From "Infrared" To "The Story Of Adidon": The Who's Who Of Drake And Pusha T's Feud

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Summer 2018 has given us the rap beef surely no of us expected: Drake versus Pusha T. On the release of his latest album Daytona, the latter called out the former on "Infrared," which then led to Drake responding on "Duppy Freestyle." Now, we've received Push's response to the track — "The Story of Adidon" — and, well, it's unflinchingly brutal. The pair has had a longstanding feud for some time but this is surely the most contentious it's ever been. In this rap beef, a number of names have been referenced. Some are pretty well known; others, more obscure. But in understanding their context in all of this makes their significance to this feud that much more important.

Here's the who's who of Drake and Pusha T's feud.

STREAM: Drake's "Duppy Freestyle"

STREAM: Pusha T's "The Story Of Adidon"

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Adonis

Drake's alleged secret baby with Sophie Brussaux, who is referenced on "The Story of Adidon." While rapping about Brussaux, Push also speaks on Adonis, saying:

"A baby's involved, it's deeper than rap / We talkin' character, let me keep with the facts / You are hiding a child, let that boy come home / Deadbeat mothafucka, playin' border patrol, ooh / Adonis is your son / And he deserves more than an Adidas press run, that's real / Love that baby, respect that girl / Forget she's a pornstar, let her be your world, yuugh!"

This is arguably the most relentless of Push's lines in this track, as he not only alludes to the child and Brussaux living in France but the rumor that Drake is joining Adidas in June this year and is naming the forthcoming apparel line "AdiDon" after the child.

"Even the baby thing is a little crazy? Who rolls out their child with a sweatsuit," Push said on The Breakfast Club before elaborating further:

"The Adidas situtation is this: [Drake's] new line is allegedly called AdiDon which is named after Adonis, his son. But we couldn't know about your child until you start selling sweatsuits and sneakers?"

The lyrics follow in line with Push calling out Drake's father in the same song, with Push implying that the Scorpion rapper is only doing what his father did to him through Adonis.

Source: Sophie Brussaux Instagram

Sophie

Sophie Brussaux is Drake's alleged baby mother, who is referenced on "The Story of Adidon." Brussaux is referenced because of Drake's name-dropping Virginia Williams, with Push rapping:

"Since you name-dropped my fiancée / Let 'em know who you chose as your Beyoncé / Sophie knows better, ask your baby mother / Cleaned her up for IG, but the stench is on her."

An artist and former adult film star, Brussaux's pregnancy was first reported in May of last year when TMZ claimed that Drake and Brussaux weren't on good terms. The tabloid news website also claimed that the pair had the following text exchange in regards to the pregnancy:

Drake: I want you to have an abortion.

Brussaux: I can't kill my baby simply to indulge you sorry.

Drake: Indulge me? F**k you.

Brussaux: What?

Drake: You do know what you're doing you think you're going to get money.

Representatives for Drake said that Brussaux "has a very questionable background" and "has admitted to having multiple relationships." However, the rep also said that "If it is in fact Drake's child, which he does not believe, he would do the right thing by the child."

Brussaux apparently gave birth to a son on October 24 of the same year in France. Since the release of "The Story of Adonis," Brussaux's Instagram account has been made private, as noted by Vulture.

Source: Virginia Williams Instagram

Virginia Williams

Push's fiancée and longtime girlfriend, Virginia Williams is referenced in "Duppy Freestyle," when Drake says: "I told you keep playin' with my name and I'ma let it ring on you / Like Virginia Williams."

Ultimately, it was this line that made Push respond the way he did on "The Story of Adidon."

"All bets are off because of that" the rapper said during a phone interview with The Breakfast Club.

Prior to making her Instagram account private, Williams would often post pictures of herself alongside Push. She even revealed the two's engagement to each other on the social media platform in July of last year.

In a since-deleted Instagram post, Push warned any other rappers considering mentioning Williams on a track: "Virginia Williams shan't ever be mentioned in song by ANYONE aside from me."

Source: YouTube

Denim Tears

Drake references Denim Tears, real name Tremaine Emory, on "Duppy Freestyle," when he says: "Don't know why the fuck you niggas listen to Denim or Steve." The founder of fashion brand No Vacancy Inn, Emory has worked with the likes of A$AP Rocky, A$AP Mob, and Stussy as a creative consultant. Recently, he's been seen alongside Kanye West, and his Twitter has been an integral part of the theory that West's recent political controversies are nothing but performance art.

Following the release of "Duppy Freestyle," a number of people took to an Instagram post of Push's Daytona album on Emory's account and commented on the post with line referencing him.

Source: YouTube

Steven Victor

Drake references Steven Victor on "Duppy Freestyle" when he says: "Don't know why the fuck you niggas listen to Denim or Steve." Victor is the Executive Vice President of Universal Music Group and Head of A&R at Def Jam. He's also a close friend of Push's as well as his manager. Victor was also referenced in Drake's invoice directed to G.O.O.D Music and Def Jam. In the invoice, Drake requests $100,000 for "promotional assistance and career-reviving."

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Dennis Graham

Drake's father, Dennis Graham is referenced on "The Story of Adidon." Push dedicates a number of lines to Graham throughout the track, most notably the following:

"Dennis Graham stay off the gram, bitch, I'm on one / You mention wedding ring like it's a bad thing / Your father walked away at five, hell of a dad thing / Marriage is somethin' that Sandi never had, Drake / How you a winner, but she keep comin' in last place? / Monkey-suit Dennis, you parade him / A Steve Harvey-suit nigga made him."

The first line is in reference to Graham's latest Instagram post, which is a picture of "Duppy Freestyle" with the following caption: "My advice to the majority of all the haters = IF YOU DON’T WANT THAT HEAT ON YOUR ASS = DON'T FUCK WITH HIM."

From there, Push flips Drake's referencing of Virginia Williams to an attack on his parent's relationship as well as accuses him of parading his father around as a prop.

Drake has spoken about his parent's marital issues as well as his relationship to both throughout his career.

Source: MTV

Sandi Graham

Drake's mother, Sandi Graham, is referenced on "The Story of Adidon," when Push says: "Marriage is somethin' that Sandi never had, Drake / How you a winner, but she keep comin' in last place?"

Drake's parents divorced when he was five-years-old, with his mother taking care of him throughout his childhood and adolescence. This is why the Views rapper has dedicated a number of lyrics, songs, and social media posts to her.

"My mother is an incredible woman...I talk about her a lot on this album [Nothing Was The Same, released Sept. 24]," Drake previously said in an interview with E! Online. "She's brought me to this point single-handedly…She's the most important person in my life."

Push's lyrics hit hard especially when taking into account certain lyrics Drake has offered on his parent's relationship, such as this one from Nothing Was The Same's "From Time": "My mother is 66 and her favorite line to hit me with is

Who the fuck wants to be 70 and alone?"

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Quentin Miller

An Atlanta rapper who allegedly ghostwrote a number of songs on Drake's If You're Reading This It's Too Late mixtape from 2015. Although Miller has denied ghostwriting lyrics for Drake, the allegations have followed the pair since 2015 and have resurfaced yet again thanks to Push's "Infrared."

"It was written like Nas but it came from Quentin," Push says in the song's opening lines.

Drake responded to the reference in "Duppy Freestyle," rapping:

"And as for Q, man, I changed his life a couple times / Nigga was at Kroger workin' double time / Y'all actin' like he made the boy when I was tryna help the guy."

Initially, Miller offered a small response to his inclusion on the track, taking to Twitter to clarify that he was working at supermarket Publix and not Kroger and later releasing a song addressing both Drake and Push titled "Destiny."