Pusha T on His Best, Realest, and Most Influential Work

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( superlatives [Pusha T on His Best, Realest, and Most Influential Work]( “I am trying to be the Martin Scorsese of street rap.” Photo-Illustration: Vulture. Photo: Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage [Pusha T]( in album mode is like a wrestler gearing up for the main event. You’re not only treated to a clinic from a technician at the peak of his powers — you also get to watch him cut diabolical promos about it. Few people on the planet are as confident about what they do as the rapper born Terrence Thornton. He’s earned it; the catalogue is tremendous. Rhyming with his brother, Malice, in the Virginia rap group [Clipse](, Push penned poisonous verses on 2002’s Lord Willin’ and 2006’s Hell Hath No Fury, both landmark drug-rap albums produced by the Neptunes. Together they stole everyone else’s thunder, hijacking popular beats of the era for the beloved We Got It 4 Cheap mixtape series. Over the past decade, working with Ye’s G.O.O.D. Music (first as a signed artist, later as [its president](), Push has proved his mettle as a solo rapper in a string of increasingly acclaimed works that balance a flair for timeless boom bap with a taste for offbeat rhythmic patterns. [Read The Story »]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now](for unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • [Sanditon:]( Two Engagements and a Baby • [Winning Time:]( All-Star Breaking Point • [Outlander:]( Throuple Trouble • [Barry:]( Forgiveness Has to Be Earned • [90 Day Fiancé:]( Bilal Plays Himself • [Gaslit:]( Something to Spy About Stories We Think You’ll Like 1. [When Max Met Furiosa: An Oral History of Casting Mad Max: Fury Road The yearslong process of finding the right leads for George Miller’s Oscar winner involved dozens of future stars — and just as many what-ifs.]( By Kyle Buchanan 2. [Megan Thee Stallion Says Shooting Happened ‘So Fast’ in Her First Interview “He’s like, ‘I’m so sorry. Please don’t tell nobody. I’ll give y’all a million dollars if y’all don’t say nothing.’”]( By Bethy Squires 3. [Jon Stewart Gets Roasted, Lovingly, While Receiving the Mark Twain Prize Steve Carell, Dave Chappelle, Pete Davidson, and more paid tribute to the former Daily Show host at the Kennedy Center.]( By Jen Chaney 4. [Hit the Road Treads Softly Between Trespass and Transformation There is a sparseness to Hit the Road that reveals the ways fear, paranoia, and loss turn us into people we might not like.]( By Roxana Hadadi [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( 5. [The Story Behind Robert Morse’s Mad Men ‘Best Things’ Dance “He was so proud and excited to do the number. He brought in old CDs for us to listen to.”]( 6. [The 101 Best Movie Sequels of All Time Whether they take place after, before, or between their predecessors, these films have created their own indelible legacies.]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( Ten Letters: Ocean’s 8 and Ocean’s 11, for two. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos by Getty Images and Studios Vulture Recommends We consume it all so you don’t have to. [Watch Kotaro Lives Alone.]( Unease hangs in the background for the entirety of the ten-episode Netflix anime adaptation of a 2015 manga written and illustrated by Mami Tsumura. [Read more from Vulture]( This week at Union Hall Vulture’s weekly comedy show, Pretty Major, will feature Jay Jurden, Ladies Who Ranch, Sabeen Sadiq, Sami Schwaeber, Ike Ufomadu, and Zach Zimmerman. [Buy tickets here.]( Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY If you enjoyed reading Vulture’s daily newsletter, forward it to a friend. Or dive deeper into the Vulture universe with our other newsletters: • [1.5x Speed](: Podcast recommendations and listening notes from Nick Quah, sent every Wednesday. • [Buffering](: Joe Adalian reports on the streaming industry, sent every Thursday. • [The Housewives Institute Bulletin](: For dedicated students of the Reality TV Arts and Sciences, sent every other Friday. • [Vulture 10x10 Crossword](: A puzzle for pop-culture obsessives, sent every weekday. • [The Critics](: A weekly dispatch on the cultural discourse, sent every Friday. Introducing Dinner Party, a lively new evening newsletter about everything that just happened. [Sign up]( to get it every week night. [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](param=daily) | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2022, All rights reserved