Pusha T and Malice tell us they left Def Jam because the label objected to a Kendrick Lamar verse on their first Clipse album since 2009 ...

"They wanted me to ask Kendrick to censor his verse, which of course I was never doing,” Pusha T said in an interview GQ, adding that he and Clipse left the label over the disagreement.

The Clipse Claim They Were Dropped By Def Jam Over Kendrick Lamar Feature On New Album The Clipse Were Dropped By Def Jam Over Kendrick Feature ...

Pusha T dropped a few bombs during his recent interview with GQ. Among them was his decision to part ways with Def Jam ...

In the lobby of a Manhattan hotel, I’m waiting with Clipse’s publicist to be let upstairs to talk to the Virginia duo.

A Kendrick Lamar verse is the reason Clipse and Pusha T are no longer signed to Def Jam. The Virginia duo is easing the pain of human existence in 2025 with the release of a new album, Let God ...

When that didn’t work he revealed that the only way The Clipse would be able to recoup their artistic freedom from Def Jam Records was if they came out of pocket and paid the label a Galactus ...

By Elias Leight Early in 2024, Clipse prepared to play a new album for their label, Def Jam. While these types of playbacks can be routine, this one was freighted with extra significance ...

Pusha goes on to say that Def Jam instructed him to ask “Kendrick to censor his verse” or “take the record off” and that, when he refused, the parties began negotiations for Clipse (and ...

Def Jam ultimately decided to release Clipse and drop Pusha as a solo artist, Pusha said, allowing Clipse to search for another label home. A rep for Def Jam and UMG didn’t immediately reply to ...