Pusha T
Hip-hop's meticulous coke-rap purist, whose vivid, cold-eyed street narratives set a lyrical standard for an entire generation of dealers-turned-rappers.
Born 1977 (age 49)·American rapper·Birthday: May 13·Generation X
Biography
Pusha T won the 2019 Grammy for Best Rap Album with 'Daytona,' a seven-track masterwork of drug-trade portraiture. Born in 1977, he formed the Virginia duo Clipse with his brother Malice, and together they released 'Hell Hath No Fury' under the Neptunes' production. That album painted bleak, jewel-clear pictures of street mechanics and moral decay. When the duo paused, Pusha T launched a solo career that sharpened his focus. As president of Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music label, he became the standard-bearer for lyrical, content-driven rap. His feud with Drake reached its apex with 'The Story of Adidon,' a track that confirmed his status as rap's most precise and ruthless provocateur. Pusha T operates as hip-hop's master miniaturist, detailing unglamorous drug-trade portraits with a jeweler's eye. Every line lands with surgical intent.
Generation X
1965–1980
The latchkey kids. Raised during divorce, recession, and the end of the Cold War. Skeptical, self-reliant, media-literate. They invented indie culture, grunge, and the early internet — then watched the Boomers take credit.
Pusha was born in 1977, placing them squarely in the Generation X. The events that shaped this generation — economic uncertainty, the end of the Cold War, and the rise of personal computing — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Pusha Was Born
The biggest hits of 1977
#1 Movie
Star Wars
Best Picture
Annie Hall
#1 TV Show
Happy Days
Pusha's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1977Born
Star Wars premieres; Elvis dies
Gas: $0.62/galHome: $31,800Min wage: $2.30/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Tonight's the Night" — Rod StewartBest Picture: Annie Hall
1982Started school
Michael Jackson releases Thriller
Gas: $1.22/galHome: $55,200Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Physical" — Olivia Newton-JohnBest Picture: Gandhi
1990Became a teenager
Hubble Space Telescope launched; Germany reunifies
Gas: $1.15/galHome: $79,100Min wage: $3.80/hrPresident: George H.W. Bush"Hold On" — Wilson PhillipsBest Picture: Dances with Wolves
1993Could drive
European Union officially established
Gas: $1.11/galHome: $86,600Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"I Will Always Love You" — Whitney HoustonBest Picture: Schindler's List
1995Could vote
Oklahoma City bombing; Windows 95 released
Gas: $1.15/galHome: $96,500Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Gangsta's Paradise" — CoolioBest Picture: Braveheart
1998Turned 21
Google founded; Clinton impeachment
Gas: $1.06/galHome: $107,300Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Too Close" — NextBest Picture: Shakespeare in Love
2007Turned 30
iPhone released; Great Recession begins
Gas: $2.80/galHome: $172,600Min wage: $5.85/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Irreplaceable" — BeyonceBest Picture: No Country for Old Men
2017Turned 40
#MeToo movement; solar eclipse crosses the US
Gas: $2.42/galHome: $195,000Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Shape of You" — Ed SheeranBest Picture: The Shape of Water
2026Age 49 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- His 2018 album 'Daytona', executive produced by Kanye West, was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Album.
- Won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album as a contributor on Kanye West's 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'.
- As president of G.O.O.D. Music, he has executive produced several albums for the label's roster.
- The Clipse album 'Hell Hath No Fury' is consistently ranked among the greatest hip-hop albums of the 2000s.
Did You Know?
He and his brother Malice (now known as No Malice) were originally known as 'The Clipse'.
He has a well-documented and long-running lyrical feud with fellow rapper Drake.
He was featured on the cover of *Forbes* magazine in 2019 in a story about hip-hop's wealthiest artists.
He is known for his extensive collection of high-end sneakers and luxury fashion.
““I’m the only real nigga still that’s relevant to this shit, and I’ma stay that way.””
