“Wonder where this started from, the facts are frightening/ Richard Pryor’s flame gave birth to pipe dreams”ĭespite casual listeners accusing Pusha T of being one-dimensional, this line from “Neck & Wrist” is yet another example of how dynamic his coke raps are. Image Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation Only the best coke rappers are able to speak to the struggle this clearly. Capturing a sense of socioeconomic despair, Push puts into context what his life and the lives of his loved ones would have looked like without the spoils of the dope game. One of the standout tracks on the album contains the coke bars that feel the most grounded in why the subgenre exists in the first place. “I was tryna get the dope through in yo sister/ We bagging up the work, wouldn’t be no dishes/ Be no Christmas/ Mistletoe, be no kisses/ Made a way for ourselves, we ain’t need no wishes” Though these certainly aren’t nursery rhymes. Seuss” would have to be an acknowledgment of the particular poetry of his coke raps. Reminiscent of a line from his verse on “ So Appalled” (“Still move a bird like I’m in bed with mother goose”), the rapper doubles down on the imagery of bricks as birds, except this time extending it by comparing himself to the chairman of chicken manufacturer Perdue Farms. Here is when Push kicks his wordplay into high gear. “If kilograms is the proof/ I done sold a golden goose/ I got ’em baby, I’m Jim Perdue/ Cocaine’s Dr. “Brambleton” follows a sordid history between Push and Gonzalez that involves police cooperation, street politics gone sideways, and a previous diss called “ S.N.I.T.C.H.” The above chorus offers a snapshot of what their relationship once was as two local hustlers. The song itself takes aim at former Clipse manager Anthony “Geezy” Gonzalez, who recently had much to say about the rap duo during a tell-all interview with VladTV. The first track on It’s Almost Dry is named after a street in Norfolk, Va. Right out the gate, Push opens the album with a measure of authenticity. “Why would I want to hold you down?/ When I know you, now the past is your go-to now, sh*t/ We really used to roll around/ Coppin’ quarter-pounds from the border towns” Peep the best brick talk on each track of the album below. He’s right up there with reformed hustlers like Jeezy, who made moving bricks sound aspirational enough to motivate listeners chasing more legitimate dreams in life, and Jay-Z, who transcended the image of coke rap altogether on his way to becoming a billionaire.Īs Pusha T rounds out his second decade in the game, just a few months shy of the 20th anniversary of Lord Willin’, the wordplay on It’s Almost Dry feels like an indication that he might have 20 more years left in him. It’s these traits that place Pusha T among the most revered coke rappers in history. But what they all have in common is sincerity and believability. Some of these lyrics are boastful and subtly funny, while others are poignant and deeply serious.
Music CEO’s fourth solo album is on the way, courtesy of VIBE’s Hip-Hop Reporter Preezy Brown, we picked out the best coke bars on It’s Almost Dry to set the tone for those already aware of what to expect.Īcross the album’s 12 tracks, there’s a reference to selling cocaine on every single song. Like King Push himself, we know what Hip-Hop heads look forward to most on every Pusha T album: The best drug dealer raps this side of Marcy Projects.
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