Hip Hop Feud: Pusha T wants a 'Surgical Summer' with Drake

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We are in for a “surgical summer” according to rapper Pusha T, on his response diss track, "The Story of Adidon." The diss track is a response to Drake’s "Duppy Freestyle," which was a response to Pusha’s "Infrared" off his latest album Daytona. This is just the most recent chapter of this beef, that stems back to Pusha and his brother No Malice’s rap group duo, Clipse, beef with Lil Wayne. A beef that started with Lil Wayne being praised for trendsetting, by wearing the streetwear brand BAPE on the 2006 Vibe Magazine cover. A brand that however truly grew into popularity thanks to the fashion-forward Pharrell. Clipse also rocked the BAPE brand a lot as well.

2006

Clipse ultimately expressed their dislike of the Wayne’s Vibe Magazine cover with the track "Mr. Me Too" - featuring & produced by Pharrell. No Malice drops bars that attack, “Wanna know the time? Better clock us/N---as bite the style from the shoes to the watches.”

Wayne responds the same year in a Complexinterview. “You talking to the best. Talk to me like you’re talking to the best. I don’t see no fuckin’ Clipse. Come on man,” Wayne said. “Weezy, man. They had to do a song with us to get hot, B. 'What Happened to That Boy?' C’mon, B.” Wayne also called out Pharrell, saying, “Who the fuck is Pharrell? Do you really respect him? That n---a wore BAPEs and y’all thought he was weird. I wore it and y’all thought it was hot.”

2011

In 2011, Pusha releases “Don’t Fuck With Me”. A freestyle he did over Drake’s “Dreams Money Can Buy” beat. Though it was never confirmed direct shots fired on Pusha’s freestyle, bars seemed to hint at Drake. “Rappers on their sophomores, actin' like they boss lords/ Fame such a funny thing for sure/ When n---as start believing all them encores," Pusha rapped, hinting possibly at Drake, who was on his sophomore album Take Care (November 2011).

2012

In 2012, Pusha T returns with "Exodus 23:1", making sure he is clear as to who his target is. He rapped, “Contract all fucked up/ I guess that means you all fucked up/ You signed to one n---a that signed to another n---a/ That's signed to three n---as, now that's bad luck." The breakdown goes as follows, Drake was signed to Lil Wayne's Young Money imprint, a subsidiary of Cash Money Records, which operates under Universal Music Group.

Wayne responds on twitter, making it clear he is no fan of Pusha T.

2013

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In 2013, Drake steps into the ring showing his unwavering loyalty to Wayne. Drake releases “Tuscan Leather”off his Nothing Was the Samealbum. "I'm just as famous as my mentor/ But that's still the boss, don't get sent for/ Get hype on tracks and jump in front of a bullet you wasn't meant for," he rapped at one point, and followed up with the line, "Bench players talkin' like starters, I hate it." 

2016

In 2016, Pusha hits back with "H.G.T.V Freestyle". As Pusha approaches the end of the track he addressed Drake, questioning his pen game. "It's too far gone when the realest ain't real/ I walk amongst the clouds so your ceilings ain't real/ These n---as Call of Duty 'cause their killings ain't real/ With a questionable pen so the feelin' ain't real," Pusha said, possibly referencing Drake's 2009 mixtape So Far Gone and allegations that Drake uses ghostwriters.

2017

In 2017, Drizzy responds on his “playlist” More Life, calling out Pusha on “Two Birds, One Stone”questioning the authenticity of his life (drug pusher lifestyle). But really it's you with all the drug dealer stories/ That's gotta stop, though/ You made a couple chops and now you think you Chapo," Drake said.

Drake follows up with, "You middle man in this shit, boy, you was never them guys/ I can tell, 'cause I look most of you dead in your eyes/ And you'll be tryna sell that story for the rest of your lives."

One bird is Pusha T, but the other is Kid Cudi. Kid Cudi had accused rappers of having multiple ghostwriters, name dropping Kanye West and Drake in his tweets. "Everyone thinks they're soooo great. Talkin top 5 and be having 30 people write songs for them," Cudi wrote in one tweet. Later in his rant, Cudi wrote, "My tweets apply to who they apply. Ye, Drake, whoever. These n---as dont give a fuck about me. And they aint fuckin with me." (Personally, a hard time in hip hop for me, because I love Kid Cudi, people were not happy with this rant AT ALL).

2018 

Jump forward to 2018, and we have the latest wave of this beef. Things have heated up, this go around however. Pusha released his latest album Daytona, produced fully by Kanye West. The album is a masterpiece that is wrapped up nicely with the track “Infrared”, as Pusha continues to question Drake’s lyrical talents. “It was written like Nas but it came from Quentin," referring to Quentin Miller, a rapper who Pusha believes has been ghostwriting for Drake. 

Of course, social media and fans went crazy, awaiting to see if and how Drake would respond. In response, Drake stepped out of “album mode” to address Pusha on "Duppy Freestyle". Touching on how Kanye called Drake to help write “Father Stretch My Hands” and “30 Hours” from The Life of Pablo. Also hunting that Drake may have worked on Kanye’s latest upcoming project.

"What do you really think of the n---a that's makin' your beats?/ I've done things for him I thought that he never would need/ Father had to stretch his hands out and get it from me/ I pop style for 30 hours, then let him repeat," Drake rapped, adding, "I just left from over by y'all puttin' pen to the sheets/ Tired of sittin' quiet and helpin' my enemies eat." 

Drake goes deeper to compare Pusha’s career to a faded Clipse’s autograph. Ironically, Drake was a huge Clipse fan when he was younger and dropped $200 for a signed Clipse microphone. However, loyalties have since changed for the kid from Toronto. Drake says,“I had a microphone of yours, but then the signature faded/ I think that pretty much resembles what's been happenin' lately.” Drake finished his attack by requesting to be paid from Pusha and Kanye for the publicity. Pusha retweeted Drake's song and wrote, "Send the invoice for the extra 20..."

In the ruthless nature of social media these days, Drake follows up by posting an actual invoice for $100,000 addresses to G.O.O.D. Music ("promotional assistance and career reviving"), and tags Pusha.