FilmMagic)
Perhaps Wayne’s most heated and publicized feud of Lil Wayne’s career has been with Birdman. Birdman is the CEO of Cash Money Records and took Lil Wayne under his wing as a teenager. Wayne has often referred to Birdman as his “father,” however, in 2014, things took a turn. Wayne aired out his public grievances toward Birdman and Cash Money due to the pushback of his album Tha Carter V.
In December of 2014, less than a week after Tha Carter V’s intended release, Wayne took to Twitter to voice his frustrations. He wrote, “I want off this label and nothing to do with these people but unfortunately it ain’t that easy.” Weezy also tweeted, “I am a prisoner and so is my creativity.” Things heated up in January of 2015, as Wayne filed a $51 million lawsuit against Birdman and Cash Money. He cited that Birdman violated the terms of his contract by refusing to release Tha Carter V.
Wayne signed a streaming deal with Jay Z’s platform Tidal and also attempted to remove Birdman from Young Money Records legally. An indictment in July 2015 claimed that Birdman and Young Thug conspired to kill Wayne after shots were fired at his tour bus. However, neither man was charged with any crime. A day after the shooting, Birdman sued Tidal for $50 million after they released Wayne’s mixtape Free Weezy.
In 2016, the two attempted to reconcile. Both appeared on-stage together and were also pictured in the studio. However, Wayne proceeded to diss Birdman on his verse on Chance the Rapper’s “No Problems” and again yelled “Fuck Cash Money” at a live performance. Wayne then filed a $40 million lawsuit against Universal Music Group. In September 2016, judges sided with Wayne in his lawsuit against Birdman. Yet in November, Birdman called off negotiations regarding the lawsuit. The beef seems to be over, but only time will tell.
Jim Jones has had a lot to say about Pusha T over the past few of weeks, despite the rappers seemingly having no recent issue with each other. It all started when Jim Jones made an appearance on Spotify’s RapCaviar podcast, where he made an objection to Billboard and VIBE’s 50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time list. Jim Jones specifically took issue with Pusha T’s placement at No. 29, saying, “What has he done that puts him in the greatest rappers of all time besides talk about coke that he probably didn’t get himself?”
Jones continued, “He’s nice as sh*t. He could rap his ass off, but what has he done? Nobody has dressed like him. Nobody wants to be like Pusha T. I don’t remember nothing. And let’s not be evil, but we don’t talk about rap where the n**** that’s popping the b*tches wanna f*ck and the n****s wanna be like. I don’t know too many n****s in this game that was leaning towards being like Pusha T.” Jones doubled down on his comments during a later appearance on The Breakfast Club, saying, “Could you name five Pusha T records? No. Could you rap to five Pusha T records?” He added, “I never wanted to be like Pusha, I never had a Pusha moment in my life. Where I’m from, n****s wanted to be like you if you was really that dude as a rapper.”
Music fans knew it was only a matter of time until Pusha T offered a response to Jones’ comments and it appears that may have sent his first minor shot. On April 21, Pusha T posted a picture with fashion designer Jerry Lorenzo ahead of his performance at the Fear of God fashion show at the Hollywood Bowl. “Places they’ll never be, stages they’ll never see…,” Pusha wrote under the post. “Jerry, you turned the Hollywood Bowl into your world and let me be apart of it…forever grateful.”
It’s not the most direct response to Jim Jones’ comments, but for some, it’s direct enough.
You can view Pusha T’s post above and judge for yourself.
Each Kanye sighting is as exciting as the next. You never know what he’ll get up to. The Chicago artist has kept a low-key profile over the past few months, likely in an attempt to repair the damage he’s done to his reputation and bank accounts. The music industry, for the most part, shunned him, similar to the fashion world as a whole. With Yeezy down bad, the artist behind Donda definitely needs to do more than praise Jonah Hill to earn the forgiveness of the Jewish community and everyone else he hurt in the process.
Fortunately for him, there are still many in his corner. Jerry Lorenzo of Fear Of God appears to have plenty of love for the Chicago artist. Ye came through to Fear Of God’s runway presentation at the Hollywood Bowl on April 19th, 2023. It marked the fashion imprint’s first runway show. Though Ye was merely an attendee, his presence certainly captured the audience. The rapper appeared with his wife, Bianca Censori, masked up to the event in an all-black fit. Censori donned a skin-tight latex suit, with a similar color mask.
Besides Ye, Lorenzo evidently pulled out some of his pals in the music industry to assist with his debut runway presentation. Pusha T hit the stage at one point. Despite the rumors of Ye and Push’s issues, it’s quite clear the former has no regrets about the music they’ve released over the years. At one point, “Feel The Love,” Ye and Kid Cudi’s collab track from Kids See Ghosts, began playing and the “Jesus Walks” rapper was catching a serious vibe in a face mask. He later removed the mask as “Blood On The Leaves” began to play.
Ye’s recent appearance at the Fear Of God show comes shortly after he quietly pulled out of the 2024 elections. After a tumultuous campaign run in late 2022, Ye apparently decided to put his focus on more meaningful aspects of his life, such as his family. Adam Camacho, a documentary producer that Ye hired, said that artist told him that he’s “concentrating on the school, The Donda Academy, and my new wife, and my kids, and that’s it. I just want to be left alone.” Perhaps, Ye will return to the fold soon enough but some time away from the limelight might be the best thing for him right now.
Dating as a normal person is hard enough, but in the celebrity world, there are countless added pressures that make relationships even more difficult to maintain. While many couples inevitably crash and burn after putting in their best effort, others have weathered the course and stayed together through various ups and downs. Among them are Pusha T and his wife, Virginia Williams, who got candid about her marriage to the rapper during a recent Q&A session on her Instagram Story. Earlier this week, she got an inquiry asking, “Was it hard dating a celebrity in the beginning? How do you handle it now?”
The mother of one selected a photo of her and her husband as a background before diving into her honest response. “INITIALLY the only thing hard about it was being ok with being the oddball in the room,” Williams wrote. “Not looking like a ‘rapper girlfriend/wife,” she added, seemingly referring to the standard plastic surgery and cosmetic filler-clad appearance of others on the arms of popular artists. “I [used] to feel awkward amongst the women who had a fake ass, bodycon dress, and cake face,” Pusha T’s wife admitted.
However, it seems that she’s since become more confident in herself, noting at the end of her post that, “for a while now I’ve thought I’m way cooler .” While some IG users are inspired by Williams’ confidence, others think that she was being unnecessarily critical of women who undergo cosmetic enhancements. “That sounds like an insecure issue to me,” one person wrote in @theneighborhood talk’s comment section. “Another woman’s body, real or fake never made me feel any type of way,” someone else chimed in. “What’s sad is we as women down each other down over men that’s gonna smash whichever woman he feels like it yikes.”
Speaking in her defense, another user told a similar story of their own. “I appreciate her transparency and more women should speak on this. I’ve been to Dubai with my man and while I consider myself a very secure woman, all of the plastic surgery, etc can make you catch a few moments of insecurity,” they shared. “You start picking at your flaws because you are around so much cosmetic “perfection”. So I can only imagine what it’s like at her scale.” Do you think that Virginia Williams took things too far? Let us know below, and check back later for more pop culture news.
.” While some IG users are inspired by Williams’ confidence, others think that she was being unnecessarily critical of women who undergo cosmetic enhancements. “That sounds like an insecure issue to me
,” one person wrote in @theneighborhood talk’s comment section. “Another woman’s body, real or fake never made me feel any type of way,” someone else chimed in. “What’s sad is we as women down each other down over men that’s gonna smash whichever woman he feels like it