Mixtapes : Pusha T : Wrath Of Caine
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Virginia Beach rapper Pusha-T caused a minor feeding frenzy on Twitter and rap-loving corners of the Internet late Monday night when his latest mix tape, "Wrath of Caine" was released into the Web free for anyone who wants to download it.
In true mix-tape fashion, the collection curates a series of his cuts featuring various guest MCs (the most notable being Rick Ross on the previously released "Millions") and crafted by various producers (the most notable being Virginia Beach's The Neptunes on the track "Revolution").
Pusha wrote a preamble to "Caine" on his Instagram account (we edited the language to be family friendly), "When I drop music I aim to make u (people) cry!! My true fans/family know I strive for perfection. If Def Jam is waiting on my album, what the (heck) makes u think u aint gonna wait on this mixtape?"
There was more, apparently pointed at Def Jam and his upcoming studio record, still rumored to be "My Name is My Name" but without a release date - not even the hint of one. After listening to "Caine," that album title feels legit as a sampled voice stating "My Name is My Name" is repeated at various times throughout the mix tape.
Though it's a mix tape acting as an appetizer to Pusha's studio record, "Caine" doesn't feel like a thin release meant to appease his fans and draw some hype for his future. The tracks fit together reasonably well, like an official album, drawing on themes that feel like Pusha's understanding of how his life has changed - or hasn't - since he came into the national consciousness as one-half of the hip-hop duo Clipse. Particularly, "Revolution," the reunion with producing team/starmakers The Neptunes. The track starts out with Pusha rapping over a funky bass line "From Virginia, never rated, before us, no one ever made it." From there it grows into a compressed journal-like account of his professional career, and the reality that he his life hasn't changed too much since music critics clamped on to Clipse's street-informed rhymes.
More interesting is "Take My Life," a Jamaican-rhythm informed tune that has Pusha spitting venom at some anonymous "local" enemies before he raps about being "global" and announces "I'm still buying guns" followed by a sample that sings "I feel like they want to take my life." Given his local connections, it's almost chilling, if its not just a story.
The jewel of the mix tape, though, is "Millions," featuring hip-hop superstar Rick Ross backing Pusha in a song that celebrates stuffing cash in your ceilings via a repetitious, stuttering hook and Ross' regular wailing moans.
It's a nice comeback for the Norfolk rapper who was lending guest verses to several notable tracks last year. Maybe this year we'll get more of his own music.
Wrath Of Caine Review
Before Pusha T releases his upcoming album, ‘My Name Is My Name,’ on Def Jam, the G.O.O.D. Music artist is flooding the streets with his anticipated mixtape, ‘Wrath of Caine.’
As the title suggests, Pusha is pushing self-described “Drug dealer Picassos,” which frame a picturesque view of the harrowing street life. The 11 tracks feature guest appearances from French Montana, Wale and Rick Ross with production assists from Young Chop, Neptunes, Jake-One, Harry Fraud, B!nk and others.
The mixtapes starts off really slow but picks up after ‘Road Runner’ featuring Troy Ave, a haunting tale about the perils of moving weight from state to state. Pusha then follows that with the piano-driven ‘Revolution,’ as he details his roller coaster ride in the rap game.
Pusha excels mostly with his storytelling skills on the stirring drug-centered ‘Only You Can Tell It’ and the standout track ‘Trust You’ featuring Kevin Gates. On that song, Pusha details a love story between him and a street chick. “Started out as a f— mission / Who would have thought I would’ve f— witcha / Dope boy that got trust issues / Never imagined being stuck witcha,” he raps. Pusha ends his mixtape on a banging note with ‘I Am Forgiven,’ a holier-than-thou drug tale.
“I’m trying to make music and recreate that energy that I feel is missing in hip-hop,” Pusha told Miss Info about his ‘Wrath of Caine’ mixtape. “[It's] basically just me catering to my core. It’s all about street hip-hop, street music. It has no boundaries, no parameters. I can do what I really want to do.”
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