After recording the entire album, they released one single, "The Funeral", which was commercially unsuccessful and eventually led to the release of the album being cancelled and Clipse being dropped from the label shortly after. After being signed to Elektra, they began working on their debut album, Exclusive Audio Footage. Terrence initially took the stage name Terrar. Shortly after forming Clipse, the brothers were introduced to record producer and fellow Virginian Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes, who helped them secure a recording contract with Elektra Records in 1997. Pusha T performing in 2007 as part of Clipse His older brother Gene, was known for most of the group's duration as Malice (the two were originally known as Terrar and Malicious, respectively, and in 2012 Gene changed his stage name to No Malice, following a conversion to Christianity).Ĭareer 1993–2010: Clipse In 1992, alongside his brother, the two began to pursue a career in hip hop, forming a group known as Clipse. As teenagers, the brothers both sold drugs, with Gene eventually being kicked out of their parents' house after they discovered what he was doing. Pusha T was born Terrence LeVarr Thornton on May 13, 1977, in the Bronx borough of New York City, though the family soon relocated to Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he and his brother, Gene Thornton, grew up. 2.5 2018–present: Daytona and It's Almost Dry.
2.4 2014–2018: King Push – Darkest Before Dawn.Pusha T has since then released three more solo albums: King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude (2015), Daytona (2018), and It's Almost Dry (2022), all of which received widespread acclaim. In November 2015, Kanye West appointed Pusha T to take over his role as president of GOOD Music. He released his debut solo album, My Name Is My Name, in 2013. In 2011, he released his first solo project, the mixtape Fear of God. Later that year, he was featured on West's single " Runaway," which peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. In September 2010, Pusha T signed to Kanye West's GOOD Music imprint, under the aegis of Def Jam Recordings. They also founded the label Re-Up Records and the fashion label Play Cloths. As Clipse, the two released three studio albums and a number of mixtapes, and had hit singles including " Grindin'" and " When the Last Time" (both 2002). He rose to prominence as one-half of the hip hop duo Clipse, which was mainly active from 1994 to 2010, alongside his older brother No Malice. Terrence LeVarr Thornton (born May 13, 1977), better known by his stage name Pusha T, is an American rapper and record executive.
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