Pusha T: My Name Is My Name ALBUM REVIEW

Pusha T first came to fame as one half of the rap duo Clipse, a duo that garnered a lot of praise with their first two albums; especially Hell Hath No Fury. However, ever since that group split, Pusha has failed to find a foothold in terms of a solo career, at least on that was as rewarding as his contributions to Clipse. 

But, in the last couple of years Pusha T has seen it fit to change that. He signed on to G.O.O.D Music, put out a new mixtape that was well received, and appeared on numerous tracks on last years Cruel Summer. While that album was overall a disappointment to me, I loved Pusha's features on tracks like "New God Flow" and "Don't Like." 

And now we have Pusha's latest full length album, My Name Is My Name; a title that seems hokey at first, but ounce you've listened to the LP, you realize that this album is in fact Pusha T's attempt at finding his own sound, at least relative to his past works. 

The album opens strong with the track "King Push" which features a sample that was also used on Yeezy's last LP. Which isn't surprising, considering the fact that Kanye produced the majority of the tracks on this album. The follow track "Numbers On The Boards" may be my favorite hip-hop song of the year, with it's unorthodox beat and Pusha's dense rhymes that build on each other in clever, thought provoking ways.

Other good tracks are "Suicide" "40 Acres" and the Kendrick Lamar featured "Nosetalgia" which is the closest the album comes to topping "Numbers On The Boards." Sadly, the album has a few duds on it. Namely the track "Let Me Love You" with Kelly Rolland delivering a cheesy and cheap R&B hook, and Pusha replicating Ma$e for the entire length of the track; it is a glaringly bad track in an otherwise consistent LP. I'd also have preferred that the Future kissed "Pain" and Kanye warbling auto tune on the track "Hold On" were left off the album.

While its not perfect, My Name Is My Name is a surprisingly worthwhile LP with some great tracks on it and a lot of solid, often quote-worthy rhymes.

7.8/10