Pusha T, “Diet Coke” | Track Review 🎵

As always, Grammy-nominated rapper Pusha T brings the heat on “Diet Coke,” set to appear on his 2022 album, It’s Not Dry Yet.

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maginary players ain’t been coached right / Master recipes under stove lights / The number on the jersey is the quote price / You ordered Diet Coke, that’s a joke, right?” Woo! From the jump of 🎵 “Diet Coke”, 🏆 Grammy-nominated rapper Pusha T is locked-in and on autopilot. Last we heard from Push, he asserted, “If You Know You Know” via DAYTONA (2018).  Prepping a new album, 💿 It’s Not Dry Yet, he gets off to a helluva start with “Diet Coke.”

As to be expected, the three-minute-long “Diet Coke” is NOT about the soft drink sweetened with aspartame. DUH! If you’ve been following Pusha T throughout his career, he’s no stranger to coke rap aka cocaine rap. As always, his flow is agile, commanding, and rock-solid.  Following the intro (a sample), Pusha drops an awesome chorus, excerpted above.  His second verse references drugs including lyrics such as “Snows are must, the nose must adjust,” and “The crack era was such a Black era / How many still standin’ reflectin’ in that mirror.” Notably, Push was a drug dealer, hence why crack is a fixture in his rhymes.  Besides mentioning the stove, snow, and coke, I love how Push pays ode to fellow Virginia rapper, 🎙 Missy Elliott (“Miss was our only misdemeanor”).  Also, besides the brilliant rhymes, what about that gorgeous piano-fueled production (🎛 Kanye West and 🎛 88-Keys)?

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Final Thoughts 💭

All in all, Pusha T makes an utterly sublime return with “Diet Coke.” His rhymes are on point, the chorus shines, and the production is superb.  “Diet Coke” seems like the perfect start for Push’s It’s Not Dry Yet era in 2022.

 

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🎙 Pusha T • 🎵 “Diet Coke” • 🏷 Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc. / Def Jam / UMG Recordings, Inc. • 🗓 2.11.22

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[📷: Brent Faulkner, Def Jam, Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc., The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, UMG Recordings, Inc.]

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