Released: 2013
Genres: Gangsta Rap, Southern Hip-Hop
The Musiquarium’s My Name Is My Name Review Score: 4/5
Since the dissolution of Clipse (the duo Pusha T formed with his brother, Malice), Pusha T has subsisted as one of Kanye West’s greatest collaborators, being featured on several songs on his magnum opus, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, as well as on the GOOD Music project, Cruel Summer. Despite how prolific he was, hip-hop fans were eagerly awaiting a Pusha T solo project and My Name Is My Name does not disappoint.
Kanye West produces seven out of twelve songs, including the chipmunk soul opener King Push, the hardcore Numbers on the Boards, the Rick Ross-featuring Hold On, the ballad Sweet Serenade and the on-the-nose coke jam, Nosetalgia, which has an appearance from Kendrick Lamar. Pharrell Williams (who produced Clipse as the duo The Neptunes) produces Suicide and S.N.I.T.C.H. The weakest songs here are ones that aren’t produced by either West or Williams, but even those are far from bad.
My Name Is My Name is a strong debut for one of modern hip-hop’s greatest rappers, and while it’s not quite a classic, it proved that Pusha T can survive on his own.
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Written by Brett Nippard