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Hypebeast
3 days ago
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Things We Loved In Music This Week: June 20
As the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the most notable music-related headlines – new releases, live performances, merch drops and more. The second song from theClipsealbum has surfaced. Entitled 'So Be It,'Pusha TandMalice's latestLet God Sort Em Outoffering sees Pusha taking shots atTravis Scott. After a lengthy Twitch livestream,Fred again.. andSkeptaperformed a one-night-only surprise New York City show. Fred again.. revealed the location to be the Brooklyn Paramount just hours before the start of the set, with over 100,000 people joining the TicketMaster queue. The duo then dropped a new song, 'Victory Lap' with an assist fromPlaqueboymaxon streaming services. Creative juggernautDonald Gloverdebuted hisGilga FarmxMoncler Geniuscollaboration, consisting of a colorful, citrusy range of clothing and footwear. Channeling the energy and aesthetic of a Californian summer, Glover's firstMonclercapsule truly doesn't fall far from the tree. In tandem with the release of 'So Be It,'Verdyrevealed his limited-edition cover art for the release ofLet God Sort Em Out– also landing on a lineup of graphic merch. For their first link-up since 'Danger (Spider)' lifted fromMetro Boomin's 2023Spider-Manalbum,OffsetandJIDhave reconnected for new single 'Bodies.' PinkPantheress has lifted the veil on a slate of North American tour dates. Entitled An Evening With PinkPantheress, the residency-style tour consists of nine stops and begins in October. Pink followed up the tour announcement with the release of 'Close to you' later in the week. For a genre-defying presentation,Bashas reteamed with some of his early collaborators, English electronic/jazz duoThe Hics, for a full-length dual-minded project dubbedMelanchonica. Features on the hypnotic release come fromAb-SoulandSaba. AsCharli XCXpredicted, aBlood Orangesummer is on the Hynestook to Instagram to announce that he'll be dropping new Blood Orange music next Friday, June 26: 'The Field,' which featuresDaniel Caesar,Caroline Polachekand more. For the first single lifted from their collab album, The Alchemist andErykah Baduhave offered up 'Abi & Alan.' After a steady stream of singles including 'brand new teeth' and 'bad brain,'Samara Cynhas revealed her new album,Backroads. That's you. The rapper received his honorary doctorate degree from Portland State University, the university he dropped out of senior year to pursue music full time. After closing out London on a high note,Beyoncébrought that same energy to Paris for her first night of tour. Queen Bey brought outMiley Cyrusfor 'II MOST WANTED.' The Weeknd'sXOhas hit the pitch with the footballers, teaming up withParis Saint-Germainfor a collaborative capsule of soccer kits, hoodies and other apparel. Central CeeandSexyy Redhave dropped their first-ever collaborative cut, which comes with a high-octane visual as well: 'GUILT TRIPPIN.' The AlchemistandEarl Sweatshirtrelease their acclaimedVoir Direalbum in October 2023, and now Alc is following up with his version of the release on vinyl as well as a merch capsule.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Pusha T Addresses Drake's UMG Lawsuit Over Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us'
Pusha T is, once again, making his stance clear when it comes to his longtime rival, Drake—this time in light of the rapper's recent lawsuit against Universal Music Group. The legal action, sparked by Kendrick Lamar's scathing 'Not Like Us' diss track, has prompted reactions across the Hip-Hop community, but Pusha isn't holding back. In a new profile with GQ, the Virginia Beach native shared his blunt reaction to Drake's decision to take legal action, questioning what it means for his place in rap culture. 'I don't rate him no more,' Pusha said of Drake. 'The suing thing is bigger than some rap sh*t. I just don't rate you. Damn, it's like it just kind of cheapens the art of it once we gotta have real questions about suing and litigation. Like, what? For this?' Though critical of the lawsuit, Pusha did acknowledge that Drake may have a legitimate case, subtly referencing how his own 2018 diss, 'The Story of Adidon,' was allegedly suppressed by UMG. Still, as for reigniting their lyrical feud, Pusha appears unmoved. 'I think after everything that had been done, I don't think there was ever anything subliminal to be said ever again in life. Not only just musically, like bro, I actually was in Canada. I actually had a show and made it home,' he said, before adding: 'So, I can't pay attention to none of that. I did the dance for real, not to come back and tip-toe around anything.' Elsewhere in the article, Pusha touched on his fallout with Ye West, as well as he and his brother No Malice's forthcoming Clipse album, set to drop this summer. Speaking of Drake, the rapper recently made music history, becoming the artist with the most Diamond-certified singles ever, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). With the recent elevation of 'Hold On, We're Going Home' and 'Best I Ever Had' to Diamond status—each representing 10 million units sold or streamed—Drake now holds an unprecedented 10 Diamond singles. The hitmaker surpassed both Post Malone and Garth Brooks, who previously shared the top spot with nine a piece. More from Pusha T On Current Relationship With Ye: "I Don't Think He's A Man" DJ Akademiks Clowns Ab-Soul For Being Legally Blind In Response To Diss Track Drake Breaks Record For Most Diamond-Certified Singles In RIAA History
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
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Pusha T Reflects on Severed Relationship With Ye: ‘I Don't Think He's a Man'
Pusha T severed ties with G.O.O.D. Music, where he served as the label's president and distanced himself from Ye (formerly Kanye West) in late 2022. King Push and his brother No Malice graced the cover of GQ on Monday (June 2), and Pusha reflected on his falling out with the embattled rapper, who has faced criticism for his repeated hate speech. More from Billboard A Timeline of the Consequences Ye Has Faced for His 'WLM' Shirts & Antisemitic Hate Speech Joe Jonas Reflects on Infamous 'South Park' Episode: 'I Was the Only Brother That Loved It' Peter Murphy Cancels 2025 Tour Dates Due To Ongoing 'Health Issues' 'The one thing that I can say about [Ye] is that he knows that every issue that he's having and crying about online right now, I've told him distinctly about those things,' Push said. 'He don't talk to me like he talks to others.' Pusha T took things a step further while disrespecting Ye and saying that he doesn't 'think he's a man' following his myriad controversies over the years. 'His intuition is even more genius-level, right? But that's why me and him don't get along, because he sees through my fakeness with him,' he continued. 'He knows I don't think he's a man. He knows it.' The Virginia rapper went on: 'And that's why we can't build with each other no more. That's why me and him don't click, because he knows what I really, really think of him. He's showed me the weakest sides of him, and he knows how I think of weak people.' Billboard has reached out to Ye's rep for comment. Pusha T and No Malice kicked off the Clipse's Let God Sort Em Out rollout on Friday (May 30) with 'Ace Trumpets,' which finds Push name-dropping Yeezy. 'Sold ecstasy and disappeared, I am Whodini/ Look at them, him and him, still waitin' on Yeezy/ I hope you got your squeegees/ At your interviews, I just ki-ki,' he raps. Ye got wind of Pusha's bars and expressed that he misses the friendship they once had. 'I miss me and Pusha's friendship,' West wrote of his ex-G.O.O.D. Music president to X. While Yeezy won't be appearing on Let God Sort Em Out come the July 11 release date, Push confirmed that Kendrick Lamar is slated to be featured on the album track 'Chains & Whips.' However, Lamar's assist was at the center of Clipse's rift with Def Jam, as the Universal Music Group-owned label wanted K. Dot's verse removed from the project. Push stood firm in keeping the Compton rapper on the album, which led to a split with Def Jam for the duo as well as Pusha's solo career. LGSEO will now be distributed by Roc Nation. 'They wanted me to ask Kendrick to censor his verse, which of course I was never doing,' he said. 'And then they wanted me to take the record off. And so, after a month of not doing it, Steve Gawley, the lawyer over there was like, 'We'll just drop the Clipse.' But that can't work because I'm still there [solo]. But [if] you let us all go.' Billboard has reached out to Def Jam for comment. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Yahoo
02-06-2025
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Pusha T On Current Relationship With Ye: 'I Don't Think He's A Man'
Clipse is gearing up for their first group release in over a decade with upcoming album, Let God Sort 'Em Out. During a promo discussion with GQ, Pusha T opened up about the state of his relationship with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, after their business and personal relationship crumbled in late 2022. The interview comes days after Ye took to Twitter/X to declare, 'I miss me and Pusha's friendship.' According to Push, however, that won't be enough to bring the former collaborators back together. He starts by saying that his and Ye's friendship began to unravel long before the producer's 2022 anti-semitic rants put the nail in the coffin, admitting that, 'the last few months or years of his time with Kanye were him 'playing the industry game' more than anything.' 'I realized at certain points that I was really alone in everything that was going on as far as rap drama, so on and so forth,' Push shared. The rapper previously stated on The Joe Budden Podcast that Ye was iffy with his support of Pusha T in his battle with Drake. Push added that the energy within Ye's camp became concerning at one point. 'I'm in a collective of a lot of individuals. Everybody's working, but I really got sh*t to do, and I leave and it's one energy, and then when I come back, the energy's off. And then you hear about the sidebar conversations. You got your homeboy who coming up to you like, 'Yo, they was saying this when you left.' I'm thinking that we all in this collectively getting busy. But in all actuality, everybody had their own agendas. And I feel like I was the only one who didn't. My agenda was for the squad. So from that point on, I just looked at everybody differently, and I looked at it as, We're just going to make music. We're going to get beats. We're going to write some raps. And we going to keep it moving.' The Virginia MC added of Ye's most recent rant against him, 'It's like, bro, you've been mentioning me, screaming about me… you got every soul believing that I've done such a great injustice to you. And that's a lie. He goes on his rants. The one thing that I can say about him is that he knows that every issue that he's having and crying about online right now, I've told him distinctly about those things, distinctly. So when he gets up there and with his KKK mask and he's screaming behind it like a pro wrestler—he got to scream behind a mask. He don't talk to me like he talks to others. 'We made some great sh*t, bro. We did,' Pusha acknowledged. 'But…let me tell you something. He's a genius. And his intuition is even more genius level, right? But that's why me and him don't get along, because he sees through my fakeness with him. He knows I don't think he's a man. He knows it. And that's why we can't build with each other no more. That's why me and him don't click, because he knows what I really, really think of him. He's showed me the weakest sides of him, and he knows how I think of weak people.' Pusha was also able to acknowledge some good Ye has done, sharing, 'The greatest thing he did and why I am okay with where me and him are right now—and I'm cool with staying that way—is because at the end of the day, my truth is my truth, but I still respect what he did in the business. And he speaks ill about the music we've made and giving me certain records, but the one thing he did give me was all the profits back from the Def Jam deal.' Check out the full GQ interview here. More from Kai Cenat Irritated By Fan Crashing AMAs Livestream To Praise Ye Ye And YoungBoy Never Broke Again Link Up For New Single "Alive" Playboi Carti Calls Out Ye For Sampling Song Without His Permission
Hypebeast
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Clipse Shares 'Let God Sort Em Out' Lead Single, "Ace Trumpets"
Summary After yesterday's album announcement,Pusha TandNo Malice'sClipsehas shared the lead single from the imminent new project,Let God Sort Em Out. The project – which marks the pair's first project since 2009'sTil the Casket Drops –is set to drop mid-July, and was recorded fully at the Louis Vuitton headquarters in Paris, France and features cover art fromKaws. Pusha kicks off the chorus – after the 'This is culturally inappropriate' intro – with 'Ballerinas doin' pirouettes inside of my snow globe / Shoppin' sprees in SoHo / You had to see it, strippers shakin' ass and watchin' the dough blow / Ace trumpets and rose mo's,' before diving straight into his flow for the first verse. No Malice then handles the second verse of the Pharrell-produced cut, with the Louis Vuitton Creative Director championing the executive production of the entire album. Stream 'Ace Trumpets' out everywhere now and expectLet God Sort Em Outon July 11.
