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Pusha T Officially Steps Down As President of Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music Label and Here’s Why

The two rappers have been working together since 2010.

Rapper Pusha T has made it clear where he stands in regard to his association with Yeโ€”the artist formerly known as Kanye Westโ€”and Yeโ€™s music label, G.O.O.D. Music.

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For context, Push has been serving as the president of Yeโ€™s label since 2015. But in the years since, he signed a 50/50 with Def Jam for his solo music and his very own Heir Wave Music Group label. Now, it appears the business relationship between the โ€œDiet Cokeโ€ rapper and the Donda rapper has come to a close, according to a new interview with XXL.

When asked if he was still affiliated with G.O.O.D. Music in any way, including whether or not he was still in his role as president, Push said โ€œNo.โ€ When asked to expound on the relationship dynamic he now has with Ye in light of recent events, Push explained:

โ€œYou know what I will say about that? He knows I will do everything I gotta do and wanna do. In regard to anything that jeopardizes my look, my pride, anything. He knows that. He knows thereโ€™s no talking me off any ledges. He just canโ€™t do it.

With him knowing that. I got too much pride to ask somebody to not move a certain way. I donโ€™t do it. But Iโ€™m going to react as Coo Coo Cal as I fucking want to when I feel like something is not going in my favor. It is what it is, man.โ€

Of Yeโ€™s recent anti-Semitic comments on the InfoWars podcast, Push added: โ€œItโ€™s beyond that and itโ€™s nothing to tap dance around. Itโ€™s wrong. Period. But to me, itโ€™s just me and him having a difference of opinion yet again. โ€™Cause we done had this for years. Heโ€™s not speaking to me now. If you ainโ€™t with it, you ainโ€™t down. And I ainโ€™t with it. Iโ€™m not budging on that. Iโ€™m not with it. I heard about this new stuff [on InfoWars]. I donโ€™t know. Itโ€™s something that just sort of tells me heโ€™s not well, at the same time. I will say that. Itโ€™s going to places where itโ€™s no way to move around it.โ€

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