In a current interview with The Guardian, Pusha T opened up concerning the finish of his once-prolific inventive partnership with Ye (previously often called Kanye West). Though their work collectively helped form an period in hip-hop, Pusha made it clear: the door is shut for good.

Reflecting on the music they made, Pusha recalled the depth and magic of their earlier years—significantly the tracks born from the GOOD Fridays sequence. “Being there was special! The Good Friday series was absolutely insane. The albums I released during that period, like Daytona and It’s Almost Dry, are some of my strongest work. It’s undeniable that Ye and I made exceptional music together,” he mentioned.

Still, that chapter has come to an in depth. “That’s in the past. That’s definitely in the past,” Pusha mentioned when requested if there was any probability of a future collaboration. On the subject of diss tracks, he added, “If I diss someone, it’s a very real thing for me. I notice some rappers treat dissing as a gimmick, but that’s not my style.”

From collaborators to distance—Pusha T strikes on

Pusha T and Ye crafted among the style’s most celebrated data, together with “Runaway” from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and “Mercy,” the summer time anthem that outlined an period. As president of GOOD Music till 2022, Pusha was a key voice within the label’s route and sound.

Yet even at their inventive peak, there have been tensions. In an earlier dialog with GQ, Pusha described the tough dynamic between the 2. “He’s a genius, and his intuition is on another level,” he mentioned. But admiration didn’t erase their variations. “That’s why we don’t get along, because he sees through my fakeness with him. He knows I don’t think he’s a man. He knows it.”

With a brand new Clipse album titled Let God Sort Em Out on the best way, Pusha T is transferring ahead. While he’s not shy concerning the legacy he and Ye constructed collectively, he’s centered now on music that displays who he’s—with out compromise and with out trying again.