Cyrus Langhorne
G.O.O.D. Music's Pusha T has stepped up to add some context behind yesterday's unexpected release of his new Kanye West-produced "Lunch Money" track.
Instead of sugarcoating the song’s meaning, Pusha embraced its competitive undertones.
“It was a concept Kanye West had. He knows when he does these unorthodox tracks, I’m probably going to be the first one up to bat when it comes to tackling it,” Pusha said in an interview. “I’m here to take everybody’s lunch money. I really am. That’s what I feel like I’m doing — it’s the spirit of competition, I put out a record like this to make a statement. It’s a competitive sport.” (MTV)
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Pusha also said hip-hop fans could expect the “Lunch Money” tone to carry on to his upcoming solo album.
“That’s the type of energy I’m looking for in creating this new King Push album. It needs to be rebellious and angry. I was trying to go for that, I have expressed that to [Kanye] so many times, so I guess when he was cooking up, this is what he came up with.” (MTV)
The rap veteran’s new song premiered online Tuesday (November 18).
King Push is back. Pusha T whips up a brand new song with some help from his G.O.O.D. Music boss Kanye West. On “Lunch Money,” Push snatches the crown and makes no apologies. “This is crime by design / If the crown ain’t mine, tell me who am I behind?” he asks over the percolating beat. “Yeah, I’m takin’ ni**as’ lunch money / Too bad, I was fuckin’ hungry.” (Rap-Up)
Earlier this year, the G.O.O.D. Music star talked about his upcoming King Push solo album.
“It’s in the beginning stages. I’ve been in with Pharrell and Chad and I was in Miami for a little while, so any producer that was down there I would try to link up with in between time with The Neptunes, just to see what everybody got. But I think everybody’s gonna be really happy with this album. I’m really taking my time with it. I’m not forcing any of this music; it has to live up to the title ‘King Push.'” (Montreality)
WAF !!
Pusha T hype has dyed down–personally I never liked him as a solo artist. His flow never switches…ever. Same delivery,same speed,same subject matter. Even Ross experiments with different flows and pitches when the subject matter is the same. He just not that creative of an artist. In addition to those things this song is some Yeezus throwaway beat BS–nobody fucking with this.