Pusha T sheds light on debut album, quashes <em>Cruel Winter</em> rumors

The long-awaited My Name Is My Name gets pushed back another month.

In an interview with Charlotte’s Power 98 (via Radio.com), the former Clipse member cites “politics and logistics” as the reasons for the album’s delay.

Originally slated for a July 16 release, Pusha was working on it as recently as last week. The album features production from Kanye West, Pharrell, Hudson Mohawke, The-Dream, and Swizz Beatz, and guest appearances by Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, Future, and Young Jeezy.

Interestingly, lead single ‘Who I Am’ was originally set to be a track for Kanye, who produced it. “I had to fight and steal this record from ‘Ye,” Pusha said. “I heard the record and I loved it, and he called to tell me he wasn’t going to be able to give me the record. I ran in the studio real quick and laid a verse to it. I was like, ‘Nah, this is my record already. I already rapped to it. What are you talking about?’ We just went back and forth, and he ended up giving me the record… It’s just that energy I’m trying to bring back to the streets.”

However, a sequel to G.O.O.D. Music’s Cruel Summer compilation looks unlikely, with projects by Big Sean, 2 Chainz, and Common in the works. “We’re not doing the Cruel Winter album or the Cruel Summer sequel. There are too many projects we got going on,” Pusha said. [via Consequence of Sound]

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