Pusha T Talks 50 Cent And Soulja Boy Features On "Fear Of God"

Clipse veteran Pusha T says Malice not by his side was his biggest fear in putting out his new mixtape.

Friday night (March 11th) Pusha T unveiled his long-awaited mixtape Fear Of God to journalists and bloggers at New York City’s Pull Studios.

The Clipse emcee joined the media in a play-by-play of each track, explaining most of the songs were freestyles, including the collaborations. “I picked the joints where I felt the artists were the best,” Pusha explains. Fear Of God has some brand new beats from teams like Hit-boy (Surf Club), The Inkredibles, The Neptunes, as well as Nottz, but also tackles classics like Jay-Z’s “Can I Live”.

Cameos include Rick Ross and Ab-Liva on “I Still Wamma Rock”, as well as Lil Wayne and Kevin Cossom. A snippet of a Kanye West song “Touch It” leaked a while back, and that track will be included on Fear Of God as well. However, Pusha was very animated about two specific collaborations: one with 50 Cent and the other with Soulja Boy.

“50 is one of my favorite rappers in this whole Hip-Hop s***,” Pusha explains. “I like his principles.” 50 Cent joins Pusha T on the track “Rain”, also featuring Pharrell Williams. “[50 Cent] is amazing,” Pusha continues about the G-Unit forefather turned multi-millionaire. “Nobody’s done what he’s done in such a short period of time.”

A Soulja Boy collaboration though? “I just admire what the f*** he does,” Pusha shrugs.

Since formally aligning himself with Kanye’s G.O.O.D. Music back in September, Pusha T has been inching his way into the spotlight. His track “My God” (the opening track on Fear Of God) had jaws dropping and ears open for what was next for one half of the Clipse. According to Pusha though, his inspiration on the mixtape title was derived from a genuine fear he was holding. “[Fear Of God] was me feeling the fear of God knowing that my brother [Malice] wasn’t going to be with me,” he admits.

Fear Of God drops on March 21st.

Tenative Tracklisting:

Intro
My God
Money On My Mind Freestyle
I Still Wamma Rock ft. Rick Ross & Ab-Liva
Untitled ft. Kevin Cossom
Blow
Cook It Down
Open Your Eyes
Can I Live Freestyle
Rain ft. 50 Cent & Pharrell
Touch It ft. Kanye West
Speakers Going Hammer
Alone In Vegas