Pusha T Fires Shots at Drake and Birdman on New Wale Collaboration “Damage Control”
Pusha T is back in the spotlight with his sharpest lyrical jabs yet, targeting both Drake and Birdman on his latest collaboration with Wale, titled “Damage Control.” The track finds King Push referencing his long-standing beef with the former Cash Money co-head and taking aim at Drake’s recent legal battle against Universal Music Group (UMG).
On the song, Pusha delivers bars that appear to call out Birdman directly:
“The realest Birdman, I just cock-a-doodle-doo / Doorstep, doorstep, I get it right through / Money talk, money talk, the wrist is light blue / Sugarhill sweet, shit is feeling type 2 / Bruised egos, man, you n-ggas might sue / New Jack Ninos telling on the crew.”
Neither Drake nor Birdman have responded publicly to the provocative lyrics, but the diss adds fuel to an ongoing fire in hip-hop’s most talked-about feuds.
Pusha T also addressed Drake’s lawsuit against UMG, mocking the rapper’s legal move over his feud with Kendrick Lamar. He expressed disdain for the litigation, suggesting it undermines the artistry and spirit of rap battles:
“I think after everything that had been done, I don’t think there was ever anything subliminal to be said ever again in life,” Pusha said. “Not only just musically, like bro, I actually was in Canada. I actually had a show and made it home. So, I can’t pay attention to none of that. I did the dance for real, not to come back and tiptoe around anything.”
He went further, declaring:
“I don’t rate him no more. The suing thing is bigger than some rap shit. I just don’t rate you. Damn, it’s like it just kind of cheapens the art of it once we gotta have real questions about suing and litigation. Like, what? For this?”
This conflict has had ripple effects beyond music. Pusha T revealed that tensions with Drake contributed to his and Clipse’s split from Def Jam Records ahead of the release of their reunion album, Let God Sort Em Out. According to Pusha, Def Jam pressured him to remove Kendrick Lamar’s guest verse from the album, likely due to concerns about optics during Drake’s lawsuit against UMG.
“They wanted me to ask Kendrick to censor his verse, which of course I was never doing. And then they wanted me to take the record off,” Pusha explained. After refusing for a month, a Def Jam lawyer reportedly told him, “We’ll just drop the Clipse.” Pusha continued, “But that can’t work because I’m still there [solo]. But [if] you let us all go…”
Sources suggest Def Jam was uneasy about two of Drake’s biggest rivals collaborating during such a sensitive legal moment, fearing it might complicate the ongoing lawsuit.
As Pusha T keeps his lyrical swords sharp and the drama unfolds, the hip-hop world is watching closely. His new verses on “Damage Control” demonstrate that despite years of conflict, King Push remains unapologetically vocal and ready to keep stirring the pot.
