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Music1992–present

Pusha T

Virginia Beach rapper and Clipse member whose obsessive drug-dealing narratives set a standard for precision and menace in hip-hop lyricism — Daytona is considered one of the greatest short albums ever.

Origin
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Genre
Hip-HopRap
Pusha T
Total Votes
Lists
1
Highest Rank
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The Divide

Pantheon Standing

List NameRankCombined
Top 100 Hip Hop Artists of All Time#196.0
Generational Fault Line

The Age Divide

Voters under 30 and over 35 rank Pusha T significantly differently across lists.

Under 30
#14
Over 35
#3

The Cultural Record

Discography

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My Name Is My Name2013

Virginia Beach rapper and Clipse member whose obsessive drug-dealing narratives set a standard for precision and menace in hip-hop lyricism — Daytona is considered one of the greatest short albums ever

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Burial2014
Single
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Looking for Trouble2010
Single
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Mr. Put That Shit On2023
Single
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Mercy2012
Single

Awards & Recognition

Grammy Awards

No Grammy data on record.

Hall of Fame

It's Almost Dry (2022

Grammy)

Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music president

The Case For Pusha T

The longevity argument alone puts them in a category of one. While others burned bright and faded, this figure consistently reinvented and dominated across decades, eras, and cultural shifts that would have destroyed lesser talents.

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@CulturalCritic
Credentialed Voter
4,201Agreed

Technically unmatched. The craft here is evident in every performance, every work — the kind of effortless execution that only comes from thousands of hours of mastery made invisible. They make the impossible look inevitable.

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@RecordKeeper
Populist Voter
3,842Agreed

Commercial success should never be held against artistic legacy. The ability to dominate charts while maintaining critical respect is a skill unto itself — one that this figure has mastered better than any peer in the conversation.

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@VoteWithFacts
Credentialed Voter
2,914Agreed

Rank History

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