Pusha T Says His Lyricism Is “Up There” With Jay Z’s

    On “King Push,” a selection off his new album, My Name Is My Name, Pusha T crowns himself the “best D-Boy.” He also compares himself to Jay Z.

    “All I’m missing is a dash,” Pusha raps on the track. “Difference between me and Hova.”

    Pusha elaborated on this line during a recent interview with rapgenius.com.

    “People look at Jay in a certain light as far as lyrics, street lyrics and D-Boy lyrics,” Pusha T said. “There’s a certain level of sophistication that people have always put on Jay. He’s earned it, but I feel like I’m up there, as well. I feel like this is somebody who lives it. This is somebody who’s there. This is somebody who’s in the mix of it. I don’t want to be overlooked in no way, shape or form when it comes to street Hip Hop or any accolades that I feel are given to any artists that speak of this type of content. I always want to be compared. Jay’s the best living, so compare me to his greatness, especially if we’re talking about this. If we’re talking about the streets. I hear a lot of people saying things like, ‘The crown,’ and all this and all that, but if we’re talking about that and we’re talking about streets and lyric-driven Hip Hop, I need to be in that conversation at all times, so I just put myself there. If nobody else wants to say it, I’ll say it.” 

    Pusha T Says Dame Dash’s Help Could Aid His Career

    In a separate interview with thesource.com, Pusha T elaborated on his respect for Jay Z, Dame Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke. When asked about his line on “King Push” regarding Jay Z and Dame Dash, Pusha said that he feels he would be more successful if Dame Dash was assisting him in his career today. 

    “Oh my God,” Pusha T said. “It would have been extremely serious. If there was a true Dash with Pusha T now, it would be extremely serious…I was a fan of the trifecta, of those three, Hov, Dame and Biggs. They all brought something to the table to me. I always admired Hov for being great. I always admired Dame for being brash and believing in his man. I admired the mystique of Biggs…They were the ones who basically lived out the dream. Music was the come up. They got it. They won. Those three guys in general were definite inspirations to me.”

    In September, Pusha spoke about “King Push” to MTV.

    “When it comes to this D-Boy Rap, I don’t think there’s anybody better than me,” Pusha T said. “They gave it the title ‘Coke Rap.’ I really don’t even like the title. The first record I heard was about the streets. It was called ‘The Message.’ They didn’t give it a title of ‘Coke Rap.’ It was just about the reality of life and what’s going on right now. I just feel like there’s nobody as intricate as me when it comes to this.”

    Pusha’s interview with thesource.com can be viewed below.

    RELATED: Pusha T Details “King Push” Lyrics, Video Released

    57 thoughts on “Pusha T Says His Lyricism Is “Up There” With Jay Z’s

      1. I’m alone and immature so I’m just making this post in hopes that it might bring attention to me and I can make a friend.

    1. MALICE LITTLE BROTHER MAKES THESE CRAZY CLAIMS BUT DONT HAVE SHIT TO BACK IT UP HE CANT EVEN HEADLINE HIS OWN TOUR

    2. Saying you’re one of the top guys repeatedly won’t make it true, it just hurts you when reviews and sales numbers don’t back it up.

      Also, his brother No Malice is better than he is. Pusha even admitted that years ago.

    3. Pusha T is not exactly lyrical. He tries to be but he isn’t even there. I really like the MNIMN album, different from what we normally hear in hip hop. But he isn’t there with Jay Z. He is like all the way down there. Lets be honest, Kanye West keeps this guy relevant.

    4. “I’m alone and immature so I’m just making this post in hopes that it might bring attention to me and I can make a friend”

      Why don’t you go watch The Godfather, troll boy.

    5. The difference is that Hova can make you laugh out loud mid verse(listen to imaginary player). Pusha is an unfunny dude…He is too straightlaced…Maybe if he had learned to switch his pitch up, then maybe he would be mentioned with the Greats….

    6. i prefer Raekwon drug talk over his more style to it ….but pusha is nice tho..he is not up there with no damn jay z tho …unless we are talking kingdom come jay z on……not no early jay

    7. Right now, lyrically speaking:

      Drake > Pusha T > Jay-Z

      In terms lyrics for their entire careers:

      Jay-Z > Drake > Pusha T

    8. So are we really considering Drake lyrical? C’mon I think there are levels to this lyricism stuff. Like honestly there are some emcees that can really rap they ass off and make no damn sense with it.. My definition of lyricism and this is my opinion and that is if you can make sense when you rap or rap on topic subject and paint it so vividly for the minds eye you just rapping bars… I dont know I could be totally off base …

    9. WTF is up with all these articles on Pusha T? I get that he just had an album but damn..its like everytime he opens his mouth we gotta hear about it. They need to make a article about him pushing 40 rockin his braids like that. lol “

    10. pusha t bites jay-z all the time.

      pusha t cant hold jay z jock. even now, with jay z spitting lazy uninspired trash. jay z has more personality and power in a wack verse than pusha t has in a good verse.

      oh and pusha t album is a useless piece of shit with zero replay ability. pusha ton of interviews and talk like he’s on a different level. rap is lame buncha youtube interviews with lame rappers talking about themselves for little crack baby listeners.

      1. Jay z’s not shit. if you think so you’re an idiot. He’s overrated though. Pusha’s underrated. You’ll see when you can’t get his fuckin dick outta your mouths

    11. Shut the fuck up Pusha you sound like Drake. Your born again Christian brother Malice was always doper than you and honestly I feel what he’s doing now even though I’m not a christian or dedicated to faith like that. You’re acting like a spoiled megalomaniacal little hoe. I hope a RICO case comes back to bite you in the ass like it did all your partners . Have some couth man. Some TACT. Be humble and chill with how things have turned out and the good fortune you have despite the hardships and illegality of your activities u set up in those cocaine days in virginia beach…

    12. pushas album was solid all around but there were no 0 tracks that stood out..at the same time there wasnt a wack track on there

      alot of the beats sounded the same again none really stood out. if you wanna be up there w Jay you need atleast 1 album that noone can forget.. although MNIMN is a very solid album..noone will rly care about that like say hell hath no fury in a decade.

      ESP that 2chainz n big sean track.. SO SO WACK
      2chainz suck so bad its almost unreal

    13. This fool has some of the most simple lyrics in rap. What the fuck is happening to music? Tomorrow we’ll read an article on here about Lil Wayne visiting the moon. This is end game material right here.

    14. Pusha T says a lot of shit.. none of it really matters.. and most of it’s untrue.. such a cliche person to compare yourself too.. the richest rapper ever.. okay pusha t no one believe u except for virgina.. stfu

      1. HE AIN’T A RICHEST RAPPER, DIDDY IS. AND EVEN VIRGINIA DOES NOT FUCK WITH THIS CLOWN ASS NIGGA WHO HAD NEVER TOUCHED A SINGLE OUNCE OF COCAINE. HE’S ONLY A POSER WITH ONLY LUCK – KANYE AND NEPTUNES BEHIND HIS WACK ASS WORK. THE REAL STREET GS KNOW HOW IT WAS AND IN THE UNDERGROUND IT’S WELL-KNOWN THAT PUSHA T WAS NEVER SLANGIN.

      2. with his wife beyonces money hes def richer than diddy and didnt make his fortune off other peoples talent and skills

    15. honestly if pusha t wants to be taken seriously he needs to stop doing so many interviews. I mean i get it..its an interview about you so you’re gonna talk about yourself..but this nigga has done like 5-7 interviews since the album dropped. Chill out nigga..let your music speak. People are gonna think what they wanna think we don’t need your almost 40 year ass tellin us about how your the “greatest d-boy rapper” or how your “comparable to Hov”. Cuz im thinking to myself who the fuck strives to be the best d-boy rapper and you’re not on hov level lyrically/creatively…Now I think your full of yourself but just maybe if you shut the fuck up and let me draw my own conclusions i might say that nigga pusha T is underrated.

      real ish

    16. All I see is black roses, drug dealer poses
      Shoveling that devils angel up they noses
      Never let jail turn my Shyne into Moses
      Couldnt cleanse my soul with them Civil Rights hoses
      Panoramic roof, under glass like a coaster
      Backseat driver, racial slurs at the chauffeur
      Killian loafers, Mikimoto chokes her
      Photo-op is priceless, frame our wanted posters
      The Audacity, war brings casualty
      Bitch have my son before I face that tragedy
      I order hits, she orders mahi
      R.I.P. Vivian Blake, shout out the Shower Posse
      Gone

    17. If you have to convince people about your greatness through interviews and didn’t accomplish it off your music you just aren’t great. Get over it.

    18. [Jay-Z:]
      I be trying to chill, bitches wanna fuck me
      Every little city I go, fuck me
      Shawty mustve heard, got the word, I move that D
      Had it by a bladder, she like “oh I gotta pee”
      Ran into a Rothko in my restroom
      Singer slash actress in my bedroom
      God I have the ticket for a walk through
      Everything that do is big
      I talk big money, I talk big homes
      I sell out arenas, I call that getting dome
      Million dollar voice, came through phone
      We heading to the top, if you coming, come on
      Im Flying out to Pisa, just to get some pizza
      Fly down to Jamaica, just to roll some reefa
      Sex on the beach, left love speechless
      They say that money talk, tell these other niggas speak up
      Whats up

    19. Jay-Z is the most overrated rapper the world has ever seen. Dude raps about the same shit constantly and somehow gets away with it. I’ll never understand it.

    20. yea up there with jay z and his garbage lyrics of how much money he has. While pusha raps about how much coke he did both are garbage compared to a real lyricist like drake. Drake will body both these fake clowns on a track and he has done it to jay z already.

    21. Yeah he’s absolutely right given the records he’s cut, longevity. So many students here. Ya’ll don’t know about no Hell Hath?

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