1. Pusha T rose to prominence as one half of the Virginia-based hip hop duo Clipse, which he formed with his older brother Malice.
38 Facts About Pusha T
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Pusha T signed with Kanye West's record label GOOD Music, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings following his work on West's fifth album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
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Pusha T was born Terrence LeVarr Thornton on May 13,1977, in the Bronx borough of New York City, though the family soon relocated to Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he and his brother, Gene Thornton, grew up.
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Clipse's frustrations with Jive were a constant theme of the album, with Pusha T saying "I'm sorry to the fans, but them crackers weren't playing fair at Jive" on the track Mr Me Too.
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Shortly after this, Pusha T was signed to Kanye West's GOOD Music label in September 2010, and made his first appearance as a member of the GOOD roster on Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, appearing on his hit "Runaway" and premiering the song with him at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12,2010.
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On March 21,2011, Pusha T released his solo debut, a mixtape titled Fear of God, which included "My God" and featured both freestyles and original songs, and included features from Kanye West, 50 Cent, Rick Ross, Pharrell Williams and Kevin Cossom.
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The EP was originally set to be released on June 21,2011; however, it was pushed back to August 23, and for a while September 27 was believed to be the date, but after it came and went, on October 6,2011, Pusha T announced the EP was set to be released on November 8,2011.
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In 2011, Pusha T appeared on the second season of the HBO series How to Make It in America.
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Pusha T played the role of a henchman for Urban Caribbean League.
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Pusha T said that after the release of his solo debut album and the Re-Up Gang mixtape, Long Live the Cane, Clipse would reunite and release another album.
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On May 24,2012, Pusha T released a song titled "Exodus 23:1" featuring The-Dream.
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Pusha T was featured alongside West on the third single for Cruel Summer - "New God Flow".
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In October 2012, Pusha T made an appearance on the soundtrack to the film The Man with the Iron Fists on a track titled "Tick Tock" alongside fellow American rappers Raekwon, Joell Ortiz and Danny Brown.
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On October 8,2012, Pusha T released "Pain" featuring southern rapper Future, the first single from his debut album.
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On December 5,2012, Pusha T released "Blocka" the first single from his Wrath of Caine mixtape.
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In January 2013 it was announced that Pusha T would be performing at the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
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In 2013, Pusha T provided guest vocals over a Vice remix of "I'll Be Gone" for the remix album, Recharged, by American rock band Linkin Park.
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On November 19,2014, Pusha T released a standalone single titled "Lunch Money," produced by Kanye West.
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In December 2014, Pusha T King Push for a Spring 2015 release.
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On November 9,2015, Pusha T revealed to Billboard that he had been appointed the new president of GOOD Music.
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On November 12,2015, Pusha T released a single titled "Untouchable", produced by Timbaland.
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On May 31,2016, Pusha T released the lead single from his upcoming King Push album, "Drug Dealers Anonymous" featuring Jay-Z, initially exclusively through Jay-Z's streaming service Tidal.
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On May 23,2018, Pusha T announced on his Twitter page that he changed the album title from King Push to Daytona.
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In February 2020, Pusha T started a new record label, Heir Wave Media Group, to sign and develop artists from the Virginia area.
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Pusha T remained the president of GOOD Music while focusing on building a roster of artists from his home state.
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In creating the label, Pusha T cited his desire to recruit "album artists" who craft narratives and larger stories throughout their projects.
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On February 7,2022, Pusha T released "Diet Coke", the lead single from his fourth studio album It's Almost Dry, which was produced by Kanye West and 88-Keys.
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In December 2022, Pusha T announced his departure from GOOD Music after founder Kanye West's antisemitic and pro-race remarks.
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Pusha T's departure ended his tenure as the label's president.
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Pusha T later performed at the 22nd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2023.
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Pusha T premiered a song titled "Everybody Told Me 2 " where he disses West, Pusha T and GOOD Music in general.
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Since then Pusha T has responded to Consequence on a record.
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Pusha T has called Wayne's diss track "horrible" and said he felt it did not deserve a response.
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However, in September 2012, Pusha T appeared on the remix of Chief Keef's I Don't Like, where he accused Wayne of using ghostwriters saying, "My pen's better, you don't write, trendsetter, you clone-like", he has since confirmed that the line was a Wayne diss.
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Pusha T further escalated the feud on the song "Infrared" from his 2018 album Daytona, where he accused Drake of using a ghostwriter.
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On March 21,2022, Pusha T recorded a freestyle for a commercial presented by fast food chain Arby's, naming it "Spicy Fish Diss", aimed at rival fast food chain McDonald's.
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Pusha T entered into a dispute with Jim Jones, which began in May 2023 after the latter dismissed the former on the Breakfast Club, when he claimed that he "couldn't name any top five Pusha T songs".
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In November 2021, Pusha T's mother died as did his father four months later.