Pusha T Says Drake's UMG Lawsuit "Cheapens The Art" of Rap Beefs
Pusha Ttook a second to speak onDrake'slawsuitagainstUniversal Music Group(UMG), stating that it 'cheapens' the art of rap beefs.
Speaking toGQfor the newClipserecord, he revealed that they have aKendrick Lamarfeature that almost didn't make the cut. Push revealed that UMG (Def Jam's parent label) wanted him to take the song offLet God Sort Em Outafter he refused to censor Dot's verse. 'And so, after a month of not doing it, Steve Gawley, the lawyer over there was like, 'We'll, just drop the Clipse,' he continued.GQwent on to confirm Def Jam did drop both Clipse and Push.
Push added that the tense situation 'reminded him too much of 2018,' adding that he experienced a similar response for tracks that heard him 'talk[ing] his sh*t next to people closely affiliated with Drake' following the release of 'Story of Adidon.' Some of these cuts wereRick RossandLil Wayne's 'Maybach Music VI' andPop SmokeandYoung Thug's 'Paranoia.' He said, 'If [Drake's] adamant to have a lawsuit, it's only because he knows all the things that they did to suppress everything that was happening around 'Adidon' and the verses and the records and things that were happening back then.'
'I don't rate him no more,' he continued. 'The suing thing is bigger than some rap sh*t. I just don't rate you. Damn, it's like it just kind of cheapens the art of it once we gotta have real questions about suing and litigation. Like, what? For this?'
Regardless, Push clarified that he'll only participate in his and Drake's rap beef if he 'felt like it.' He explained, 'I think after everything that had been done, I don't think there was ever anything subliminal to be said ever again in life. Not only just musically, like bro, I actually was in Canada. I actually had a show and made it home. So, I can't pay attention to none of that. I did the dance for real, not to come back and tip-toe around anything.'
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