'What happened to freedom of speech?'
hiphopdx.com
Yes, that is the actual title of the article.
I didn’t really see this discussed much when it happened, but I’m curious what others on DK can make of it.
I’m pretty sure I got the facts straight but not 100% sure to be honest.
So allegedly, UMG threatened to block the release of Pop Smoke’s posthumous album Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon because they believed Pusha T’s lyrics contained a diss towards Drake. Pusha T said that was not the case, but regardless it seems like his feature, which was supposed to be with Gunna and Young Thug on the song “Paranoia”, was ultimately pulled and the album was released.
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An interesting excerpt from the article includes a short back and forth between Young Thug and Pusha T. I’m not sure exactly where or when this exchange took place, but it was apparently on some social media, possibly Twitter.
Young Thug: “I don’t respect the Pusha T verse on the song with me and Gunna cause I don’t have nun to do with y’all beef nor does Gunna, and if I knew that was about him I would’ve made changes on our behalf.. this rapper shit so gay.”
Pusha T: “Don’t feel bad, nobody knew what the verse was abt. The label heads that stopped it didn’t even know. They only assume because he told them. The same way he told about the Ross ‘Maybach 6’ verse. And if he’ll tell record executives abt rap verses, God knows what else he’ll tell. I don’t deal in police work, police rappers or police n-ggas!!” “I would never look or need your respect for what it is I bring to this rap game.”
Here are the lyrics to the original version of Paranoia with Pusha T:
What did I use to call him?
A Cherry Picking lil bitch!
