When Clipse dropped the track “So Be It” on June 17, things immediately got messy between Pusha T and Travis Scott. Pusha can be heard rapping that he “Heard Utopia had moved right up the street, And her lip gloss was poppin’, she ain’t need you to eat…”
Subtle? Not even a little. And instead of pulling a classic “y’all reaching” backpedal, Pusha doubled down and gave the world a full PowerPoint presentation on why Travis’s loyalty (or lack thereof) had him heated. At one point, he even called him “a whore.”
Everyone immediately looked towards Scott for his own version of “Like That” (that he so eagerly requested at Rolling Loud). Sure, Houston’s very own Bun B said that La Flame wasn’t going to back down — but time was passing by without a peep from him towards Pusha.
On July 13 though, that silence might’ve finally cracked with the release of JACKBOYS 2. While it’s not the scorched-earth diss fans were expecting, Travis may have finally said something — sort of.
Is Scott’s phone really “on DND?”
On “CHAMPAIN & VACAY” featuring Don Toliver and Waka Flocka Flame, Travis laces in a not-so-subliminal that sure sounds like it’s meant for Mr. “So Be It” himself:
“Yeah, man, I swear these old n***** kill me , Know my YNs feel me, They just want the real me, yeah, Blue Bugatti, I’m dodgin’ TMZ [a reference to Pusha’s TMZ leak lyric], Made a hundred off pushin’ T’s, Now my phone on DND…” Scott raps on the track.
Let’s break that down:
- “Old n*****” = Hi Pusha!
- “Dodgin’ TMZ” = Referencing Pusha’s TMZ bar from “So Be It.”
- “Made a hundred off pushin’ T’s” = Wordplay around Pusha T’s name that also doubles as a petty flex.
- “Phone on DND” = AKA leave me alone, I’m not entertaining this beef.
Except… the internet is absolutely entertaining it, and the early reviews are in: not strong enough, bro. People expected a fireball. They got a flicked match.
Ironically, Scott might’ve just proved Pusha’s point — almost word for word — from that Clipse interview with Apple Music.
Talking about La Flame, Pusha didn’t hold back: “…We don’t even want you here, to be honest. We aren’t here to hobnob with any rappers and I personally don’t like rappers who don’t rap. I don’t want to hear that,” he said back in June.
Pusha might be facing “old” allegations, and he didn’t make a hundred off pushin’ tees, but the new Clipse album leaves no doubt about his or Malice’s ability to rap. Nevertheless, La Flame is continuing to push through and promote JACKBOYS 2, even dropping three new digital tracks, including “Da Wizard” by La Flame and “Trip Out” by Sheck Wes and Yeat. Cool. But if Pusha spins the block again? Yeah… that DND mode might not save him next time.
