Pusha T: DAYTONA REVIEW by Ivaylo S.

 

2018 was certainly a surgical summer, as said by King Push himself on the absolutely scorching The Story of Adidon, one of the best disstracks of all time aimed at resident sad boi Drake. You see, Drake heard this record and the closing track Infrared got to him. "How can you ever right these wrongs when you don’t even write your songs?" baits Pusha T. Drake, being the reasonable young man he is, decides to bring down the hammer in the form of Duppy Freestyle. Unfortunately for him, Pusha Thanos was unfazed and his clapback has since echoed across the Internet like a universal calamity. He revealed Drake’s child from a pornstar, compares him to his own deadbeat dad for not acknowledging said son and mocks his sick friend. As you do.

At the centre of all that nonsense was this precious little record.  Produced by Kanye West during the Wyoming Sessions which brough us Kids See Ghosts and Nasir, DAYTONA finds Pusha T destroying anyone and anything that stands in his way. At only 21 minutes, this is the definition of the overused critical cliche of "no filler, all killer" and Push certainly kills the competition on this thing through smart bars and intricate wordplay. The gloomy and brooding production of West, coupled with the painfully clear and to-the-point lyricism of Push creates a whirlwind of malevolence that not only requires your attention, but very strongly demands it. In terms of the album’s narrative, there’s nothing particularly new here about Push’s lifestyle.; “The only kingpin that ain sinking, chess moves are made, my third eye ain’t blinking.” is a power move that leaves a lot of the new generation of rappers gasping for air. He’s legit, he’s always been legit, and you simply cannot stop rooting for him!

Poor Drake probably still has nightmares consisting of the PUSH adlib. He will also never make a record as tight, ballsy and powerful as this! 

Pusha T; DAYTONA, 4.7/5