Pusha T Vs Lil Wayne Beef History

On The Time Pusha T Kept Talking About Cash Money And It Got Weird

This summer's hottest rap battle has been brewing for over a decade.

People are choosing sides in the rap world's latest greatest battle — Pusha T vs. Drake. And while many question the timing on both sides, it's key to remember these two have been going after each other with subliminal shots as far back as 2006 . It's also important to recall that for an extended period, the whole thing was a one-sided affair with Pusha T taking jab after jab — issued weak of denials after each time — while Drake, Lil Wayne and YMCMB ignored him. Here's a piece originally published in December 2015 tracing some of the beef's history up to that point. Worth a read while we wait to see if and when the 6 God can muster a solid response to "The Story of Adidon," the scathing diss which hit so hard Drake can no longer be afforded the luxury of overlooking his foe.

Nobody really knows where the Pusha T/Lil Wayne beef started. It could be over BAPE, which Pusha has mentioned himself but also dispelled on several occasions. There have been whispers that maybe there's some connection to Lauren London, who's the mother of one of Wayne's children and apparently very friendly with Push.

Whatever the case, we're nearly a decade deep into Pusha T vs. Lil Wayne and here's Push, stilltalking about Wayne and his record label. Recently, Birdman was the new target when, after a short interview about his new album Darkest the Dawn, Pusha was asked about Wayne's situation. It's a long-winded ass question meant to fan the flames of the on again-off again beef with Wayne, and it worked because Push pulled no punches.

"If you steal something, that's just corny. And if you steal something, and you stealing it contractually? That's like the lowest form of a thief. It's like a cat burglar. It like, it's not even respectable in no way shape or form. You ain't even thugging it. You ain't even taking it. You're like, sneaky. I don't respect that. I don't know, I ain't respected Baby for a long time no way so it don't matter."

He's not lying. Push has always had a thing for Baby, be it outing him for having Gillie Da Kid write his "What Happened to That Boy" verse, or the time he went all Suge Knight on him.

The thing is, he didn't really have to involve himself with his latest interview. The Thornton brother has an album on the way in a week, and his response probably should have been, "Yo, I got this album on the way and you're asking me about some sh*t Rick Ross said in an interview." But he took the bait, because for some reason he likes talking about Wayne and all his associates.

Just a few days before all of this, he was at it again, speaking on Drake's feud with Meek Mill and telling Noisey that "Meek didn't lie" and "the principles of 2002 aren't the principles of 2015." He's right here, as well, and perfectly within his right to speak on these issues. But, yet again, there's another artist that Push maybe, kind of, sort of has beef with, but he's never gone so far as to mention them on wax. After the initial shots at Drake back in 2011, Push denied any diss and said he likes Drake.

A year or so later, he's at it again, after having more clearly dissed Drake and Wayne on "Exodus 23:1." Push, again, took it all back.

Pusha has an album on the way, so this all serves for some pretty good promo. But here's the thing, from all of the leaks so far, the album sounds like it could end up being dope as f*ck. Talk about the album and keep it moving. For years and years, it's been Push throwing bricks and hiding his hand, going from "He's a faggot" to "I don't have any ill will towards Wayne, Cash Money, or any of them." At this point, it's growing tired. You either have beef with these guys or you don't, and, judging by all the false starts and recants and clarifications, it's clear you don't really want a feud, just the illusion of one to generate conversation.

Granted, Push is being asked these questions, but he's not deflecting them when they come. It's time to make it about the music and move on. Wayne hasn't taken the bait in quite some time and none of it's made Push any more "relevant." His last album was a moderate commercial success, but nothing to write home about because the material didn't really make an impact beyond his core fanbase. Without a hit to fuel sales, it doesn't look like Darkest Before Dawn will move the needle much commercially, either. So, what's the point?

Call me old fashioned, but I like when my feuding rappers say each other's names. Yes, I'm all for some skillful subliminal shots, but at some point — and we're in year nine of Pusha going at Wayne and Cash Money — you have to be able to go, "Yeah, man, it's all true. F*ck that guy. I don't like him." Instead, it's literally, "I like him," just a few weeks after dropping diss tracks.

I hope Push lets it go and finally delivers the great album that we've all known he has in him. Darkest… is off to a good start and what's most intriguing is he's said the project is only an appetizer to King Push next year. Plus, no matter what he does or says about Wayne or any of Cash Money Records, it simply will not live on in infamy like this.

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