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Ghostface Killah ft. Missy Elliott - Push [2004]

Name: Ghostface Killah ft. Missy Elliott - Push [2004]
Uploaded: 2004-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Description: Released March 2004 as the lead single from The Pretty Toney Album (Def Jam), 'Push' (censored title for 'Tush') represents Ghostface Killah's most deliberate commercial crossover attempt to that point, pairing Wu-Tang's most viscerally lyrical MC with Missy Elliott — then at the peak of her creative and commercial powers following…

2004 · Post-Wu Solo Era / Early Def Jam Hip-Hop (2004) · music video

Ghostface Killah ft. Missy Elliott - Push [2004] music video

2004Post-Wu Solo Era / Early Def Jam Hip-Hop (2004)Early-2000s East Coast Hip-Hop / Wu-Tang Solo Mainstream Crossover

What this video is

Released March 2004 as the lead single from The Pretty Toney Album (Def Jam), 'Push' (censored title for 'Tush') represents Ghostface Killah's most deliberate commercial crossover attempt to that point, pairing Wu-Tang's most viscerally lyrical MC with Missy Elliott — then at the peak of her creative and commercial powers following 'Work It' (2002). The collaboration bridged the gritty, soul-sample-driven world of…

Why it matters

As the lead single from a critically acclaimed album (Pitchfork No. 9 album of 2004, Metacritic score 84), 'Push/Tush' documents a rare moment of genuine genre-bridge between hardcore Wu-Tang-lineage rap and mainstream R&B crossover, demonstrating how Def Jam repositioned legacy East Coast MCs for…

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