Pusha spoke with Vibe and covered a lot of topics including: performing at the VMA’s, signing to G.O.O.D. Music, the status of his brother, and upcoming projects. A few of the excerpts are after the jump, but you can hit the link above for the full transcript.
Were you a little more nervous than usual when you took the stage?
I was just excited. We had been rehearsing it since I got to Los Angeles [at the end of last week] and every time during rehearsal, we were just like, ‘Wow, this is going to be really crazy.’ And it was simple at the same time. We didn’t have a whole lot going on during the performance. It was just about us. Well, us and the ballerinas. [Laughs]
“Runaway” seemed to get a lot of love from the crowd. I heard plenty of people bumping the live version the next day, too. When exactly did you and Kanye record that song?
March or April, earlier this year. Whenever I was out in Hawaii… We recorded quite a few songs. He had the record already and was like, ‘Yo, I want you on this record.’ A lot of stuff from him comes from conversation. He’ll talk to you and get a feel for your perspective and your outlook on shit. And later, he’ll be like, ‘Yo, I want you on this. I got a record that that perspective would fit on.’ That’s how he operates.
People were disappointed that your new mixtape, The Fear of God, didn’t drop this week like it was supposed to. Is it not ready yet?
It’s just that we’re doing something different as far as releasing music. You can tell with the whole G.O.O.D. Friday thing. I stopped putting out my freestyles frivolously. This music is really—damn, I don’t know how else to put it—it’s really good. [Laughs] Too many artists are dropping music haphazardly. Our music isn’t flash-in-the-pan music, whereas a lot of that other stuff is.
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