Pusha T

Pusha T's promo run for My Name Is My Name keeps on going, but the Virginia rapper seems a fearless candidate to talk about the holiday of Halloween, and that's just what MTV News did. Having asked which horror movie Push would see himself starring in, he went with Child's Play, starring the horrifically evil doll Chucky. "Chuc...

Travi$ Scott will join Pusha T and Kanye West for the Yeezus tour stop in Las Vegas on Friday. They will be replacing Kendrick Lamar, who's opening for the tour in almost all of the dates. Travi$ tweeted earlier to confirm the news: YEEZUS SHOW VEGAS...

In the sixteen years since XXL's inception, we have spoken with a LOT of rappers about how the sausage is made with their music. Pretty much since the mag's beginnings, we have been running a reoccurring column "Train Of Thought" where hip-hop's most esteemed lyricists touch upon the inspiration for their illest verses. Over the year...

This week, the world finally saw Kendrick Lamar body his cypher in this year’s BET Hip-Hop Awards. Don’t get it twisted – every MC that was hand selected did their thing. But, it was Kendrick who showed confidence and poise that was almost frightening. Sounding like he...

A lot of CMJ week, much like with SXSW and even major festivals like Bonnaroo, is all about time management. So on a night like last night (Wednesday, October 16), it can be tough to fit in all the shows that you want to see. And with Pusha T headlining a showcase at Le Poisson Rouge in Manhattan and a star-studded bill topped by Talib Kweli holding it down at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brookly

Pusha T and Play Cloths collabarate to produce the “EVERYTHING IS PUSHA T” capsule collection inspired by Kayne West. The capsule will be available in two colors, black and bleach white, as the packing will consist of two limited edition Pusha T stickers. The ”EVERY...

As expected, Miley Cyrus holds the No. 1 spot with her new album Bangerz, selling 270,000 copies in its first week. In the world of hip-hop, though, Pusha T comes through with a big opening week with My Name Is My Name, moving 75,000 copies...

What's beef? It's somewhat of a cliché to say that the truest essence of hip-hop is in the battle but after 40-years of hip-hop, there is bound to be some long-lasting ill-will amongst a group of people as competitive as rappers. Some ...

After a series of delays, the debut solo album from Pusha T finally dropped October 8. Now, Billboard is projecting that My Name Is My Name will start at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, moving around 70,000 copies in its first week. ...

Hip-hop's video releases were extremely diverse this week. With 2 Chainz delivering the long-awaited visual to "Used 2", Pusha T unveiling another signature video for "Pain", T.I confessing to God in "Away", Eminem enduring war in "Survival", and Wale hitting Canada for "Simple Man In Toronto"; the rap was presented with a variety when it came to

The song has been out for about a year now, but Pusha T just dropped his new video for "Pain" featuring Future, and it's stylistically similar to the other stark videos he's been dropping lately. Face hidden by shadow and a black and white color scheme—much like the album cover—see King Push rapping the song while video footage of police beating during the Civil Rights movement are inter

Sebastian Sartor walks out of the Best Buy in Manhattan's Union Square Tuesday night empty-handed. "I just tried to buy the Pusha T album," he says. "I did a proper, thorough search. I went to the desk and , 'You're sold out?'" He smiles...