My Name Is My Name
Pusha T’s solo career post-Clipse has often seemed rudderless but he's found his spot on his major label debut thanks to help from Kanye West. While Kanye never utters a word here, the sound and scope of the record are unmistakably his, and Pusha T's rapping remains in fine form.
Pusha's Kanye-produced solo debut proper is the sound of a man hell bent on proving his versatility.
Pusha T’s raps are ardent. Each bar has the ferociousness of a lion smelling the scent of fresh blood.
Pusha T's slow crawl to a debut solo album included the killer mixtape Fear of God II: Let Us Pray, which sure seemed official, being released by Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music with major-label distribution.
Let's define what Pusha T's world is: a lyrical thesaurus of cocaine terms, grandiose stories of the drug trade and high calibre production from collaborators like Pharrell Williams and Kanye West.
Album review: Clash listens to Pusha T's solo studio debut, 'My Name Is My Name', and finds the Virginia rapper's collection to be one of the year's best rap sets...
The long-awaited solo debut from the former Clipse rapper is forceful, if a little familiar, says <strong>Killian Fox</strong>
Pusha T’s stubborn reliance on maintaining his brand on My Name Is My Name is probably not the wisest strategy in today’s shifting hip-hop climate.
Pusha T sticks to his usual illicit themes on his solo debut, and is at his best when collaborating with old pals, writes <strong>Lanre Bakare</strong>
Pusha T - My Name Is My Name review: Still better than your favorite rapper.