6/25/2023 0 Comments Pusha t the animosity of caineThe fact is this 40-minute tape has only temporarily quenched the thirst. Wrath of Caine just dabbles in what we can expect from his debut, projected to release this March. “I could show you all the ways in which crime pays/ My drug ring’s a multi-million dollar crime wave,” he rhymes over a somber Bink production. You’ll hear more of his “four letter” dealing stories on the Renegades produced “Road Runner” and “I Am Forgiven”, where he searches for reprieve of his trafficking habits. With Young Chop on the beat, the Ton details some life on his block, “Teamwork make the dream work/all my niggas done seen work/All my niggas ain’t make it through/ So much death that my dreams hurt”. Pusha retells accounts of dope pushin’ and rough living with the compilation’s single “Blocka”. “There’s a meaning to the kissing of the ring/ The gods don’t mingle with the mortals/peasants ain’t sittin’ with the kings/ Goliath ain’t worried about your sling/ and Cassius ain’t bothered by your swings.” Pusha lets off on the haters in a track that holds the height of his cockiness heard throughout the tape. But the following song “Don’t Matter” speaks volumes. Music self-proclaimed shooter is doing something right without any major studio productions, he’s still living with “millions in the ceiling”. It hits dumb hard and makes the point that the G.O.O.D. Push revealed the mixtape via YouTube, with the first trailer being released on December 7, 2012, and the second. The Southside produced (with a co-production credit going to Kanye West) “Millions” is just what you’d expect from the trio that is Pusha, Kanye and Rick Ross. Wrath of Caine is Pusha-T’s third mixtape, released on January 28, 2013. Taking shots at present day rappers, he spits “Now everybody so ‘80s and 90’s inspired/ but none of you are ‘80s and ‘90s rhyming.” What ensues is the sound of thorough, head-banging rap. The 11-track tape opens up with the brash “Intro”, where Pusha warns listeners “the dead has arisen” to indicate the return of real lyricism. With a crazy collection of producers and features to highlight his lyrical talent, Wrath of Cainedoes its job amping the crowd for his Def Jam solo outing entitled My Name is My Name. As expected, Push doesn’t disappoint and delivers G.O.O.D. Intro Big up di numba one awtist inna di rap game, Pusha T Me waa unnu kno seh nuhbody nah fck wid da bwoy yah in or outta music. It’s easy to see why his supporters count this as one of the highly anticipated projects for the rapper. Assuming it isnt some hard left turn (or maybe even if it is), My Name Is My Name should be hot.Pusha T paves the way to his debut album, with a new mixtape Wrath of Caine. But when hes at his best namely, when hes offering up such hubristic gems as Goliath aint worried bout your sling / And Cassius aint bothered by your swings theres plenty suggesting hes still capable of being in that ballpark. ![]() Not lyrically, sonically, or in terms of quality does any of this evoke Hell Hath No Fury, always and forever Pushas greatest feat. The Rick Ross-assisted Millions is a worthy cousin of I Still Wanna, while the stuttering, propulsive ∻locka is stocked with Pushas prince-of-darkness seethe: ∺ll praise to the most high on both sides / I pray to God, I pray for hard, I wont lie. ![]() Utter misfires like French Montanas faceplant of a Future imitation on ∽oesnt Matter notwithstanding, it bangs pretty uniformly. Though not quite a Rich Forever or even a 4eva N a Day, the 36-minute Wrath of Caine typically sounds like the work of one of raps most exciting voices exactly what it is. Between joints like Mercy, New God Flow, and the oft-overlooked I Still Wanna, Pusha has been tagged on enough strong tracks since the last Clipse LP, 2009s Til the Casket Drops, to ensure that therell be plenty of commercial interest by the time he does give us his own album (in March, tentatively). Music role-player/everybodys favorite coke-rap aphorists pending solo debut, My Name Is My Name, has zero chance of flopping on any level. The pre-album mixtape as a form is generally used to direct extra attention to forthcoming LPs in need of a publicity boost, and the Clipse member/G.O.O.D. Pusha T didnt need to make Wrath of Caine.
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