Pusha T has some high-profile enemies.
What started as an ordinary Tuesday quickly turned into hip-hop drama when Clipse dropped their fiery new single, “So Be It.” In the track, Pusha T and No Malice reflect on street respect, loyalty, and the power dynamics of fame. But what caught everyone’s attention was a pointed set of bars aimed squarely at Travis Scott:
“You cried in front of me, you died in front of me / Calabasas took your bitch and your pride in front of me / Heard Utopia had moved right up the street / And her lip gloss was poppin’, she ain’t need you to eat.”
At first glance, the diss felt random — but it wasn’t. In a recent interview, Pusha T explained the backstory: While recording at Pharrell’s studio in Paris (inside Louis Vuitton HQ), Travis Scott stopped by to play his Utopia album for Pharrell, Pusha, and No Malice. According to Push, Travis was “smiling, laughing, doing his monkey dance,” eager to show them the music — but notably left out Drake’s verse on “Meltdown,” the same verse that disses Pharrell and Pusha himself.
A week later, when Utopia dropped, that verse was very much included. To Pusha, that felt like a betrayal. In his words:
“He don’t have no picks, no loyalty to nobody… He’s a whore.”
Pusha T calls Travis Scott a "whore" when saying why he dissed him on 'So Be It' ?
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Pusha says he felt disrespected when Travis played Utopia without playing Drake’s 'Meltdown' verse, which dissed Pharrell.
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This reignited long-simmering questions about loyalty in hip-hop. While some light disses get brushed off in the name of sport, the beef between Drake and Pusha T has always felt personal — and Pharrell, largely seen as a noncombatant, caught a stray. To Pusha (and apparently Kendrick Lamar), that crossed a line.
So is Pusha justified in going at Travis? Probably. But the real question might be: Did Travis Scott just misread the room?
Quincy is the creator of Ratings Game Music. He loves writing about music, taking long walks on beaches, and spaghetti that fights him back.
