Pusha T and his brother Malice didn’t mince words when asked about Travis Scott during a rapid-fire segment on MSNBC’s The Beat with Ari Melber, brushing off the rapper with a pair of blunt responses that lit up social media.
When Melber tossed out Scott’s name alongside Hip-Hop heavyweights like Pharrell, JAY-Z and Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T responded, “Who is it?” while Malice followed with, “I don’t do that.”
The moment came during a fast-paced round of word associations, where the Clipse duo offered quick takes on some of the genre’s biggest names. Pharrell was dubbed “visionary,” JAY-Z earned “goat” and Kendrick Lamar was labeled “craftsman.” But when Travis Scott’s name came up, the energy shifted fast.
Melber, known for weaving rap lyrics into political commentary and earning respect from the Hip-Hop community, didn’t flinch. The Emmy-winning journalist has interviewed everyone from Meek Mill to Fat Joe and is often praised for his deep knowledge of rap culture. His show has become a go-to platform for artists looking to speak on both music and social issues.
The Clipse brothers’ dismissive remarks toward Scott weren’t followed by any clarification. While neither Pusha T nor Malice elaborated, the moment added another layer to the long-standing friction between Pusha and Scott.
The beef between Travis Scott and Clipse, primarily fueled by Pusha T, erupted after an incident during the recording of Clipse’s new album, Let God Sort Em Out, in Paris. While Clipse and Pharrell were working in the studio, Scott entered, eager to play tracks from his soon-to-be-released UTOPIA album.
“He sees me and Malice there, and he’s like, ‘Oh, man, everybody’s here,’” Pusha T recounted. “He’s smiling, laughing, jumping around, doing his f###### monkey dance. We weren’t into the music, but he wanted to play it, wanted to film [us and Pharrell listening to it].”
The situation escalated when Scott played the song “Meltdown” but deliberately omitted Drake’s verse, which contained a diss aimed at Pharrell.
Pusha interpreted this as a breach of loyalty, declaring, “He don’t have no picks, no loyalty to nobody. He’ll jump around whatever he feels is hot or cling onto whatever he feels is hot. So, that’s where my issue comes in—like, dawg, don’t even come over here with that, because at the end of the day, I don’t play how y’all play. To me, that really was just like…he’s a w####. He’s a w####.”
Pusha T retaliated lyrically on the Clipse single “So Be It,” unleashing pointed barbs: “You cried in front of me, you died in front of me/Calabasas took your b#### and your pride in front of me/Heard Utopia had moved right up the street/And her lip gloss was poppin’, she ain’t need you to eat.”
The verse references Scott’s high-profile breakup with Kylie Jenner and alludes to her success outside of their relationship, even threatening, “But I got the video, I can share and A.E. it/They wouldn’t believe it, but I can’t unsee it/Lucky I ain’t TMZ it, so be it, so be it.”
Related
