Pusha T believes he’s on the prime of his recreation in relation to road rap.
In an interview for XXL journal, the rapper – actual title Terrence Thornton – claimed that the style is underrated and he’s assured his fourth studio album, It is Nearly Dry, will win the Grammy Award for Greatest Rap Album.
“I do not assume I want it for my validation, however I do assume I want it for the subgenre of road rap. Individuals attempt to cheapen it due to content material. That is artwork. And I been saying I am the Martin Scorsese of road rap,” he stated. “Simply placing it that means hopefully helps folks see the artwork in it extra and perceive it. And perceive it is a expertise.”
It is Nearly Dry options visitor appearances from JAY-Z, Pharrell Williams, and Child Cudi.
And Pusha is adamant he’ll edge out the competitors on the 2023 Grammys, the place he’s in a class alongside the likes of DJ Khaled, Future, Jack Harlow, and Kendrick Lamar.
“I do not see how we will not. I made the purest, most uncompromised rap album. On the highest stage, with the best stage of manufacturing. Greatness. Beats and rhymes. I do not assume no one beat that,” the 45-year-old continued. “It is an excessive amount of of an occasion wrapped round it. I gave you the current of life. I gave you a gift with a bow on it.”
The 2023 Grammys will happen on 5 February.