Terrence LeVarr Thornton (born May 13, 1977),[1] better known by his stage name Pusha T,[2] is an American rapper. He rose to prominence as one half of the Virginia-based hip hop duo Clipse, which he formed with his older brother No Malice. Mainly active from 1994 to 2010, the duo were discovered by Pharrell Williams and signed with his record label Star Trak Entertainment, an imprint of Arista Records to release three studio albums—Lord Willin' (2002), Hell Hath No Fury (2006) and Til the Casket Drops (2009)—to mild commercial success. The former spawned the Billboard Hot 100-top 40 singles "Grindin'" and "When the Last Time", for which they became best known.
After the duo disbanded in 2010, Thornton promptly pursued a solo career. He signed with Kanye West's record label GOOD Music, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings following his work on West's fifth album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010). He guest featured on West's single "Runaway" in October of that year—which peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100—as well as his song "So Appalled" also from the album. He released two of his debut solo projects–Fear of God and Fear of God II: Let Us Pray—in 2011, prior to the release of his debut studio album, My Name Is My Name (2013). Met with critical and commercial success, it peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 and was followed by his second and third albums King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude (2015) and Daytona (2018), which peaked at numbers 20 and three on the chart respectively. His fourth album, It's Almost Dry (2022) became his first to debut atop the Billboard 200.[3]
West appointed Thornton to take over his role as president of GOOD Music in late 2015, where he remained one of the label's flagship artists until his departure and dissociation with West in 2022.[4] In 2020, he launched his record label Heir Wave Music Group, which aims as a platform for Virginia-based artists.[5] Throughout his career, Thornton has received five Grammy Award nominations.[6]
^@PUSHA_T (May 14, 2014). ""@HotNewHipHop: Wish @PUSHA_T a happy birthday, y'all." *5/13 is my bday...mark your calendars for next year but thanx...*" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^Wicks, Amanda; Strauss, Matthew (May 23, 2018). "Pusha-T Details New Kanye-Produced Album DAYTONA". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 24, 2018. A representative for Pusha-T confirmed to Pitchfork that the hyphen has, indeed, returned.
^"Pusha T on Generational Wealth and How The DMV Culture Influenced His Next Album". ebony.com.
^Caulfield, Keith (May 1, 2022). "Pusha T Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'It's Almost Dry'". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^"Pusha T talks New Record Label and Giving Back to the 757". WTKR.com. August 28, 2020.
^"Pusha T Confirms He's Cut All Ties with Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music". December 20, 2022.
Terrence LeVarr Thornton (born May 13, 1977), better known by his stage name PushaT, is an American rapper. He rose to prominence as one half of the Virginia-based...
The discography of American rapper PushaT consists of four studio albums, one extended play (EP), two mixtapes, 53 singles (including 31 as a featured...
Wayne vs. Pusha-T Beef: From "Mr. Me Too" to the "F–k Pusha" Tweet". MissInfo.tv. May 24, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2012. DJ MoonDawg & PushaT talk Drake...
rapper PushaT. It was released on October 7, 2013, by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings. While leading up to the album's announcement, PushaT released...
2010. It consists of brothers Gene "No Malice" and Terrence "PushaT" Thornton. PushaT was known as Terrar during the group's early years, while No Malice...
"The Story of Adidon" is a diss track by American rapper PushaT aimed at Canadian rapper Drake, released on May 29, 2018. It reuses the instrumental...
Yourself" (Kanye West) "If You Know You Know" (PushaT) "The Games We Play" (PushaT) "What Would Meek Do?" (PushaT featuring Kanye West) "Yikes" (Kanye West)...
Retrieved January 22, 2022. "Amen (feat. Young Jeezy & Kanye West) – Single by PushaT". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on November 11, 2011. Retrieved...
rappers PushaT and Kanye West. The song was produced by Boi-1da and Jahaan Sweet. On the final track of Pusha-T's 2018 album Daytona, "Infrared", Pusha-T perpetuates...
of the song in April 2018, which West approved of. The following month, PushaT confirmed the existence of a version of the song that has proper lyrics...
announcement of the group, Kid Cudi announced that "Rock n Roll", on PushaT's fourth album It's Almost Dry, would be his final collaboration with West...
chart. During that same month, Balbuena also guest performed on labelmate PushaT's album Daytona and New York rapper Nas' album Nasir. Her debut studio album...
the label released its only compilation album, Cruel Summer. In 2015, PushaT was appointed president of the label by West, while record executive Steven...
single "Superthug". The Neptunes began working with rap duo Clipse (rappers PushaT and Malice) in the late 1990s, and worked on Clipse's album Exclusive Audio...
Beatbox Mix)" 504 Boyz – The Goodfellas 18. "D-Game" (featuring Pharrell and PushaT) Half-A-Mill – Milion 10. "Thug Onez" (featuring Noreaga, Kool G Rap &...
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