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In two weeks, Pusha Ton will be giving listeners a major holiday gift, with the upcoming release of his new street album, King Push: Darkest Before Dawn. The project will coincide with his upcoming adidas originals collaboration and the recent announcing of his new Presidency of G.O.O.D. Music.
The Virginia rapper sat down with Rolling Stone to talk about his appointed role to run the Kanye West label, including giving some insight on the long-awaited album, SWISH.
While he wouldn’t reveal how the album is completely different from the single’s we’ve heard so far, he did assure that Cruel Summer was something at the top of his priority running the label.
Push also cited how his My Name Is My Name was a bit more lighthearted that what he wanted to creatively (shouts to Wrath of Caine) and gave some insight on the direction of his upcoming Darkest Before Dawn project. Take a look at excerpt from the interview below.
What sorts of themes were on your mind as you were crafting ‘King Push: Darkest Before Dawn’ lyrics?
I feel like my lyrics are just dark and scathing. I feel like the lyrics on Darkest Before Dawn are uncompromised hip-hop and really speaking to my core fan base. Basically what’s been known in my discography the entire time. I feel like I’m the last rap superhero. I really do. I feel like everybody else, they seem to be a bit victimized and I don’t feel like that’s me.
From a sonic standpoint, were you looking to build on what you did with My Name Is My Name, or did you want to take things into a completely different direction?
In regards to the sound, I feel like My Name Is My Name is a bit more lighthearted than what I just created. I sat with Timbaland, I sat with Kanye, I sat with Sean Combs, Boi-1da, Nashiem Myrick, Mario Winans, Baauer, Mano and got from each of them the darkest part of their souls on these beats, and it marries everything I’m doing right now lyrically.
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