The release of My Name is My Name seemed to go largely unnoticed. In a year that saw big names such as Jay-Z, Kanye West and Drake all release solo albums My Name is My Name most likely will not get the credit it deserves.
Pusha’s dark, gritty word play and lyricism fit perfectly with the loud, boisterous beats produced by Kanye West.
On Pusha’s last few mixtapes his lyricism has been shaky and many of his guest artists have outshined him, the same can’t be said for My Name is My Name. Pusha dominates the entire album song-by-song, verse-by-verse. Most of his lyrics paint a vivid picture of a past filled with drugs and violence to a life of comfort and luxury.
Most of the album has a serious, hardcore, trap rap feel to it, save a verse from one of raps biggest clowns, 2 Chainz. He offers some comic relief with his feature on “Who I Am.” Where he attempts to use his one-liner rapping style to rhyme “strip-club connoisseur” with “hot fudge sundae.”
“King Push” and “Nosetalgia” are the two standout tracks, in my opinion. “King Push” is the opening song on the album and it starts things off with a bang, sporting a military-esque drumbeat layered on an ominous sounding synth track that compliments Pusha’s flow and lyricism. It is a classic Pusha T song in which he compares himself to Jay-Z and repeatedly refers to himself as a king.
“Nosetalgia” is the other standout song, and probably one of Pushas best songs since he left Clipse. The beat is reminiscent of a Reasonable Doubt era Jay-Z and features one of, if not the hottest rapper out right now in Kendrick Lamar.
My Name is My Name can go toe-to-toe with any other big name rap album that has been released this year. Pusha T seems as though he’s out to prove that he can be a solo artist and My Name is My Name will undoubtedly silence anyone who though otherwise.
Pusha’s dark, gritty word play and lyricism fit perfectly with the loud, boisterous beats produced by Kanye West.
On Pusha’s last few mixtapes his lyricism has been shaky and many of his guest artists have outshined him, the same can’t be said for My Name is My Name. Pusha dominates the entire album song-by-song, verse-by-verse. Most of his lyrics paint a vivid picture of a past filled with drugs and violence to a life of comfort and luxury.
Most of the album has a serious, hardcore, trap rap feel to it, save a verse from one of raps biggest clowns, 2 Chainz. He offers some comic relief with his feature on “Who I Am.” Where he attempts to use his one-liner rapping style to rhyme “strip-club connoisseur” with “hot fudge sundae.”
“King Push” and “Nosetalgia” are the two standout tracks, in my opinion. “King Push” is the opening song on the album and it starts things off with a bang, sporting a military-esque drumbeat layered on an ominous sounding synth track that compliments Pusha’s flow and lyricism. It is a classic Pusha T song in which he compares himself to Jay-Z and repeatedly refers to himself as a king.
“Nosetalgia” is the other standout song, and probably one of Pushas best songs since he left Clipse. The beat is reminiscent of a Reasonable Doubt era Jay-Z and features one of, if not the hottest rapper out right now in Kendrick Lamar.
My Name is My Name can go toe-to-toe with any other big name rap album that has been released this year. Pusha T seems as though he’s out to prove that he can be a solo artist and My Name is My Name will undoubtedly silence anyone who though otherwise.