You knew it was coming. Following Drake’s diss track, “Duppy Freestyle”, King Push has decided to respond with a record of his own. Unlike his most recent Drake jab on “Infrared”, his newest record is more than one bar at the beginning of a record. His newest record, “The Story of Adidon”, is direct and exactly what you would expect from one of the sharpest minds in rap today.
Pusha T starts off his newest Drake diss by rapping, “Drug Dealing Aside, Ghost Writing Aside, let’s have a heart to heart about your pride, even though your multi, it seems your soul isn’t alive, them M’s count different when Baby counts the pie”. Following his initial jabs at the Toronto legend, Pusha T digs deeper when he raps, “You are hiding a child” Finally, Pusha T closes the case by rapping, “I don’t see no f*ckin’ Clipse. Come on man. Weezy, man. They had to do a song with us to get hot, B.”
For the casual fan, the Pusha T-Drake feud may have come out of nowhere, but it has been brewing for nearly twelve years. In 2006, Lil’ Wayne was accused of biting the style of Pusha T’s group, Clipse, when he appeared on the cover of VIBE wearing BAPE apparel at a time when Clipse was the only major entity in rap wearing BAPE. Following the cover’s release, Pusha T’s brother and member of the Clipse, Malice, took shots at Pusha T on “Mr. Me, Too” when he rapped, “Wanna know the time? Better clock us, n*ggas bite the style from the shoes to the watches.” In an interview with Complex, Lil’ Wayne was asked about Clipse and he responded by stating, “I don’t see no fuckin’ Clipse. Come on man. Weezy, man. They had to do a song with us to get hot, B.” Shortly thereafter, video of Birdman and Lil’ Wayne kissing on the mouth surfaced. Pusha T commented on the video by saying, “You can’t kiss other men, you can’t wobble dee-wobble dee, and and you can’t bite styles. You can’t bite everybody’s style…You can’t try to rap like Jay-Z, dress like the Clipse, become a coke dealer after 5 albums, and now dress like Jim Jones. You can’t do all that and be a legend. You have to be a trendsetter and he ain’t setting any trends.” After Pusha T’s statement, the battle between the two parties came to a halt.
The beef was reignited in 2011 with Pusha T’s track, “Don’t F*ck With Me”. While Pusha T denied the rumors that it was about Wayne, many believed that it was. Not long after, those rumors appeared to be true with the release of Pusha T’s “Exodus 23:1”. On the record, Pusha T infamously said, “You signed to one n***a that signed to another n***a / That’s signed to three n***as, now that’s bad luck.” In the wake of the release, Wayne tweeted, “F*ck Pusha T and anybody that loves him.”
A year passed and a new rapper stepped into the ring, on the intro to Drake’s Nothing Was The Same, Drake took subtle shots at King Pusha by rapping, “I’m still as famous as my mentor, but that’s the boss so don’t get sent for. Don’t jump in front of a bullet you weren’t meant for.” Pusha T decided to jump anyway with the release of records like “H.G.T.V”. More recently, things have become more direct between the t’ Waynewo. On “Two Birds, One Stone”, Drake took clear shots at Pusha T’s credibility. In response, Pusha T took shots at Drake’s credibility on the outro to Daytona.
Here we are today with The Story of Adidon, you be the judge. Who’s winning this back and forth so far?
