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Pusha T

M.P.A.

Release date: 18th December 2015

From King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude
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About This Track

The title stands for the three temptations Pusha T names as hip-hop's leading killers: money, women, and drink. Over a skeletal beat, he maps the logic of addiction and ambition, the way the drug trade mirrors the pull of success itself. The-Dream opens with a sung warning about the disease of greed; Kanye West and A$AP Rocky anchor the hook with the blunt refrain that names all three vices. Pusha T's verses move between autobiography and diagnosis. He recalls fronting his first brick over a meal, the two-way street of dependency that binds dealer and user. The second verse shifts to women chasing baseball players for their guaranteed contracts, a calculated escape from the prison-visit cycle. The tone stays clinical, almost sociological, even as the details turn personal. The track appeared on 'King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude', released in December 2015 via G.O.O.D. Music and Def Jam. The album featured contributions from Kanye West, A$AP Rocky, The-Dream, and Kehlani, with production work involving Timbaland.

"M.P.A." is a track by Pusha T, from the album King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude, released 18th December 2015. Full lyrics are available below.

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Pusha T

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M.P.A.

[Intro: The-Dream]

I see the strangest things

The evil that money brings

I swear it’s like a disease

That goes round and round and round like sirens

And they wanna bury me

Why? Cause I’m anti everything

I swear it’s like a disease

That goes round and round and round like sirens

[Chorus: Kanye West & A$AP Rocky]

Money, pussy, alcohol

You niggas pussy after all

Money, pussy, alcohol

You niggas pussy, had it all

[Post-Chorus: A$AP Rocky]

(And we way up, yeah, yeah)

(She wait up, yeah, yeah)

(I lay up, yeah, yeah)

Get in them drawers

(And we way up, yeah, yeah)

I had a dream I had it all

(She wait up, yeah, yeah)

(I lay up, yeah, yeah)

I woke up and really had it all

[Verse 1: Pusha T]

The three leading killers of you niggas

Is the shit that’s most appealing to you niggas

Even I fell victim to it, your pride don’t let you do it

The lies will get you through it

Money, pussy, alcohol, what a wonderful cocktail

Fronted my first brick over oxtails and ran with it

Dope is like a two-way street

The addiction, both you and me, now take a seat (Uh)

Every car got a fleet, every broad get a jeep

Every sparkle in the club that wasn’t ours, we compete

Poor minds, poor decision makers

No reward, then what’s the risk you taking?

New bitch I been fucking might start a rap war

Won’t unveil it yet, can’t tell it yet

Defense wins games Bill Belichick

These hoes having Google numbers, niggas better check

Yuugh

[Chorus: Kanye West & A$AP Rocky]

Money, pussy, alcohol

You niggas pussy after all

Money, pussy, alcohol

You niggas pussy, had it all

[Post-Chorus: A$AP Rocky]

(And we way up, yeah, yeah)

(She wait up, yeah, yeah)

(I lay up, yeah, yeah)

Get in them drawers

(And we way up, yeah, yeah)

I had a dream I had it all

(She wait up, yeah, yeah)

(I lay up, yeah, yeah)

I woke up and really had it all

[Verse 2: Pusha T]

Shout out my bitches fucking baseball niggas

That dress like Bamas with guaranteed contracts

Yeah, I see your vision, sick of prison visits

Now the Major League’s where you're fishing

You young and hot, so why not?

The dealers is washed, the money is dry, so take your best shot

We can’t judge you ‘cause we ain’t hug you

We sent you off to other hoods and let them niggas fuck you

For real, we made you watch from afar

Even talked down on you, tryna dim your star

Until we seen them foreign cars pull up

And watch them pick you up

And then we realized we missed a diamond in the rough

So, make us proud, make it count

Until you learn to love ‘em, make ‘em spare no amount

Make ‘em dig deeper to keep ya, knowing you deserve it

Take advantage of it when you’re worth it

Real bitches worth it

[Chorus: Kanye West & A$AP Rocky]

Money, pussy, alcohol

You niggas pussy after all

Money, pussy, alcohol

You niggas pussy, had it all

[Post-Chorus: A$AP Rocky]

(And we way up, yeah, yeah)

(She wait up, yeah, yeah)

(I lay up, yeah, yeah)

Get in them drawers

(And we way up, yeah, yeah)

I had a dream I had it all

(She wait up, yeah, yeah)

(I lay up, yeah, yeah)

I woke up and really had it all

[Verse 3: Pusha T]

I’ve been watching all you real niggas

I done seen more won't than you will niggas

Take a swing, snatch a chain

Lose your mind, go insane

I’m in the club, you in the club too

I got money, you got money too

You think it’s honey dew

Whispering in my ear like a hunny do

Eyeballing every bottle that we running through

Trying to stand near, nigga damn near

Pushing bitches out the way to Instagram here

It’s no pictures, now you in your feelings

I’m a real dope boy, no stranger dealings

Bruised ego, Henny-induced Debos

Nickel bag niggas, all of a sudden Ninos

I cancel all of you G-Moneys for G money

I get it done for quarter ki money, for real

[Chorus: Kanye West & A$AP Rocky]

Money, pussy, alcohol

You niggas pussy after all

Money, pussy, alcohol

You niggas pussy, had it all

[Post-Chorus: A$AP Rocky]

(And we way up, yeah, yeah)

(She wait up, yeah, yeah)

(I lay up, yeah, yeah)

Get in them drawers

(And we way up, yeah, yeah)

I had a dream I had it all

(She wait up, yeah, yeah)

(I lay up, yeah, yeah)

I woke up and really had it all

[Produced by Kanye West and J. Cole]

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Track details

From King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude

2015
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King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude
King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude
Pusha T
Release year
2015
  1. —Crutches, Crosses, Caskets
  2. —Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude [Credits]
  3. —Darkest Before Dawn: Short Film (Script)
  4. —Retribution
  5. —Untouchable
  6. —M.P.A.
  7. —Intro (Darkest Before Dawn)
  8. —Sunshine
  9. —Keep Dealing
  10. —F.I.F.A.
  11. —Got 'Em Covered

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer
A$AP Rocky, Che Pope, Finn Pedersen, Honorable C.N.O.T.E., J. Cole, Kanye West, Kenoe, Mario Winans, Mark Batson, Pusha T, The-Dream
Producer
Che Pope, J. Cole, Kanye West
Additional Production
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Assistant Engineer
McCoy (Engineer)
Graphic Design
Joe Perez
Mastering Engineer
Dave Kutch
Mixing Engineer
Fabian Marasciullo
Recording Engineer
Che Pope, Hector Delgado, Noah Goldstein, Robert Ulsh
Video Director
Shomi Patwary
Video Editor
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