The current Black Lives Matter movement has sparked plenty of discussion on how do we interact with law enforcement during marches, citywide events and more. On Sunday (June 21), Pusha T found his name being tossed into the fire after a photo emerged of the Virginia Beach rapper posing with a police officer in Petersburg, Virginia.
The brand new father was passing out food and other goods during a ‘Feed Your City Challenge’ event, along with Trey Songz, Suave House music exec Tony Draper and former NBA star Ricky Davis among others. Pusha started the initiative two weeks ago in Norfolk, Virginia which is an hour and a half outside of Petersburg.
“The event is to give back, to help people that are in need,” Draper told the Richmond Times-Dispatch. “There are a lot of people who are hungry out here, and they need help. Me and Ricky are not too high on the horse that we can’t come down and touch the people.”
With officers on hand to help, Pusha stopped for a brief photo with an unidentified Petersburg police officer and drew the ire of some on social media, alleging that the photo with the officer was equally offensive to the blackface photo Pusha revealed of Drake during their 2018 feud.
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“I KNOW THAT’S NOT PUSHA T WITH THE PETERSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT,” one fan wrote. “I need context bro not Pusha!!!”
Regardless of context, fans on both sides of the issue have armored up on social media to either defend or slander the Daytona rapper. See some of the responses below.
It’s funny when your own people will tear you down for trying to ease tensions, and show unity as a people. As Americans. The supposed Drake beef has nothing to do with. Hope y’all stretched before doing all that reaching cause that muscle strain gonna hurt.
Fuck Twitter
I’m curious…. What’s the difference between a black person hating all police after witnessing a few engage in brutality and a white person hating all blacks because a black person robbed them at knife point? Maybe save your vitriol for those that are actually guilty and work with those that actually care about what they do, rather than making blanket judgements that you wouldn’t be willing to tolerate from others.
Who there buddy. No reason on this site. Please.
That dude drizzy got his ass sparked so tough, his fans are still trying to help him redeem himself 2yrs later with reaches like this. ????
Drake stans thinking they did something, it’s only proving that Pusha still won. That “Adidon” still stings, huh?
Hey how about cancelling Pusha T for going out there for protests with BLM shirt and a black mask? Fcking sissies on Twitter.
PURE IGNORANCE AND WACK JOURNALISM. STOP GIVING THESE NOBODIES ON TWITTER SO MUCH BURN.
Are these people bored? Lmao. Smh humanity just might be doomed.
Drake fans REACHING. that loss still stings huh?
Journalism
Bunch of stupid teenagers on Twitter that doesn’t know any better.