Coke Classics: The 15 Greatest Pusha T Verses [LISTEN]

Pusha T – “Dreams Money Can Buy” Freestyle

Entire Song

The sneak disses were in influx on this one. You’ll need a few listens to comb through this one.

G.O.O.D. Music – “Mercy”

Verse 2 (1:54)

Push only comes second to 2 Chainz (depending on who you ask) on this anthem out of the house Kanye West built. “Mercy” would have lost to “Don’t Like” had they kept the Virginia wordsmith’s boasts about flipping pigeons in Baltimore in the final version of the song.

Pusha T ft. The-Dream – “Exodus 23:1”

Verse 1 (1:22)

This is vendetta Pusha at his finest. He’s bitter, malicious even (no pun intended), but far from visceral. Each line is calculated and potent.

Clipse – “Ain’t Cha”

Verse 1 (0:20)

If we wanted to, we could have made a list placing King Push’s best Hell Hath No Fury verses in order. But instead, we’ll enlighten you on the potency of a verse that was easy to loose on one of the album’s weaker beats. We also sense some early Lil Wayne slander. [Note: excuse the censored version; blame YouTube, not us]

N*E*R*D ft. Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco & Pusha T – “Everyone Nose (Remix)”

Verse 3 (2:50)

“P to the Usha/With a name like that, what you look for?,” rhymed the Virginian over Skateboard P’s jittery remix. Sounds like the same thing he says on My Name Is My Name, right?

Kanye West ft. Jay Z, Pusha T, CyHi The Prynce, & RZA – “So Appalled”

Verse 3 (3:07)

The line up was stacked, but Pusha came out the victor on this menacing posse cut. Yeah, we said it.

Baby (Birdman) ft. Clipse – “What Happened To That Boy”

Verse 3 (2:49)

Prior to the Lil Wayne disses, Pusha actually graced a Cash Money track with one of his illest verses to date. My how the times have changed.

Re-Up Gang – “Re-Up Intro”

Verse 1 (0:24)

After hearing this track — particularly Pusha T’s startling introductory verse — it’s easy to forget that the beat originally belonged to Ludacris.

Clipse – “We Got It For Cheap (Intro)”

Verse 1 (0:24)

We honestly fought ourselves over which Push bars we preferred on this one — first or third verse. Ultimately, we came to the conclusion that his introductory lines were better.

Re-Up Gang – “Show You How To Hustle”

Verse 1 (0:22)

For years now, Lil Wayne has inspired some of the filthiest rhymes imaginable out of one half of the Clipse. Ain’t ish change but the address.

Dre ft. Pusha T, Rick Ross, Game, Fat Joe, and Dirtbag – “Chevy Riding High (Remix)”

1st Verse (0:29)

“If he claim king and he claim best, then I guess you can call me God. It’s none higher,” was Pusha’s first bar on the first verse. It’s no wonder that he’s listed this as one of his best batch of bars on numerous occasion.

Clipse ft. Jadakiss, Styles P, & Rosco P. Coldchain – “I’m Not You”

Verse 1 (0:29) 

This was one of those cases when big brother Malice had to show Pusha that he was serious, but without that verse, little bro would have taken top honors uncontested. And that’s with extremely stiff competition.

Clipse ft. Fabolous – “Comedy Central”

Verse 3 (2:03)

There’s a reason Malice and Fabolous let Pusha Ton anchor this Lord Willin standout track. Just guessing, but it probably had something to do with him saying “again” (pronounced ə-ˈgān).

Clipse – “Grindin'”

Verse 1 (0:18)

We still wonder if this classic met more for Clipse or The Neptunes. But this was the beginning of a proverbial flooding of audio dope via the Star Trak imprint. What actually happened in real life depends on who you ask.

Clipse – “Intro” (Lord Willin)

1st Verse (0:00)

Picture this. It’s summer of 2002 — August to be exact — and “Grindin'” dropped a few months prior, but took no time to spread infectiously and have kids near and far taking the beat to task on the nearest desk, locker, and the like in the process.

It’s now time for Clipse to deliver Lord Willin’, the album the brothers hoped would attain a status Exclusive Audio Footage failed to achieve. If you were like me, you purchased the CD, opened it, and immediately put it into your discman, only to hear Pusha T start the album with, “Playas we ain’t the same, I’m into ‘caine and guns.” That pretty much solidified the legacy.