Pusha T Vs Drake

The most relevant mainstream rap “beef” of the year so far is undeniably the feud between Terrence Thornton (Pusha T) and Aubrey Drake Graham (Drake) with Kanye West being caught in the middle of the sparring. Although the public following of the beef only began when Pusha T’s latest album “Daytona” released in May, the squabble’s foundation dates back as far as 15 years.

Back when Pusha T was still going by the stage name “Clipse”, he was featured on a Bryan Christopher Williams (birdman) song called “What Happened to That Boy” which was produced by The Neptunes which was comprised of Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams. Allegedly, there was a dispute over payment, which is apparently common for Birdman, which lead to Williams never again working with Cash Money which is Birdman’s record label. Pusha T evidently did not like this and sided with Pharrell Williams which was highlighted when Pusha dissed Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (Lil Wayne), who is a rapper under the Cash Money label, for blatantly stealing William’s style. Williams had a skater meets hip-hop aesthetic long before Lil Wayne was even in the game and was the first to rock certain brands of clothing, specifically the very popular A Bathing Ape. Lil Wayne began to rock BAPE and even asked Williams for some gear from his own brand Billionaire Boy’s Club to which Williams refused. In response to this, Pusha T sent subliminal shots at Lil wayne on his song “Mr. Me Too” where he said among other comments “N***a bite the style from the shoes to the watches.” In response to this Wayne took shots at Williams in a cover story with complex where he said “That n***a wore BAPEs and y’all thought he was weird. I wore it and y’all thought it was hot” which made the relations between Cash Money and everyone else affiliated even more tense.

Pusha T and Lil wayne continued to beef in the years that followed continuously throwing disse’s at one another in various songs and interviews. Drake inherited Lil Wayne’s beef as Wayne is the person who kickstarted Drake’s career and they both were on the Cash Money label. In 2011, Pusha T dropped “Don’t F**k with Me” which featured a sample from Drake’s “Dreams Money Can buy” where Drake allegedly subliminally dissed Pusha.