Pusha T Plans To Channel "02 Clipse Self" On Next Album

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Pusha T of The Clipse poses backstage at their performance for CMJ Music Fest at The Knitting Factory November 4, 2006 in New York City.
Pusha T has a plan in mind for his next album.

Pusha T is a few days away from attending the Grammy Awards where he's nominated for Best Rap Album. Push undoubtedly deserves the nomination. Daytona was, after all, one of the best albums of 2018, if not the best. There might be another three-year gap until the release of his follow-up album but Push is already plotting on the direction he plans on taking for the project.

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"Well, I think on album number four, I should just show the different chambers of myself," Push told Complex. He explained how he plans on diving into the beginnings of his illustrious career to bring more of a structure to the track.

"Album number four, I think I wanna get back into more song structure, and bridges, hooks. More of my ’02 self. More of my ’02 Clipse self, actually. I feel like that way, if I execute on that, then you’re actually seeing both sides. You’re getting just the rap purist of me, and then you’d be getting the new rap artist who went through the school of Neptunes, being from Virginia Beach, seeing the Teddy Riley era, listening and loving all of this stuff. Just trying to absorb all of that energy—Timbaland, Missy."

He added, "I think those are two different sides of the spectrum. And one I just executed on. The next one, hopefully, I could do just as well."


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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.
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