Release type
ALBUM
King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude
Product information
From $9.90
2015
10 Tracks
33:18
Release options
© 2015 Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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Intro View on Youtube
02:33
Lyrics availablePopularity 1/10 -
2
Untouchable View on Youtube
03:09
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4
Crutches, Crosses, Caskets View on Youtube
02:24
Lyrics availablePopularity 1/10 -
5Popularity 1/10
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7Popularity 1/10
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F.I.F.A. View on Youtube
02:18
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10Popularity 1/10
A teaser for an upcoming album, Pusha T's 2015 effort is uneven, odd, and hard to navigate, but like his cohort Kanye West, this rapper remains an unstoppable artist, even when presented in shards and strange experiments. King Push - Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude comes with plenty of examples of both, but the MC pushes out honest and riveting lyrics like "They call him a 'crack dealer'/I am like Warhol/Gonna paint a picture of a bullet for all y'all" ("Keep Dealing") at an amazing rate, so navigating even his more "difficult" releases yields plenty of gold. He's also a Warhol who is more proud of his cocaine-dealing days than his current status of revered rapper plus CEO of Kanye West's GOOD Music label, an attitude fleshed out on "M.F.T.R.," which stands for "More Famous Than Rich." A Notorious B.I.G. sample and an infectious Timbaland beat make "Untouchable" an approachable single, then Timbaland returns for a wonderfully weird number dubbed "Retribution." The biggest surprise from the production department has to be "Harlem Shake" man Baauer constructing a Michael Bay-worthy, cinematic soundtrack for the closing "Sunshine" with Jill Scott. The album just doesn't flow as well as his monolithic 2013 effort My Name Is My Name, but as a mere "prelude" to the next LP, it's miles above "throwaway" and comes with the quality control that would put it in the top tiers of both the mixtape and street release formats. [A clean version of King Push - Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude was also released.] ~ David Jeffries
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1. Intro
by Pusha T
- Composer
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Terrence Thornton
Leland Wayne - Primary Artist
- Pusha T
- Performer
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Lee Sanchez
G Koop - Lyricist
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Leland Wayne
Terrence Thornton - Mixing
- Fabian Marasciullo
- Mixing Assistant
- Mccoy
- Producer
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Sean "puff Daddy" Combs
G Koop
Metro Boomin
Diddy - Recording
- Robert Ulsh
- Studio Personnel
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Robert Ulsh
Fabian Marasciullo
Mccoy - Additional Producer
- G Koop
- Additional Vocals
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G Koop
Lee Sanchez
2. Untouchable
by Pusha T
- Composer
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Tracey Horton
Tim Mosley
Christopher Wallace
Mark Richardson
Terrence Thornton
Sean Hamilton
Jetmir Milli Salii - Primary Artist
- Pusha T
- Lyricist
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Christopher Wallace
Jetmir Milli Salii
Tim Mosley
Sean Hamilton
Terrence Thornton
Tracey Horton
Mark Richardson - Mixing
- Chris Godbey
- Producer
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Timbaland
Milli Beatz - Recording
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Robert Ulsh
Chris Godbey - Studio Personnel
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Chris Godbey
Robert Ulsh
- Featured Artist
- The-dream
- Primary Artist
- Pusha T
- Composer
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Matthew Samuels
Terius Nash
Terrence Thornton
Adam Feeney - Lyricist
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Matthew Samuels
Terius Nash
Terrence Thornton
Adam Feeney - Mixing
- Fabian Marasciullo
- Mixing Assistant
- Mccoy
- Producer
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Terius "the-dream" Nash
Hudson Mohawke
Frank Dukes
Boi 1da - Recording
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Robert Ulsh
Paul Bailey
Bart Schoudel - Studio Personnel
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Bart Schoudel
Robert Ulsh
Paul Bailey
Mccoy
Fabian Marasciullo - Additional Producer
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Hudson Mohawke
Terius "the-dream" Nash
4. Crutches, Crosses, Caskets
by Pusha T
- Keyboard
- Abraham Williams
- Primary Artist
- Pusha T
- Performer
- Abraham Williams
- Composer
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Carlton Mays Jr.
Mario Winans
Terrence Thornton
Maurice Jordan - Lyricist
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Maurice Jordan
Mario Winans
Terrence Thornton
Carlton Mays Jr. - Mixing
- Fabian Marasciullo
- Mixing Assistant
- Mccoy
- Producer
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Mario Winans
Sean C And Lv
Yung Dev
Da Honorable C.n.o.t.e
Sean "puff Daddy" Combs
Diddy - Recording
- Robert Ulsh
- Studio Personnel
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Robert Ulsh
Fabian Marasciullo
Mccoy - Additional Producer
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Sean C And Lv
Da Honorable C.n.o.t.e
Yung Dev
5. M.P.A.
by Pusha T, Kanye West, A$ap Rocky, The-dream
- Featured Artist
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The-dream
Kanye West
A$ap Rocky - Primary Artist
- Pusha T
- Composer
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Rakim Mayers
Kanye West
Terius Nash
Mark Batson
Terrence Thornton
Che Pope - Lyricist
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Terrence Thornton
Rakim Mayers
Che Pope
Kanye West
Terius Nash
Mark Batson - Mixing
- Fabian Marasciullo
- Mixing Assistant
- Mccoy
- Producer
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Kanye West
J. Cole
Che Pope - Recording
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Che Pope
Robert Ulsh
Noah Goldstein
Hector Delgado - Studio Personnel
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Mccoy
Noah Goldstein
Hector Delgado
Robert Ulsh
Fabian Marasciullo
Che Pope - Additional Producer
- J. Cole
- Featured Artist
- Ab-liva
- Primary Artist
- Pusha T
- Composer
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Shawn Carter
Tim Mosley
Terrence Thornton
Jetmir Milli Salii
Ricardo Thomas - Lyricist
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Ricardo Thomas
Shawn Carter
Tim Mosley
Terrence Thornton
Jetmir Milli Salii - Mixing
- Chris Godbey
- Producer
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Timbaland
Milli Beatz - Recording
- Chris Godbey
- Studio Personnel
- Chris Godbey
7. Keep Dealing
by Pusha T, Beanie Sigel
- Featured Artist
- Beanie Sigel
- Primary Artist
- Pusha T
- Composer
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Terrence Thornton
Dwight Grant
Donald Davidson
Nashiem Myrick - Lyricist
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Nashiem Myrick
Dwight Grant
Terrence Thornton
Donald Davidson - Mixing
- Fabian Marasciullo
- Mixing Assistant
- Mccoy
- Producer
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Donald Davidson
Nashiem Myrick
Sean "puff Daddy" Combs
Diddy - Recording
- Robert Ulsh
- Studio Personnel
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Robert Ulsh
Fabian Marasciullo
Mccoy
- Featured Artist
- Kehlani
- Primary Artist
- Pusha T
- Composer
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Tim Mosley
Rico Love
Terrence Thornton
Kehlani Parrish
Bobby Death - Lyricist
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Bobby Death
Tim Mosley
Rico Love
Terrence Thornton
Kehlani Parrish - Mixing
- Chris Godbey
- Producer
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Timbaland
Bobby Death - Recording
- Chris Godbey
- Studio Personnel
- Chris Godbey
9. F.I.F.A.
by Pusha T
- Primary Artist
- Pusha T
- Keyboard
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Q-tip
Casey Benjamin - Performer
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Casey Benjamin
Q-tip - Composer
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Kamaal Fareed
Terrence Thornton - Lyricist
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Kamaal Fareed
Terrence Thornton - Mixing
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Q-tip
David Kennedy - Producer
- Q-tip
- Recording
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Robert Ulsh
Blair Wells - Recording Assistant
- Gloria Kaba
- Studio Personnel
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Q-tip
Robert Ulsh
Gloria Kaba
Blair Wells
David Kennedy
10. Sunshine
by Pusha T, Jill Scott
- Featured Artist
- Jill Scott
- Primary Artist
- Pusha T
- Composer
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Claudio Ghiglino
Gianfranco Reverberi
Susan Duncan-smith - Lyricist
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Susan Duncan-smith
Gianfranco Reverberi
Claudio Ghiglino - Mixing
- Fabian Marasciullo
- Mixing Assistant
- Mccoy
- Producer
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Kanye West
Mano
Baauer - Recording
- Robert Ulsh
- Studio Personnel
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Fabian Marasciullo
Robert Ulsh
Mccoy
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 10 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 33 minutes and 18 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 3000x3000 px
- Booklet
- Not available
- Max Quality
CD Quality (Lossless)
16bit / 44.1 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- All tracks have lyrics
- Synchronized Lyrics
- 2/10 tracks have synced lyrics
- Genres
- Hip Hop, Rap, Gangsta Rap, East Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap, Rock
- Label
- Getting Out Our Dreams Inc. (G.O.O.D.) Music / IDJ
- Music Distribution Service
- Unknown
- Country
United States- Language
- English (United States)
- Popularity
- Popularity 1/10
- Release Date
- Dec 17, 2015
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 602547422019
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