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Pusha T – If You Know You Know
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On the opening track of his 2018 album, DAYTONA, Pusha T touches on a subject that he has been talking about most of his career: crack/cocaine. King Push brags about how he is on
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Emily Montes – If you know you know if you don't you don't
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The title of the song is a reference to Pusha T’s “If You Know You Know”, which Emily co-wrote but received no credit for. Her heartbreak and complex emotions towards the rapper
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Pusha T – If You Know You Know (Demo)
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[Verse 1] / Pullin' up in that new toy / The wrist on that boy rockstar like Pink Floyd / Waving at rude boy, I'm wavin' at you, boy / Ran off on the plug too like Trugoy / Imagine
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Pusha T – The Story of Adidon
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“The Story of Adidon” is Pusha-T’s response to Drake’s diss track “Duppy Freestyle.” Inspired by the title, and borrowing the instrumental from JAY-Z’s “The Story of O.J.,” Pusha
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Kanye West (Ft. Pusha T) – Runaway
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The piano, the echoing voice in the background, the distortion on his singing, the vocoder solo: every single element of this track is spine-tingling, hauntingly beautiful. Combine
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Pusha T – Infrared
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Infrared light is light that is usually invisible to human eyes, but using special kinds of film or devices, you can see things you wouldn’t usually see.
In this way, Pusha T can
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Omarion (Ft. Fabolous & Pusha T) – Know You Better
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Know You Better is a song from Omarion, featuring Fabolous and Pusha T from the MMG Compilation Self Made, Vol. 3. In this song, he talks about trying to know the girl better. This
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Pusha T – Just So You Remember
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[Chorus] / As you come out to the light / Can your eyes behold the sight? / It's only Monday / Tomorrow never comes until it's too late / [Verse 1] / Just so you remember who you
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Pusha T - If You Know You Know (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Pusha T - If You Know You Know (Traducción al Español)"] / [Verso 1] / Tiré hacia arriba en ese nuevo juguete / La muñeca de ese chico es una estrella de rock como Pink
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Pusha T (Ft. Kanye West) – Dreamin Of The Past
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On “Dreamin Of The Past,” Pusha T and Kanye both reminisce over luxurious moments from their life that past versions of themselves never thought they would experience. The title
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Babyface Ray (Ft. Moneybagg Yo) – If You Know You Know
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[Intro: Babyface Ray] / Ooh / Yeah / You know I ain't trippin', we won't never be trippin' (Yeah) / Ayy / [Chorus: Babyface Ray] / If you know, you know (If you know), if you don't
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TiaCorine – Freaky T
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[Intro] / Yeah (Oh, yeah) / Uh (Honorable C.N.O.T.E, oh, yeah) / Yeah (Honorable, oh-oh, yeah) / Uh (Oh, yeah) / [Verse 1] / Look at me, what she wanna be, call me Freaky T (Oh
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Genius Brasil Traduções – Pusha T - If You Know You Know (Tradução em Português)
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[Verso 1] / Entrando naquele brinquedo novo / O pulso daquele garoto rockstar é tipo o Pink Floyd / Acenando pro garoto rude, eu tô acenando pra você, garoto / Fugi do fornecedor
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Pusha T – Brambleton
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In an April 11, 2022 interview with Charlamagne tha God, Pusha T revealed “Brambleton,” a deep cut from IT’S ALMOST DRY. It was described as a “very personal record.”
In the song
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Kanye West (Ft. CyHi, JAY-Z, Pusha T, RZA & Swizz Beatz) – So Appalled
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“So Appalled” was originally released as part of the G.O.O.D Fridays series on September 24, 2010. The song touches on fame, critics and popular culture.
At one point, the song
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Pusha T (Ft. Rick Ross) – Hard Piano
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King Push is joined by Maybach Music’s lead MC, Rick Ross, to discuss the woes and blessings that come with success—all over Ye’s hard-tinged piano beat.
The title of the song is
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Clipse (Ft. Pharrell Williams) – Grindin'
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Not their first commercial single like most people believe. That honor goes to “The Funeral.” “Grindin'” is their biggest single in their career thus far and has not 1 but 2 (
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Pusha T (Ft. Kanye West) – What Would Meek Do?
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Originally titled “How Do You Respond,” the sixth track of DAYTONA finds Pusha T and Kanye West responding to their haters.
Pusha lays a braggadocious verse about being among the
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Pusha T – Come Back Baby
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“Come Back Baby” is about Pusha T’s love for dope and the money he makes from it. Push has been rapping about cocaine since the beginning of his career, mainly because he used to
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Pusha T (Ft. The-Dream) – Exodus 23:1
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Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
—Exodus 23:1
Paralleling Biggie’s “What’s Beef?,” Pusha separates the true
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Clipse (Ft. Pharrell Williams) – When the Last Time
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This track from Clipse’s classic debut album Lord Willin' is the token “club track,” though the boys make it much harder than your regular club song.
The beat was produced by The
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Justin Timberlake (Ft. Clipse) – Like I Love You
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This track served as the lead single for Justin Timberlake’s solo career and also to promote Clipse. The beat was produced by The Neptunes hence Pharrell being in the music video.
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Pusha T (Ft. Kevin Gates) – Trust You
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Pusha somehow makes his love song contain the best Bo Jackson punchline in decades
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Pusha T (Ft. Lauryn Hill) – Coming Home
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“Coming Home” is a collaboration between Pusha T and Lauryn Hill recorded in late 2015. The song was put up for auction by Music Mafia in mid-2018 before leaking online on June 13
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Pusha T – Santeria
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On “Santeria,” Push discusses the tragic murder of his friend and road manager De'Von “Day Day” Pickett. Santería—“The Way of the Saints”—is a Yoruba religion that uses mediums and
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Clipse (Ft. Faith Evans) – Ma, I Don't Love Her
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Third single from Clipse’s critically acclaimed debut album. It peaked at #86 on the Hot 100.
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Kanye West, Pusha T & Ghostface Killah – New God Flow.1
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“I’m Kanye West, that don’t make no sense!”
Kanye West and Pusha T drop quotable after quotable over smooth yet anthemic production, driven by the oft-used breakbeat from Melvin
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Pusha T (Ft. Kelly Rowland) – Let Me Love You
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The song is about Pusha cheating on his girl with a “side chick”. Kelly Rowland’s part is from the perspective of a “side chick” who doesn’t care that what she’s doing is wrong
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DJ Khaled (Ft. Jadakiss & Pusha T) – Good Man
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DJ Khaled connects up Pusha T and Jadakiss for the 15th track on his Grateful album.
The producers Cool & Dre and 808-ray connect with Khaled flipping 1967’s Them Two track, “Am I
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Pusha T (Ft. The-Dream) – M.F.T.R.
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“M.F.T.R” stands for More Famous Than Rich. Pusha spoke with Billboard Magazine and explained the inspiration behind the title:
When you look at society, it’s like a big
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Pusha T (Ft. Clipse, Labrinth & No Malice) – I Pray For You
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Pusha’s favourite song off the album, “I Pray For You” is the fourth Clipse collaboration since the group ended in 2010, and the second in the past month. This is also the first
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Pusha T (Ft. Ab-Liva & Rick Ross) – I Still Wanna
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[Intro: Pusha T] / It's like an itch you can't scratch / It's like a bitch you can't shake / I still wanna / [Verse 1: Pusha T] / Sleeping with the finest, the thread count is
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Pusha T (Ft. Kanye West & Kid Cudi) – Rock N Roll
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Pusha T recruits ex-G.O.O.D. Music collaborators, Kanye West and Kid Cudi for “Rock N Roll.” The artists, who previously collaborated on “Feel the Love,” take up an old-school
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Noisey (Ft. Action Bronson, Alexander Spit, A$ton Matthews, Bobby Creekwater, Bodega Bamz, Bryant Dope, CUZ Lightyear, CyHi, Danny Brown, Da$H, Del Harris, Flatbush Zombies, Heems, Killer Mike, Kilo Kish, Meyhem Lauren, Mike G, Nigel Nasty, Nipsey Hussle, Pill, Pregnant Boy, Problem, Prodigy of Mobb Deep, Pusha T, Raekwon, Remy Banks, Renegade El Rey, RetcH, Rockie Fresh, Scotty ATL, Two-9, Vado, Yak Ballz, YG, Young Thug & Zebra Katz) – The Rap Monument
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44 Emcees all rapped a verse for Noisey’s “The Rap Monument”, the song was recorded during three sessions (held in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and New York) everything was put together
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Re-Up Gang – Ultimate Flow
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This song sampled Lil' Kim’s Drugs. Taken From We Got It 4 Cheap Vol 2
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Pusha T (Ft. Kash Doll) – Sociopath
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“Sociopath” is a track that was recorded during the making of DAYTONA. It’s unclear why it was cut but it appeared on the original tracklist.
On the track, Pusha viciously
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Kanye West – Dark Fantasy
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Preceded by the darkest period of Kanye’s life, which culminated in the infamous Taylor Swift incident, this conceptual album digs deeper into the dark side of fame.
This track
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Pusha T (Ft. John Legend) – Coming Home (Demo)
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[Verse 1: Pusha T] / Whatever you owe us, we want more / It's hard beating the odds when you was growing up poor / Why am I buyin' Rollies? I got 20 for sure / Still connect witchu
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Pusha T (Ft. The-Dream) – 40 Acres
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[Chorus: The-Dream] / Trouble world, trouble child / Trouble times destroyed my smile / No change of heart, no change of mind / You can take what's yours but you gon' leave what's
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Anderson .Paak (Ft. Pusha T) – Brother's Keeper
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“Brother’s Keeper” features Pusha-T and .Paak trading bars over what it means to be “your brother’s keeper”.
The song’s title is a reference to a CNN interview of the same name
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N.E.R.D. (Ft. Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco & Pusha T) – Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom) [Remix]
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Released in 2008, the remix to the N.E.R.D. single “Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing In the Line for the Bathroom)” features the other two members of Child Rebel Soldier as
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Pop Smoke (Ft. Kanye West & Pusha T) – Tell the Vision
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On “Tell The Vision,” the late Pop Smoke, along with the veteran rappers Kanye West and Pusha T, rap about how they made it to the top and how their lifestyle has changed due to
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Pop Smoke (Ft. Gunna, Pusha T & Young Thug) – Paranoia (Original)
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Pop Smoke is joined by Young Thug, Gunna, and Pusha T on “Paranoia.” They rap about how their stardom makes them concerned for their safety, which is ominous given that Pop Smoke
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Pusha T (Ft. Rick Ross) – Millions
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“Millions” is the second single off of Pusha T’s long-awaited mixtape Wrath of Caine. Pusha recruits Rick Ross for the hard track about making millions, how they came up, and how
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The Genius Community’s 25 Best Songs of 2018 So Far
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Janelle Monaé, Post Malone, and Billie Eilish made their way onto our list.
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Kanye West (Ft. Fivio Foreign & Playboi Carti) – Off The Grid
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A recording of the fourth track off of Kanye West’s Donda, “Off The Grid,” with vocals from American rapper Playboi Carti, played off of Kanye’s speakers in a Belgian hotel during
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Drake – Duppy Freestyle
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“Duppy Freestyle” takes shots at G.O.O.D Music artists Pusha T and Kanye West. The word “duppy” is Jamaican patois for “ghost.” Kanye released an album with Kid Cudi on June 8th
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