The Source & Rap Genius Present: 5 Lyrics That’ll Make You Go “EGHCK” From Pusha T’s “My Name Is My Name”

“We was born to mothers who couldn’t deal with us/Left by fathers who wouldn’t build with us/I had both mine home, let’s keep it real niggas”

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MNIMN is obviously forthcoming about the drug trade, but it’s also got some gems about relationships and parenting. Juxtapose these lyrics about growing up in a two parent household with a line like “Might have broke a heart or two but gave an honest effort/ My nonchalant attitude is always fuck it/35 years of marriage and my momma left it.” I wasn’t expecting Pusha to discuss his commitment issues and what it’s like to become a child of divorce in his thirties. For all its audacity, the album has the nuance to make repeat listens a must.

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