After releasing lyrics to the song, Pusha T has now explained his Tyga reference on his “M.F.T.R.” track, which is slated to appear on Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude.
“The Tyga line was,” Pusha T says during an interview with MTV, “I thought it was a ballsy move for him. At the time, he was leaving a label with so much greatness associated, record sales and everything associated with them. He was like, ‘I’m not making no money. I’m outta here.’ So, when I say, ‘You ask me, Tyga looking like a genius,’ that’s how I feel. That’s how I felt about it. Some people would sit in a rut. He was like, ‘Nah, I’m out. Forget it.’”
As for the overall project, Pusha T says that Diddy, in particular, pushed him artistically while producing on the project.
“He set the bar really high,” Pusha T says. “Lyrically, he’s a very particular critic. It’s hard to impress. You just have to be on your A-game. He’d even make me write different. He’d tell me, ‘If I know what your next line is gonna be then that’s the wrong line.’ And then, I’d have to remix it. But it was all about impressing him.”
(The original story in this thread was published December 7, 2015. It is as follows.)
Pusha T calls out Tyga on a track from his forthcoming Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude album.
The lyrics for “M.F.T.R.” were released via Genius prior to the project’s December 18 release. On the song, Pusha T compares himself to successful New York Yankees baseball players, contrasting himself from Tyga.
“No retirement plans, no Derek Jeters / We all know I did it, Rodriguez / The illusion of money we don’t believe in / You ask me, Tyga looking like a genius / I’m Kim Jong of the crack song / Gil Scott-Heron to the black poem / Woo, the revolution will be televised / ‘Cause we done see all and they telling lies,” he raps on the track, which features The-Dream.
The Virginia Beach, Virginia rapper also makes a general diss to rappers who don’t live the lifestyle they portray.
“Niggas talking it, but ain’t living it / Two years later admitting it, all them niggas is renting shit / They ask why I’m still talking dope, why not? / The biggest rappers in the game broke, viola” he raps.
The user comments suggest this is aimed at Lil Wayne, who is suing his label, Cash Money, for millions of dollars and whose home was raided by police because he owes money to a private jet company.
Pusha T also disses Lil Wayne on “Untouchable.”
For additional Pusha T coverage, watch the following DX Daily:
Where the fuck is the diss?
PUSHA T ANOTHER BROKE RAPPER . FOH THE STREETS DON’T ROCK WITH THIS CLOWN . DISS NI..AS TO PROMOTE HIS MUSIC CAUSE IT’S TRASH .
Numbers dont lie tyga make more money than both of them.. Tyga own a clothing line also.
push the king!! sellin m&m’s to him &them
also, pretty obvious he’s talking bout wayne “last one to find out baby own the cars”
Victoria Hernandez is an idiot. You guy’s at hiphopdx really need to fine better people to write your article’s. This is just embarrassing and you should all be ashamed as journalists. This is not a diss at all, not to mention half the articles I read are misspelled. This is why the culture of black people is the way it is. You guy’s have literally no one to blame but yourselves. It’s really a shame. Your whole culture is a disgrace glorifying drug’s and gun’s, talking bad about cop’s calling them racist. Please stop the crying get off your cheap ass computer get a job and get a credit card not an ebt card you fucking money grubbing piece’s of shit. I work 60hrs a week to support my family. What do you do? free housing, free food. I’m not racist but damn, be proud of what you do you, stand for something and stop blaming white people. You have all done this to one another. YOU are to blame
How u move from misspelling words to this racist rant. I cannot see the correlation. Just by her name Victoria Hernandez tells me that she is Latina, therefore is it safe to say that because of her poor spelling all Latino members are doomed? The more you scream you are not a racist the more I don’t believe you. You may very well not be racist, but your letter is misguided at best. Go with God!!
I know you said that you arent a racist and you may or may not be but somehow you took your anger towards Victoria Hernandez’s horrible article/post, HHDX’s constant failure to spell/gammar check and turned into a tirade about black people being where they are because of themselves. HOW?!? Why?!? Just explain why this was the perfect opportunity to do that? Why is this the best platform you could find to voice this opinion? You may or may not be a racist but you may want to sit down and talk to somebody to address the issues you do have towards the black community and possibly other minorities.
*Side note: You do know 90% of the ppl who work for HHDX are white right? The 10% is Justin Hunte I believe.
hes not dissing tyga..hes praising him for cashing in on the success of kylie jenners family..
just cause a rapper say another rappers name..
hes not dissing tyga..hes praising him for cashing in on the success of kylie jenners family..
just cause a rapper say another rappers name..
I’d say he is praising Tyga for leaving Cash Money first or catching on to the issues first. He picked up on the discrepancies and left
Huh not a diss. Victoria needs a solid punch in the face. Trash ass click bait journalist.
sounds like he talkin bout 50 bein broke
I really don’t see why everyone credits Pusha T for being a lyricist… He really does not have much of a complex rhyme style, plus it’s not like he’s spitting witty, multi syllabic rhymes that blow people’s socks off. This dude pushing 40, still talking about coke in his rhymes and calling out dudes about not living a certain lifestyle. If this man can learn anything, please stay in your own lane; be an observer of your boss @ G.O.O.D. Music. You don’t see Kanye endlessly name dropping and trying to talk about how he’s so much realer than people like Tyga, Drake and Lil Wayne. I’m sorry but this is the exact reason Pusha keeps having flop albums. There’s a thing called “elevating” in hip-hop and it’s something he has yet to do as a solo artist.
I didn’t bother reading ha,ha,ha,ha,
@Bdhsjs AKA shit for brains . Learn to construct a sentence properly dumb ass . This sentence makes no sense (with thatthat booty I’d that ass Out) . You are proof that sisters and brothers smoking meth in trailer parks shouldn’t fuck each other .
I’d bust my nuts in your face and tickle your hairy balls at the same time 🙂
Victoria Hernandez stop reachin u stupid ass lil cunt go suck ur daddy dick
Hahaha definitely not worthy of an article. I think I’ve had it with dx. This site loves click bait posts.They also love to post articles on highly sensitive racial topics for clicks. You’ve been exposed, DX. You are the synagogue of satan. Goodbye all, it’s been nice.
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Sooowhere was the diss ? Smh. That was more of a cosign silly goose. He sayin Tyga was smart to leave Young Money !
Vic your a dumb bitch foreal, like wtf?
Who hired u so i can slap the fuck out them?
Diss? Nah. Cliks? Yeah. Got us!………. Side note: how is selling drugs or talking about it, especially when you not getting arrested, immature? Way more mature than waiting on yo 4O1K to mature only to get laid-off… Dumbass new slaves. Money is money.
Your statement is as mature and intelligent as high school philosopher’s
Selling drugs will never get you out the hood. That’s where your clientele will always be. You sound stupid, bro.
Pusha T when you are close to 40. It’s time to work behind the scenes. Produce others. Give back!
Hip Hop has evolved!!!! Y’all got y’all category that caters to your demographic….ace we have ours. King Push definitely has an audience #hiphopstorytellers
You is the king, Push.
I didn’t realize that there is a age cap on being a rapper. LOL the logic of some of yall morons is just hysterical.
How is that a diss? He just said his name and “looks like a genius”
Who buys Pusha T’s music? No one in his age group nor 18-35 year olds. He is making music for himself only.
Everyone that like real hiphop listens to Push T. You must be a Drake fan. Go listen to Quinton Miller and enjoy fake hiphop.
Says ur bitch ass bumpin wheelchair jimmy music. At least Pusha spits truth. Not to mention he been in this game for a minute , so he can basically say wat he want
Did I miss something ….where is the dis ??? Unless being call a genius is some how now an insult …
Pusha seems to be obsessed with wayne like he got a man crush on him and is mad cuz wayne don’t fuck with him… This been going on since the carter 2 with mr. Me too. Dude a good rapper but that shit shows a lame petty side to him. It’s like wtf is ur problem wit wayne and my. They don’t even acknowledge u and ur supposed to be one of the best mc’s out. Someone in his camp should let him know that he’s doing some lame busta shit
@cody u sound like a fucken cracker get the fuck out pussy
The word is “Voila” it’s a French word meanin’ “That’s right!”.
you mother is a whore!
Long Live Weezy F Baby.
To Pusha. Lil wayne worth 150$. Let that sink in… Richer than your boss Kanye. This nigga needs to take a seat and think about his life more accordingly.