Pusha T Gets Candid About Fallout With Ye Ahead Of Clipse Album Release

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Pusha T is done holding his tongue when it comes to Kanye West, now simply known as Ye. In a candid new interview with Ebro Darden for Apple Music, the Virginia lyricist opened up about his public fallout from Ye, and the unraveling of their once-close friendship.
Ahead of The Clipse's highly anticipated reunion album Let God Sort Em Out set for relase tomorrow (July 11), Pusha sat down to reflect on why his relationship with Ye is no longer what it used to be. 'I feel like me and Ye, we don't gel,' he admitted to Darden. 'Where I am right now in my life, I'm not with anybody who ain't on my team — especially when I've been on your team.'
Pusha explained that Kanye's habit of aligning with people who don't support him was the final straw. 'He champions and stands next to anybody and everybody who don't f**k with me,' he said, clearly frustrated. 'And I don't get that. I don't understand that.'
The former G.O.O.D Music president, who helped shape some of Ye's most iconic records and vice versa, didn't hold back on how much the shift has stung, especially as their musical collaborations remain undeniable. 'Why would you ever say anything negative about the music we created when you know it slaps?' Pusha said, adding that while Kanye may have his reasons for the distance, he no longer cares to figure them out.
Watch at the 45:11 mark below.
This isn't the first time Push has spoken out on their fallout. In an earlier GQ interview, he made it clear that the respect he once had for Ye had faded — not just professionally, but personally. 'We made some great sh*t, bro,' he told the outlet. 'He's a genius. 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's shown me the weakest sides of him, and he knows how I think of weak people.'
Their creative bond helped produce career-defining tracks like 'Runaway,' 'Mercy,' and the classic track 'Infrared' — which led to Pusha's infamous feud with Drake in 2018. Push officially stepped away from G.O.O.D Music in 2022 after Ye's antisemitic comments caused widespread backlash. 'He's not speaking to me now,' Pusha told XXL at the time. 'If you ain't with it, you ain't down. And I ain't with it. I'm not budging on that.'
Still, Ye has had moments of regret. When Clipse released their comeback single 'Say Less' earlier this year, the Vultures artist took to X to post: 'I miss me and Pusha's friendship.' But that nostalgia didn't stop him from going on frequent rants including one recent livestream where he questioned Pusha's loyalty. 'Pusha T, all that tough guy sh*i. Where the tough guy sh*t?' Ye said. 'I bled for you. I asked for one thing: use your voice, your stability.'
He then took credit for helping Pusha take down Drake in 2018, calling himself the foundation of Pusha's most notorious diss track. The comment left fans wondering if Kanye genuinely wanted reconciliation or just recognition.
In the years since their fallout, Ye has thrown jabs from afar, even telling Akademiks that Pusha should stay quiet about his political beliefs given all he's done for his career. 'If you ain't gonna speak on my behalf with the situation I'm in right now with my children, don't talk about my political views,' Ye said.
Aside from the on-and-off antics of Ye and his split from his bromance with Pusha T, The Clipse are gearing up for one of Hip-Hop's biggest drops of the year.
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