For Terrance “Pusha T” Thornton to be considered as one of rap’s most underrated, there sure is a lot of hype surrounding his debut solo mixtape Fear of God 
. But the attention has been earned: during his years of work as the brash half of respected Virginia rap duo Clipse and one fourth of Re-Up Gang, his sharp, cold-blooded rhymes always stuck out. And since he signed to Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music imprint last year and appeared on several of his album tracks and leaks, Pusha has been getting things that “underrated” emcees don’t get very much: MTV Video Music Awards performances; even more critical success; presumed Grammy nods, not hopeful ones.
Amongst a small selection of songs, Pusha T uses a seemingly limited subject matter to show a relatively versatile set of capabilities. The single “My God” features sharp-tongued bars over military drums and rich organs by Hitboy, and “Feeling Myself” is radio-ready with a bass-heavy backdrop, a catchy hook, and solid 16’s. “I Still Wanna” , which features Rick Ross and Ab-Liva, shows how much Pusha can still hold his own alongside other spitters with a string of subsequent punchlines. And on the mixtape closer “Alone In Vegas” , he fuses brash bars with introspective rhymes about lost friends and lovers. Selections like these showcase the best of what a musical marriage between Pusha T and Kanye can become, even when ‘Ye isn’t the one behind the boards.
But there are disappointments here as well. The Kanye-assisted “Touch It” is fun for a moment, but wears itself out after the first listen – a far cry from the duo’s work on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and G.O.O.D. Fridays. And while “Raid” sees Pusha snapping over a great Neptunes beat, he doesn’t have chemistry with 50 Cent on the song – and chemistry has never been a worry with Clipse. Despite the tradition of the We Got It 4 Cheap mixtapes using industry beats, the appearance of the likes of Lil Wayne‘s “Money On My Mind” and Soulja Boy‘s “Speakers Goin Hammer” feels dated at best and lazy at worst. Songs like these seem to lack the focus that Pusha T and Kanye have built their reputations off of.
Fear of God isn’t quite worth the hype, but it still shows the promise that Pusha can achieve with G.O.O.D. Music. On Kanye’s “So Appalled,” a song that Pusha T appears on, Jay-Z says, “I went from the favorite, to the most hated/but would you rather be underpaid, or overrated?” It seems like Pusha T has made his decision – and Fear of God shows both the positive and negative results.
DX Consensus: EP-worthy.
Pusha T is dope and I’m a fan of the Clipse but this is just coke-rap. I thought the point of going solo was to show versatility show why Pusha is so underrated
Second best mixtape of the year, after Game. Where’s KRIT?
I’d say 3.5.
one of the best this year
pretty solid mixtape…review sucks too much about how he and Kanye work together which has no effect on outcome of the mixtape
nice. just… nice.
Impressive, I knew pusha could rhyme, but when I hear him make songs about crack, and girls thats meaningful. Stand out production with great rhymes, probably the best mixtape I have heard this year!
classic
Pusha delivers with hot beats & superb lyricism. Album gonna be guaranteed flames
official
This is a pretty nice mixtape. Don’t sleep on Pusha T.
DOOPPPPEE, best mixtape out in 2011 with purp and patron
By far the best mixtape of the year so far, Pusha straight kills it, most underrated out.
“Cooked Coke, turned it tan, showed the world Snooki”
niceee
hard mixtape
how do you give something a 4.55 rating, nearly perfect, and say its not worth the hype and crap on the songs???
Because that’s the user rating, HHDX doesn’t rate mixtapes.
Check out
Street Sounds – R&B Street Anthems Vol 1 (2CD)
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This double album features an unbelievable 41 tracks with a different CD for each mood; CD 1 features R&B Soul Jams and CD 2 more uptempo R&B including the hottest summer ‘Club Bangers’.
Where you can find more music by Push T
ERIN CHRISTINE feat. PUSHA T “Say (Street Mix) “
heres a couple reasons to download FYA STARTA’s ep ”PANIC ATTACK”
*you love jesus
*its different then everything out
*its free (even broke ass niggas can enjoy)
*you cant listen to waka flocka and lil b all ya life
*he produced the whole thing
http://str8jacketent.blogspot.com/2011/03/fya-starta-panick-attack-ep.html
Sets the bar high…
5 star
You know what fame is? Sittin with the woman of your dreams and forgettin what her name is!
You know what pain is?
Flushin 20 bricks and have an nigga try to strain it out the drainage!
Man this nigga is fire. I always thought the he stood out more than Malice. I hope he has a successful solo album.
5 stars, pretty dope mixtape. Pusha’s beat selection shows promise on some joints, and others are kinda boring. Touch It was a disappointment. Kanye was just on the hook, and the topic was kinda stupid. My God & I Still Wanna are my gas though, all the freestyles/remixes go hard too. Raid’s nice as well. Hope I hear more Kanye production on the debut album than I hear Neptune/Pharell though
the best i have heard
Very underated… Just wait for his album… Real hip hop!!!!
Huuge pusha-t fan. just proving again that he’s one of the best in the game. as a mixtape its 5/5
Did a remix to the song “Trouble On My Mind”, check it out if you want, thanks.
http://soundcloud.com/tiltmusic/trouble-on-my-mind-remix