Pusha T Reveals Clipse Dropped From Def Jam After Backlash to Kendrick Lamar Collab

Everything Else Clipse Told Us About ‘Let God Sort Em Out,’ the State of Rap in 2025, and Pusha’s Relationship With Kanye

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Pusha T Reveals Clipse Dropped From Def Jam After Backlash to Kendrick Lamar Collab

Clipse fans received good news this week after Pusha T and No Malice officially announced their hotly anticipated album, Let God Sort ‘Em Out, set to drop July 11. Clipse was previously signed to Def Jam, but fans noticed that the record label was not mentioned in or on the release or promotional materials. In a recent interview with GQ, Pusha T spilled the tea on why. Pusha T said the fallout between Clipse and the label was over Kendrick Lamar…

Azealia Banks Says She'll Never Forgive Pusha T

Azealia Banks’ latest feud is with King Push. Pusha T is often revered by hip-hop purists for his precision, vivid street narratives, and resistance to trends. But not everyone shares the admiration. Azealia Banks, known for her unfiltered candor, reignited long-standing controversy with a sharp critique of the Virginia lyricist. Well, at least Kanye isn’t cursed by Whitney Houston. I will never forgive pusha T for using a photo of Whitney Hous…

Def Jam Refused to Release K-Dot Guest Verse, Pusha T Says

A live performance from Pusha T as part of Clipse. Photo Credit: Ben Sisto Let the Drake v. Universal Music fallout continue: According to Pusha T, execs at the major’s Def Jam subsidiary urged him to censor a Kendrick Lamar guest verse on Clipse’s forthcoming album. The decidedly interesting tidbit emerged in a new GQ interview with both Pusha T and his brother Malice, who are set to release Let God Sort Em Out as Clipse next month. The duo’s f…

Clipse Leaves Def Jam Over Kendrick Lamar Verse

Clipse Leaves Def Jam in Bold Move Clipse, the Virginia hip-hop duo of Pusha T and No Malice, sent shockwaves through the music industry on June 2, 2025, when they revealed they parted ways with Def Jam Recordings over a Kendrick Lamar verse on their upcoming album, Let God Sort Em Out. The album, set for a July 11, 2025, release via Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, marks their first project in 15 years. Fans are buzzing about the drama, with Pusha T’s manag…