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169-790: The tour began in Seattle on October 19, 2013, travelling across the United States, as well as to Canada and Australia, until the last show in Brisbane on September 15, 2014. Due to West's equipment becoming damaged after an accident with his tour truck in late October 2013, numerous tour dates in the US were cancelled and others re-scheduled to later dates. West performed the tracks from Yeezus alongside work from his earlier albums and accompanied some tracks with narratives, including delivering stream-of-conscious speeches after " Runaway ". The concerts were separated into

338-526: A Jim Crow t-shirt and hoodie and blackface makeup. Drake eventually admitted to losing the feud in an interview with RapRadar, saying it was his "first loss in the competitive sport of rapping." In a June 2016 interview, former record executive Steve Stoute claimed that Pusha T had allegedly written the McDonald's "I'm lovin' it" jingle . Thornton later confirmed the news on Twitter. However, this claim has been disputed by advertising executives who created

507-409: A Ludacris song titled "Mad Fo" from his #IDGAF mixtape. Pusha T later revealed his motivation for the verse: "Oh because it's a Swizz beat. You got to blame Swizz. See, when Wayne got a Swizz beat... with the "Ghoulish" track; he got busy, well he tried to." After the release of Pusha T's song "Exodus 23:1" in 2012, Drake seemingly responded to Pusha on the intro to his 2013 album Nothing Was

676-740: A 2017 tour that ended at the English festival Bestival . On October 30, 2013, West's tour truck was involved in an accident on the way to a concert in Vancouver. The vehicle carried custom-made video screens and equipment, which was damaged beyond repair and this caused the show's cancelation since it was central to the staging. West also canceled tour dates in Denver , Columbus, Montreal, Minneapolis, and St. Louis , with Def Jam citing "routing logistics". Shows in Chicago, Toronto, and Detroit were rescheduled to later dates;

845-455: A 60–foot circular LED screen , recalling the screen having to be built. Scenography and choreography were done by Italian designer Vanessa Beecroft , who first worked with West on a listening party for his album 808s & Heartbreak when he did not initially know who the rapper was in 2008. Beecroft worked with West on other ventures, such as his 2010 short film Runaway and the music video of " Only One " in 2015. In October 2013, it

1014-602: A King to a God?" The first leg of the Yeezus Tour stood behind singer Paul McCartney 's Out There! Tour as the second highest grossing tour leg of 2013, gathering $ 25.2 million from 283,241 ticket sales. It was the highest-grossing hip-hop tour of the year, totaling $ 31.8 million from 33 shows. In veteran critic Corbin Reiff's 2017 book Lighters in the Sky: The All-Time Greatest Concerts, 1960-2016 that ranks

1183-465: A bejeweled luchador brown mask with a graffiti style for Fighting, featuring a patchwork of beading, decorative borders, and polished metals. He followed with a black mask during Rising, featuring shining studs of this color. West also rocked a black mask for Falling, covered by square white tiles . The mountain erupted with videos showing lava during the segment, as well as pyrotechnics that included sparks and red flares. The mountain cooled down before

1352-467: A career in hip hop , forming a group known as Clipse . His older brother Gene was known for most of the group's duration as Malice (the two were originally known as Terrar and Malicious, respectively, and in 2012 Gene changed his stage name to No Malice , following a conversion to Christianity ). Shortly after forming Clipse, the brothers were introduced to record producer and fellow Virginian Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes , who helped them secure

1521-478: A constant theme of the album, with Pusha T saying "I'm sorry to the fans, but them crackers weren't playing fair at Jive" on the track Mr. Me Too . The hip hop magazine XXL gave the album a "XXL" rating, marking it as a five-star album. At the time only five albums had previously received that honor. In a May 19, 2007, interview with Eye Weekly , Clipse revealed that they had been officially released from any contractual obligations with Jive. After this,

1690-559: A diss-song by Lil Wayne, which Pusha T did not directly respond to, but branded it as "horrible" in an interview. He was featured alongside West on the third single for Cruel Summer - " New God Flow ". In October 2012, Pusha T made an appearance on the soundtrack to the film The Man with the Iron Fists on a track titled "Tick Tock" alongside fellow American rappers Raekwon , Joell Ortiz and Danny Brown . On October 8, 2012, Pusha T released " Pain " featuring southern rapper Future ,

1859-469: A full backing band, although his label Top Dawg Entertainment wanted him to focus on recording rather than joining the tour. West's team insisted on his inclusion however, which the label allowed once a studio bus was secured for Lamar to record while touring. In spite of expectations from journalists that the rappers would have engaged in communal bonding, they spent little time around each other. Lamar mentioned that West desired for him not to seem like "just

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2028-533: A gateway to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush . The city grew after World War II , partly due to the local company Boeing , which established Seattle as a center for its manufacturing of aircraft. Beginning in the 1980s, the Seattle area developed into a technology center ; Microsoft established its headquarters in the region. In 1994, Internet retailer Amazon was founded in Seattle, and Alaska Airlines

2197-611: A great frenzy among the technology companies in Seattle but the bubble ended in early 2001. In 1999, the World Trade Organization held its conference in Seattle, which was met with protest activity . The protests and police reactions to them largely overshadowed the conference itself. In 2001, the city was impacted by the Mardi Gras Riots and then by the Nisqually earthquake the following day. Another boom began as

2366-542: A guest appearance on English pop singer Pixie Lott 's " What Do You Take Me For? ", the second single from her second studio album Young Foolish Happy . The song was a hit single in the UK, peaking at number ten on the UK Top 40 . On October 19, 2011, via Twitter , Kanye West announced plans for a Spring 2012 GOOD Music album, featuring all artists from the label as well as numerous guest appearances. On April 6, 2012, " Mercy ",

2535-412: A handicap pass and you get [ sic ] special parking and shit", while expressing disbelief at how long he had been waiting to perform. West noticed the two wheelchair-bound fans after they were brought to his attention by bodyguard Pascal Duvier and others seated nearby, accepting their exceptions and then performing "Good Life". He received negative attention across the media and Twitter over

2704-416: A new perspective rather than providing negative headlines. He also told the media that from his position as a married, Christian family man, they should have placed their focus on someone else instead of him. The Yeezus Tour was split into five different themes, which featured the below set lists performed by West. He also delivered "Drunk and Hot Girls", " I Wonder ", " Street Lights ", " Heard 'Em Say ", and

2873-441: A number of technology companies, including Amazon , F5 Networks , RealNetworks , Nintendo of America , and T-Mobile . This success brought an influx of new residents with a population increase within city limits of almost 50,000 between 1990 and 2000, and saw Seattle's real estate become some of the most expensive in the country. Seattle in this period attracted attention as home to the companies opened operations in or around

3042-478: A number of theaters in the city exhibiting vaudeville acts and silent movies. He went on to become one of America's greatest theater and movie tycoons. Scottish-born architect B. Marcus Priteca designed several theaters for Pantages in Seattle, which were later demolished or converted to other uses. Seattle's surviving Paramount Theatre , on which he collaborated, was not a Pantages theater. War work again brought local prosperity during World War II , centered on

3211-484: A pair of Air Jordan 1s. Other group members Phife Dawg and Jarobi White leapt into the air with choreographed steps during tracks like "Excursions" from their 1991 album The Low End Theory , while the two walked across the stage for "Bonita Applebum". DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad played his version of " Scenario ", during which Busta Rhymes appeared to rap his verse. A Tribe Called Quest closed with " Award Tour ", followed by Q-Tip expressing his appreciation and love for

3380-709: A prelude to King Push . It was released on December 18, 2015 and received favorable reception from critics, and reached at number 20 on the Billboard 200 . The album was executive produced by one of Pusha T's inspirations, Puff Daddy as well as manager Steven Victor . Darkest Before Dawn reached over 17 million streams in its first week. On May 31, 2016, Pusha T released the lead single from his upcoming King Push album, " Drug Dealers Anonymous " featuring Jay-Z , initially exclusively through Jay-Z's streaming service Tidal . In 2017, he collaborated once again with Linkin Park on

3549-469: A procession and holding glowsticks atop the mountain at the ending. The mountain changed its setting during the concerts, going from being an iceberg to later splitting in half when transforming from a mountain to a volcano. For the iceberg display, it featured a zig-zagging downward path and was connected to the main stage by a crinkled walkway. During Lamar's opening acts, the LED screen showed footage illustrating

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3718-431: A prominent 19th-century leader of the local Duwamish and Suquamish tribes. Seattle currently has high populations of Native Americans alongside Americans with strong Asian, African, European, and Scandinavian ancestry, and, as of 2015, hosts the fifth-largest LGBT community in the U.S. Logging was Seattle's first major industry, but by the late 19th century the city had become a commercial and shipbuilding center as

3887-407: A recording contract with Elektra Records in 1997. Terrence initially took the stage name Terrar . After being signed to Elektra, they began working on their debut album, Exclusive Audio Footage . After recording the entire album, they released one single, "The Funeral", which was commercially unsuccessful and eventually led to the release of the album being cancelled and Clipse being dropped from

4056-473: A response. Both men have downplayed the feud, with Wayne saying he is over it. However, in September 2012, Pusha T appeared on the remix of Chief Keef 's I Don't Like , where he accused Wayne of using ghostwriters saying, "My pen's better, you don't write, trendsetter, you clone-like", he has since confirmed that the line was a Wayne diss. In late November 2012, Pusha T once again dissed Wayne and Birdman on

4225-492: A rising mountain peak for " I Am a God ". The dark moment in Kanye's life of his mother Donda West 's death was marked by Falling, where a regretful snowfall fell down during " Coldest Winter ". Kanye West also fought inner demons that he faced as a result of his behaviour, using his celebrity status to hide the fight. During " Hold My Liquor " and " Heartless ", he was stalked by a red-eyed Yeti demon that crouched from another side of

4394-481: A second time at the site of present-day Pioneer Square , naming this new settlement Duwamps . Charles Terry and John Low remained at the original landing location, reestablished their old land claim and called it "New York", but renamed "New York Alki" in April 1853, from a Chinook word meaning, roughly, "by and by" or "someday". For the next few years, New York Alki and Duwamps competed for dominance, but in time Alki

4563-488: A snippet was played of an unreleased track reportedly titled "I Am Not Here" that cut off abruptly. Rays of flashing white lights then appeared, which covered the stage throughout his performances. At points, West is illuminated by a singular light beam. Colored laser beams from the mountain shot across the venues and onto the triangular stage, depicting a pyramid. Flashes of different solos were contributed from Dean, including guitar, bass, and synths . West's dancers walked down

4732-730: A song titled "Everybody Told Me 2 (Straighten It Out)" where he disses West, Pusha T and GOOD Music in general. Since then Pusha T has responded to Consequence on a record. The song was the remix to Ace Hood 's " Go 'N' Get It " which also featured Beanie Sigel , Busta Rhymes and Styles P . In the song Pusha raps "Consequence, nigga, talk is cheap You don't want a problem? Off the beef Before I off his ass with his awful teeth". On August 19, Consequence released Movies on Demand 3 and continued to diss his former label and Pusha T on songs such as "Career Killer" and "Mr.RapFix (Hot Water)". On September 15, 2011, Consequence appeared on MTV 's Rap Fix and announced his feud with Kanye West and GOOD Music

4901-480: A song titled "The Plagiarist Society" where he takes shots and questions Pusha T's coke-dealing raps . Towards the end of the record, the Queens native promises to take aim at Kanye West next saying "You're nothing but a body shield, for that coward from the mid-west/ so yes you can bet, that your boss is next". Pusha T responded to the diss track when he appeared on Chicago's 107.5 WGCI's The Morning Riot and said nobody

5070-466: A statement that they were unphased by West's public image in October 2013, focusing on working together from appreciation of his support and music. Maison Margiela were not briefed for the Yeezus Tour and only told to design in line with Beecroft's artistic direction, working closely with West since the start of the year and beginning from reinterpretations of their archives. They went through a few fittings for

5239-544: A story to tell. They have a background for the fan who wants to be fully invested in that particular artist, their whole movement, and everything about them. That's how we’re picking artists. It's about authenticity. It's about pure music, whatever type of music it is. It must be pure." To promote the film, Cocaine Bear , which was released on February 24, 2023, Pusha T remade the Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel 1983 classic, " White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) ", keeping

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5408-595: A total area of 142.5 square miles (369 km ), 84 square miles (220 km ) of which is land and 58.1 square miles (150 km ) is water (41% of the total area). According to the Köppen climate classification system, Seattle has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate ( Csb ), while under the Trewartha system, it is labeled an oceanic climate ( Dobk ). It has cool, wet winters and mild, relatively dry summers, covering characteristics of both climate types. The climate

5577-441: A tour would be held for the album with him as a backing performer. On September 6, 2013, West announced the Yeezus Tour with a promotional poster showing the album's title and him dangling backwards using his arms. West shared 23 dates and the accompaniment of an opening act from fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar , who was scheduled for all but five dates that had a "special guest" set instead. This marked Lamar's first live appearance with

5746-620: Is an accepted version of this page Terrence LeVarr Thornton (born May 13, 1977), better known by his stage name Pusha T , is an American rapper. He rose to prominence as one half of the Virginia-based hip hop duo Clipse , which he formed with his older brother No Malice . Mainly active from 1994 to 2010, the duo were discovered by Pharrell Williams and signed with his record label Star Trak Entertainment , an imprint of Arista Records in 2001. They released three studio albums— Lord Willin' (2002), Hell Hath No Fury (2006) and Til

5915-518: Is based in SeaTac, Washington , serving Seattle–Tacoma International Airport , Seattle's international airport. The stream of new software, biotechnology , and Internet companies led to an economic revival, which increased the city's population by almost 50,000 in the decade between 1990 and 2000. The culture of Seattle is heavily defined by its significant musical history . Between 1918 and 1951, nearly 24 jazz nightclubs existed along Jackson Street, from

6084-517: Is better. This was revenge toward the company for not crediting him for helping popularize the "I'm lovin' it" advertising campaign. Pusha T entered into a dispute with Jim Jones , which began in May 2023 after the latter dismissed the former on the Breakfast Club , when he claimed that he "couldn't name any top five Pusha T songs". A month later, on June 25, a snippet of an unnamed diss track by Pusha T

6253-446: Is carried out by a touring crew of semi-naked women, while the character and one on the Yeezus Tour both resemble Jesus . West and Jodorowsky met each other in June 2014; he was taken aback by the rapper's pureness and deep desire to craft "a work that develops the consciousness of young people". The tour's stage design was handled by British designer Es Devlin , who had previously worked on

6422-506: Is hilly in some places. Like Rome, the city is said to lie on seven hills ; the lists vary but typically include Capitol Hill , First Hill , West Seattle , Beacon Hill , Queen Anne , Magnolia, and the former Denny Hill . The Wallingford , Delridge , Mount Baker , Seward Park , Washington Park , Broadmoor , Madrona , Phinney Ridge , Sunset Hill , Blue Ridge , Broadview , Laurelhurst , Hawthorne Hills , Maple Leaf , and Crown Hill neighborhoods are all located on hills. Many of

6591-437: Is looking for Consequence, as for if he would respond on a record, Pusha T went on to say "At the end of the day I am an artist and this whole rap thing is fun to me, so I can't say you won't hear nothing, but to go back and forth with him, it's not right, I won't get anything out of it." Later that day, Consequence called into Chicago's WGCI's The Morning Riot in retaliation to the remarks Pusha T made about him. He also premiered

6760-491: Is sometimes characterized as a "modified Mediterranean" climate because it is cooler and wetter than a "true" Mediterranean climate, but shares the characteristic dry summer (which has a strong influence on the region's vegetation). Temperature extremes are moderated by the adjacent Puget Sound , greater Pacific Ocean , and Lake Washington . Thus extreme heat waves are rare in the Seattle area, as are very cold temperatures (below about 15 °F; −9 °C). The Seattle area

6929-557: Is the cloudiest region of the Continental United States , due in part to frequent storms and lows moving in from the adjacent Pacific Ocean. Seattle is cloudy 201 days out of the year and partly cloudy 93 days. With many more "rain days" than other major American cities, Seattle has a well-earned reputation for frequent rain: In an average year, there are 150 days in which at least 0.01 inches (0.25 mm) of precipitation falls, more days than in nearly all U.S. cities east of

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7098-515: The 1962 World's Fair , for which the Space Needle was built. Another major local economic downturn was in the late 1960s and early 1970s, at a time when Boeing was heavily affected by the oil crises , loss of government contracts, and costs and delays associated with the Boeing 747 . Many people left the area to look for work elsewhere, and two local real estate agents put up a billboard reading "Will

7267-608: The Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition of 1909, which is largely responsible for the layout of today's University of Washington campus. A shipbuilding boom in the early part of the 20th century became massive during World War I , making Seattle somewhat of a company town. The subsequent retrenchment led to the Seattle General Strike of 1919 , an early general strike in the country. A 1912 city development plan by Virgil Bogue went largely unused. Seattle

7436-555: The Bible 's story of King David with Dante Alighieri 's 14th-century poem Inferno , including the poem's quote "Virgil shows up to lead him to salvation "; this character has the same forename as Abloh. Each theme's name was projected in white block letters on the LED screen in front of the mountain peak, being introduced over the arena speakers as passages and symbolism from the Bible were utilized. The screen moved between images and videos from

7605-538: The Billboard 200. After releasing their third album, Pusha T and Malice announced Clipse would be going on indefinite hiatus so the brothers could focus on their solo careers. Shortly after this, Pusha T was signed to Kanye West 's GOOD Music label in September 2010, and made his first appearance as a member of the GOOD roster on Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy , appearing on his hit " Runaway " and premiering

7774-576: The Billboard Hot 100—as well as his song " So Appalled " also from the album. He released two of his debut solo projects— Fear of God and Fear of God II: Let Us Pray —in 2011, prior to the release of his debut studio album, My Name Is My Name (2013). Met with critical and commercial success, it peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 and was followed by his second and third albums King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude (2015) and Daytona (2018), which peaked at numbers 20 and three on

7943-562: The Billboard 200 , eventually being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on October 1, 2002. In late 2003, Clipse began recording material for their second album, Hell Hath No Fury . However, further work on the album ground to a halt in 2004, when Arista Records 's urban artists were absorbed into its sister label Jive Records as part of a larger merger between Sony Music Entertainment and BMG . Due to contractual requirements, Clipse

8112-616: The Confederate flag and opened a pop-up shop in Los Angeles for this merchandise. In spite of the flag's racist history, West explained that his usage was due to how it "represented slavery in a way" and considered any energy to be good. West also asserted that he made this symbol his flag, describing it as combining "super hood [with] super white boy approved" for his signature style. The merchandise also incorporated skeletons that wore Native American headdresses as they knelt to pray, dressed like

8281-558: The Duwamish , who had at least 17 villages around Elliot Bay) for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers. Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequently known as the Denny Party , arrived from Illinois via Portland, Oregon , on the schooner Exact at Alki Point on November 13, 1851. The settlement was moved to the eastern shore of Elliott Bay in 1852 and named "Seattle" in honor of Chief Seattle ,

8450-561: The Grim Reaper using a scythe . It was later sold during West's appearances at festivals such as Made in America and Bonnaroo in the summer of 2014. On January 10, 2016, DJ Khaled shared new tees and hoodies for the Yeezus Tour that featured motifs of skulls, the Grim Reaper, and Playboy Bunny . Jerry Lorenzo , one of the tour's merchandise designers, revealed that he had unseen items from

8619-641: The Lake Washington Ship Canal (consisting of two man-made canals, Lake Union , and the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks at Salmon Bay , ending in Shilshole Bay on Puget Sound). The sea, rivers, forests, lakes, and fields surrounding Seattle were once rich enough to support one of the world's few sedentary hunter-gatherer societies. In modern times the surrounding area lends itself well to sailing, skiing, bicycling, camping, and hiking year-round. The city

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8788-768: The Pacific Ring of Fire , Seattle is in a major earthquake zone . On February 28, 2001, the magnitude 6.8 Nisqually earthquake did significant architectural damage, especially in the Pioneer Square area (built on reclaimed land , as are the Industrial District and part of the city center), and caused one fatality. Other strong earthquakes occurred on January 26, 1700 (estimated at 9 magnitude), December 14, 1872 (7.3 or 7.4), April 13, 1949 (7.1), and April 29, 1965 (6.5). The 1965 quake caused three deaths in Seattle directly and one more by heart failure. Although

8957-752: The Rocky Mountains . However, because it often has merely a light drizzle falling from the sky for many days, Seattle actually receives significantly less rainfall (or other precipitation) overall than many other major U.S. cities like New York City , Miami , or Houston . According to the 2012–2016 American Community Survey (ACS), the racial makeup of the city was 65.7% White Non-Hispanic , 16.9% Asian , 6.8% Black or African American , 6.6% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 0.4% Native American , 0.9% Pacific Islander , 0.2% other races, and 5.6% two or more races . Seattle's population historically has been predominantly white. The 2010 census showed that Seattle

9126-513: The Seattle Fault passes just south of the city center, neither it nor the Cascadia subduction zone has caused an earthquake since the city's founding. The Cascadia subduction zone poses the threat of an earthquake of magnitude 9.0 or greater, capable of seriously damaging the city and collapsing many buildings, especially in zones built on fill. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the city has

9295-512: The University of Washington negatively. As schools across Washington lost funding and attendance, the university actually prospered during the time period as they focused on growing their student enrollment. While Seattle public schools were influenced by Washington's superintendent Worth McClure, they still struggled to pay teachers and maintain attendance. Seattle was the home base of impresario Alexander Pantages who, starting in 1902, opened

9464-533: The Virginia area. He remained the president of GOOD Music while focusing on building a roster of artists from his home state. In creating the label, Pusha cited his desire to recruit "album artists" who craft narratives and larger stories throughout their projects. Local artists were encouraged to submit music to the Heir Wave Music YouTube channel and a weekly radio show on a local station, 103 Jamz FM . In

9633-592: The anti-Chinese riots of 1885–1886 . This violence originated with unemployed whites who were determined to drive the Chinese from Seattle; anti-Chinese riots also occurred in Tacoma . Seattle had achieved sufficient economic success when the Great Seattle Fire of 1889 destroyed the central business district. However, a far grander city center rapidly emerged in its place. Finance company Washington Mutual , for example,

9802-705: The Casket Drops (2009)—to mild commercial success; the former spawned the Billboard Hot 100 -top 40 singles " Grindin' " and " When the Last Time ", for which they became best known. After the duo disbanded in 2010, Thornton promptly pursued a solo career. He signed with Kanye West 's record label GOOD Music , an imprint of Def Jam Recordings following his work on West's fifth album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010). He guest featured on West's single " Runaway " in October of that year—which peaked at number 12 on

9971-561: The Dark Tour from 2007–2008; he did not tour for his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy due to a lack of sponsorship in 2010. West had previously performed tracks from Yeezus live for television shows, including " Black Skinhead " on Saturday Night Live and " Blood on the Leaves " at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards . Music programmer Alluxe contributed strings to West and fellow rapper Jay-Z 's track " Made in America " from Watch

10140-604: The EP was set to be released on November 8, 2011. In addition, it was revealed he had added four more songs to the EP, bringing it to 12 tracks in total. Considered a re-release of the initial Fear of God , it was released on November 8, 2011, and was well received by critics. The first single from Fear of God II: Let Us Pray was leaked onto the Internet on July 8, 2011. The song, titled " Trouble on My Mind ", features Odd Future frontman Tyler, The Creator . The EP's second single, "Amen",

10309-481: The Glow in the Dark Tour by focusing on himself. Baker described the Yeezus Tour as a funeral of West's frustrations in a haunted house through the backing guests and stage design; he noted that "blasphemy rules with a self-aware wink" in a way which is "creepy", rock , and punk . He compared West walking the path of his mountain to the angels in the video for Bone Thugs-n-Harmony 's " Tha Crossroads ", concluding by calling

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10478-715: The Pacific Ocean) to the west and Lake Washington to the east. The city's chief harbor, Elliott Bay , is part of Puget Sound, making the city an oceanic port. To the west, beyond Puget Sound, are the Kitsap Peninsula and Olympic Mountains on the Olympic Peninsula ; to the east, beyond Lake Washington and the Eastside suburbs, are Lake Sammamish and the Cascade Range . Lake Washington's waters flow to Puget Sound through

10647-483: The Same , calling Pusha T a "bench player acting like a starter". The two directed subliminal disses towards each other between 2012 and 2017 with Pusha T rapping on the song "H.G.T.V", "It's too far gone when the realest ain't real / I walk amongst the clouds, so your ceilings ain't real/ These niggas Call of Duty 'cause they killings ain't real / With a questionable pen so the feeling ain't real," with Drake later responding on

10816-661: The Seattle area and has been open to all residents of Washington since 2002. On March 20, 1970, twenty-eight people were killed when the Ozark Hotel was burned by an unknown arsonist. The Wah Mee massacre in 1983 resulted in the killing of 13 people in an illegal gambling club in the Seattle Chinatown-International District . Prosperity began to return in the 1980s beginning with Microsoft 's 1979 move from Albuquerque, New Mexico , to nearby Bellevue, Washington . Seattle and its suburbs became home to

10985-479: The Seattle area for at least 4,000 years. By the time the first European settlers arrived, the Duwamish people occupied at least 17 villages in the areas around Elliott Bay . The name for the modern city of Seattle in Lushootseed , dᶻidᶻəlal̓ič , meaning "little crossing-over place", comes from one of these villages, which was located at the present-day King Street Station . In May 1792, George Vancouver

11154-493: The Sky: The All-Time Greatest Concerts, 1960-2016 . An accompanying Hype Williams –directed film was teased by West in February 2014, although it was cancelled despite negotiations with IMAX due to his personal issues after Kim Kardashian was robbed in 2016. In June 2013, West's sixth studio album Yeezus was released to commercial success, reaching number one in 31 countries. Co-producer Mike Dean subsequently confirmed that

11323-600: The Throne (2011), while she played the intro from " H•A•M " on the album's accompanying tour that ran from 2011 until 2012. Alluxe handled music programming and live vocal effects for the Yeezus Tour, referring to her work as "controllerism" since she felt this represented the complete process of utilizing hardware controllers to control software. The programmer generally strayed from talking about working with acts like West and Jay-Z, wanting people to support her music because they enjoyed it rather than because of her connections. For

11492-811: The US Billboard 200 , selling 74,000 copies in its first week of release. As of July 8, 2017, the album has sold 182,000 copies in the United States. The album was promoted by five singles: " Pain " featuring Future, "Numbers on the Boards", " Sweet Serenade " featuring Chris Brown, "Let Me Love You" featuring Kelly Rowland , and " Nosetalgia " featuring Kendrick Lamar, along with the promotional single "Who I Am" featuring 2 Chainz and Big Sean. The album includes production from Kanye West, The Neptunes , The-Dream , Just Blaze , No I.D. , Nottz , Don Cannon and Swizz Beatz , among others. In an April 2013 interview with AskMen , Pusha revealed that shortly after his debut album

11661-560: The United Kingdom from June 21–July 6. A German promoter reported three days later that the European dates had been cancelled, citing "production problems". On April 1, 2014, Live Nation issued a statement that West postponed the Australian leg until September. The statement cited "unexpected timing requirements" for working on his seventh album that had been set for release in 2014, although it

11830-514: The United States . It is the seat of King County , Washington . With a 2023 population of 755,078 it is the most populous city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America , and the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The Seattle metropolitan area 's population is 4.02 million, making it the 15th-largest in the United States. Its growth rate of 21.1% between 2010 and 2020 made it one of

11999-537: The United States. According to the ACS 1-year estimates, in 2018, the median income of a city household was $ 93,481, and the median income for a family was $ 130,656. 11.0% of the population and 6.6% of families were below the poverty line. Of people living in poverty, 11.4% were under the age of 18 and 10.9% were 65 or older. According to a 2024 study by Henley & Partners , the city of Seattle has an estimated 54,200 millionaires and 11 billionaires. Pusha T This

12168-615: The Watch the Throne Tour and West's Touch the Sky Tour (2005–06). Devlin stated that West was continuously evolving creatively and the two had talked about mountains since 2005, discussing them alongside icebergs during the Watch the Throne Tour. The rapper's concert with Jay-Z in Atlantic City was supposed to feature mountains and icebergs in 2012, which West and Devlin used as a starting point for

12337-514: The album through both Re-Up and Jive. Hell Hath No Fury was finally released on November 28, 2006. Once again produced by The Neptunes , it debuted at #14 on the Billboard 200 with over 80,000 copies sold in the 1st week. While the album received a great deal of critical acclaim, its sales were less successful than Lord Willin'. It spawned two moderately successful singles: " Mr. Me Too " with Pharrell Williams and " Wamp Wamp (What It Do) " with Slim Thug . Clipse's frustrations with Jive were

12506-524: The album title from King Push to Daytona . The album garnered controversy when West spent $ 85,000 to acquire the cover art: a photo of Whitney Houston 's drug-filled bathroom, taken in her Atlanta, Georgia residence in 2006. Not only did the content of the album cover cause outside controversy, but Pusha T claims to not have agreed with the price West paid for the photo. On May 25, 2018, Daytona released to critical acclaim. It received an 86 on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim". Subsequently, he

12675-439: The album would be pushed back to June. On November 9, 2015, Pusha T revealed to Billboard that he had been appointed the new president of GOOD Music. On November 12, 2015, Pusha T released a single titled "Untouchable", produced by Timbaland . On November 23, 2015, it was announced that Pusha T would release a new album, King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude before the aforementioned King Push album, serving as

12844-523: The audacity to open a tour with "Mount Yeezy" and directed praise towards the lights, dancers, yeti, and the rapper's speeches. Colin McGuire from PopMatters was taken aback by the "ambitious and wildly theatrical" tour that proved West's superiority to his peers and was comparable to Abdellatif Kechiche 's Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013), while he praised West's "uncanny ability" at gaining or losing

13013-449: The audience. After West failed to persuade The Gap, Inc. to sell the Yeezus Tour's merchandise at stores due to company politics, clothing brand PacSun announced they had secured a deal with him for sale both in stores and online on October 25, 2013. The merchandise invoked 1980s heavy metal bands and consisted of T-shirts, sweatshirts, tote bags, and trucker hats. In the same month of West's partnership, he made T-shirts available with

13182-498: The beat for the single was made 18 years before the song was made, on a beat tape named The Makings of Crack Cocaine . On March 4, Pusha T and Nigo released the single "Hear Me Clearly" for Nigo's album I Know Nigo! , the song is also set to appear on It's Almost Dry . He also appeared alongside his brother No Malice as Clipse on the song "Punch Bowl" on the I Know Nigo! album as well. The music video also for "Hear Me Clearly" released on March 30. On April 6, Pusha T released

13351-469: The beginning of Searching, which saw it break open for a procession of models acting as disciples carrying Frankincense and the character of Virgin Mary . West had a mirror mask for the segment, reflecting any brightness in front of him similarly to a disco ball . He delivered stream-of-conscious speeches through Auto-Tune after performing " Runaway ", which were characterized as rants . West often referenced

13520-617: The bigger West Coast city. Seattle had building contracts that rivaled New York City and Chicago , but also lost to Los Angeles. Seattle's eastern farm land faded due to Oregon 's and the Midwest 's, forcing people into town. Hooverville arose during the Depression, leading to Seattle's growing homeless population. Stationed outside Seattle, the Hooverville housed thousands of men but very few children and no women. With work projects close to

13689-448: The campaign, and a McDonald's marketing executive. Neither Stoute nor Pusha T have commented on the dispute. On March 21, 2022, Pusha T recorded a freestyle for a commercial presented by fast food chain Arby's , naming it "Spicy Fish Diss", aimed at rival fast food chain McDonald's . On the track, he states that their Filet-O-Fish sandwich was "disgusting", and states that Arby's Fish Sandwich

13858-463: The catwalk in single file at the beginning, appearing in white robes and nude bodysuits with matching stockings on the dancers' faces that left their hair exposed. He made a writhing throne around the dancers, who later surrounded him in a circle on the floor. Representing this scene, footage was shown on the screen of a Satanic orgy combined with a sequence from Busby Berkeley . The dancers also posed and showed appreciation for West, carrying him out in

14027-419: The character delivered a sermon . West and the dancers were covered in light in the ending as they looked up at White Jesus, who told the rapper that he was searching for him so he can show people "the light". A light show was deployed for the Yeezus Tour, with West remaining in the spotlight. For the beginning, the arena lights dimmed out just before West emerged. Before the rapper appeared at certain concerts,

14196-525: The chart respectively. His fourth album, It's Almost Dry (2022) became his first to debut atop the Billboard 200. West appointed Thornton to take over his role as president of GOOD Music in late 2015, where he remained one of the label's flagship artists until his departure and dissociation with West in 2022. In 2020, he launched his record label Heir Wave Music Group, which aims as a platform for Virginia-based artists. Throughout his career, Thornton has received five Grammy Award nominations. Pusha T

14365-486: The city emerged from the Great Recession , commencing when Amazon moved its headquarters from North Beacon Hill to South Lake Union . The move initiated a historic construction boom which resulted in the completion of almost 10,000 apartments in Seattle in 2017, more than any previous year and nearly twice as many as were built in 2016. From 2010 to 2015, Seattle gained an average of 14,511 residents per year, with

14534-616: The city, Hooverville grew and the WPA settled into the city. A movement of women arose from Seattle during the Great Depression , fueled in part by Eleanor Roosevelt 's 1933 book It's Up to the Women ; women pushed for recognition, not just as housewives, but as the backbone to family. Using newspapers and journals Working Woman and The Woman Today , women pushed to be seen as equal and receive some recognition. The Great Depression did not impact

14703-535: The city. In 1990, the Goodwill Games were held in the city. Three years later, in 1993, the APEC leaders was hosted in Seattle. The 1990s also witnessed a growing popularity in grunge music, a sound that was largely developed in Seattle's independent music scene. In 1993, the movie Sleepless in Seattle brought the city further national attention, as did the television sitcom Frasier . The dot-com boom caused

14872-712: The country's fastest-growing large cities. Seattle is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound , an inlet of the Pacific Ocean , and Lake Washington . It is the northernmost major city in the United States, located about 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canadian border . A gateway for trade with East Asia , the Port of Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2021 . The Seattle area has been inhabited by Native Americans (such as

15041-654: The current Chinatown/International District to the Central District . The jazz scene nurtured the early careers of Ernestine Anderson , Ray Charles , Quincy Jones , and others. In the late 20th and early 21st century, the city also was the origin of several rock bands, including Foo Fighters , Heart , and Jimi Hendrix , and the subgenre of grunge and its pioneering bands, including Alice in Chains , Nirvana , Pearl Jam , Soundgarden , and others. Archaeological excavations suggest that Native Americans have inhabited

15210-543: The diss track " Two Birds, One Stone " questioning Pusha T's drug dealing past. Pusha T further escalated the feud on the song "Infrared" from his 2018 album Daytona , where he accused Drake of using a ghostwriter . Drake responded to the song less than one day later, releasing a track titled " Duppy Freestyle " where he insults both Pusha T and Kanye West , accusing Pusha of being a fake drug dealer and claiming that he would boost sales of Pusha T's album just by dissing him. Pusha T responded to Duppy on May 29, 2018, with

15379-542: The duo began discussions with several record labels, eventually signing with Columbia Records on October 26, 2007. The follow-up to Hell Hath No Fury , titled Til the Casket Drops , was released on December 8, 2009, via Columbia Records. In a departure from the group's previous works, which only featured production from the Neptunes, the album features production from Sean "Diddy" Combs ' production team The Hitmen , and DJ Khalil among others. The album peaked at No. 41 on

15548-613: The duo to Arista Records through his recently established Star Trak imprint. Clipse began working on their major label debut, executively produced by The Neptunes. Their debut single, Grindin' was released on May 14, 2002, and became a summer Top 40 hit, reaching number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 30, 2002. Similar success followed with their second single, When the Last Time , which peaked at #19. Fueled by two successful singles, Clipse released their commercial debut album Lord Willin' on August 20, 2002, debuting at #1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-hop Album chart and #4 on

15717-579: The early part of the 20th century, and funded many new Seattle companies and products. In 1907, 19-year-old James E. Casey borrowed $ 100 from a friend and founded the American Messenger Company (later UPS ). Other Seattle companies founded during this period include Nordstrom and Eddie Bauer . Seattle brought in the Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm to design a system of parks and boulevards. The Gold Rush era culminated in

15886-486: The early years of the city, rode on the lumber industry. During this period the road now known as Yesler Way won the nickname "Skid Road", supposedly after the timber skidding down the hill to Henry Yesler 's sawmill. The later dereliction of the area may be a possible origin for the term which later entered the wider American lexicon as Skid Row . Like much of the U.S. West , Seattle experienced conflicts between labor and management and ethnic tensions that culminated in

16055-470: The film with West in Chicago and Toronto, the two engaged in a dress rehearsal with attention to detail so intense that they lost its original meaning. West was working on The Life of Pablo at this time, therefore him and Williams instead decided to shoot videos for the album. The director and Scooter Braun spent six months negotiating with IMAX for the film's release, although it was discarded due to West's personal issues after his then-wife Kim Kardashian

16224-503: The first plats for the village were filed. In 1855, nominal land settlements were established. On January 14, 1865, the Legislature of Territorial Washington incorporated the Town of Seattle with a board of trustees managing the city. The Town of Seattle was disincorporated on January 18, 1867, and remained a mere precinct of King County until late 1869, when a new petition was filed and the city

16393-443: The first single from his Wrath of Caine mixtape. The song features Travis Scott and Popcaan . The music video for the song was released on December 11, 2012. The mixtape was released on January 28, 2013, along with the announcement of his album coming at the end of the first quarter of 2013. In January 2013 it was announced that Pusha would be performing at the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival . My Name Is My Name

16562-583: The first single from his debut album. That same day Spin magazine reported that Pusha T's debut album had been pushed back until 2013. While performing in Vancouver , Canada, it was reported that Pusha T announced he would be releasing a mixtape entitled Wrath of Caine preceding the release of his debut studio album. Later in November, Thornton announced the title of his debut studio album to be My Name Is My Name . On December 5, 2012, Pusha T released "Blocka"

16731-446: The five themes of "Fighting", "Rising", "Falling", "Searching", and "Finding", which were introduced with elements from the Bible . West followed different stages of his life in the themes, using masks to represent the personality shifts. The tour made usage of a light show that included a light beam, laser beams, and an LED screen . The Yeezus Tour received widespread acclaim from critics, who lauded its imagery and generally focused on

16900-464: The garments, fabrics, textures, colours, and details, having no limits to production in their Parisian workshop. One of West's masks reinterprets Maison Margiela's signature mask from their shows; they said it was obvious for him this after he performed "in a crystal veil" for their couture collection in the fall of 2012. The Yeezus Tour was split into five different themes; "Fighting", "Rising", "Falling", "Searching", and "Finding". The narrative combines

17069-411: The growth strongly skewed toward the center of the city, and unemployment dropped from roughly 9 percent to 3.6 percent. The city has found itself "bursting at the seams", with over 45,000 households spending more than half their income on housing and at least 2,800 people homeless , and with the country's sixth-worst rush-hour traffic. Seattle is located between the saltwater Puget Sound (an arm of

17238-401: The hilliest areas are near the city center, with Capitol Hill, First Hill, and Beacon Hill collectively constituting something of a ridge along an isthmus between Elliott Bay and Lake Washington. The break in the ridge between First Hill and Beacon Hill is man-made, a result of two of the many regrading projects that reshaped the topography of the city center. The topography of the city center

17407-537: The incident, with commentators finding it inconsiderate to disabled people. A spokesperson for the organisation People with Disability Australia accused West of humiliation, citing how it could have been "a young person who's coming to terms with their disability". West delivered a five-minute rant about the incident at a tour stop in Brisbane on September 15, 2014, offering the likes of Matt Lauer , Michael Strahan , Whoopi Goldberg , and Robin Roberts to look at him from

17576-461: The instrumental of " Hey Mama " for the first concert in Seattle on October 19, 2013. At some concerts, a snippet was played of West's unreleased track "I Am Not Here". Fighting Rising Falling Searching Finding Musicians Production and staging Crew Seattle Seattle ( / s i ˈ æ t əl / see- AT -əl ) is a city on the West Coast of

17745-420: The label shortly after. After being dropped, Terrar changed his name to Pusha T , and despite not being signed to a major label, he made numerous appearances on other artists' songs, appearing on Kelis ' 1999 single " Good Stuff " and Nivea 's 2001 single " Run Away (I Wanna Be with U) ", respectively, thanks to his relationship with The Neptunes, who produced both songs. In early 2001, Pharrell Williams signed

17914-570: The label's first year, Heir Wave Music signed Kahri 1k, Shaolinn, Leeto, and WhyNotDuce. On February 7, 2022, Pusha T released " Diet Coke ", the lead single from his fourth studio album It's Almost Dry , which was produced by Kanye West and 88-Keys . The music video for the single was released the next day, directed by Omar Jones, and features Pusha T and West moving around over a white backdrop, which pays direct homage to Craig Mack 's Flava in Ya Ear (Remix) " music video. 88-Keys later revealed that

18083-429: The label's president. Shortly after, he changed his focus on his own label, Heir Wave Music Group. During an interview with Complex , Pusha T stated: "I have a particular need to build out Heir Wave as a platform and build out a circuit for artists within this region, simply because I feel like it's something that we've never had." He further added: "[the label] was made in the spirit of an “album artist”—artists who have

18252-418: The last person leaving Seattle – Turn out the lights." Seattle remained the corporate headquarters of Boeing until 2001, when the company separated its headquarters from its major production facilities; the headquarters were moved to Chicago. The Seattle area is still home to Boeing's Renton narrow-body plant and Everett wide-body plant . The company's credit union for employees, BECU , remains based in

18421-425: The late 19th and early 20th centuries were almost entirely from Guangdong Province . The Seattle area is also home to a large Vietnamese population of more than 55,000 residents, as well as over 30,000 Somali immigrants. The Seattle-Tacoma area is also home to one of the largest Cambodian communities in the United States, numbering about 19,000 Cambodian Americans, and one of the largest Samoan communities in

18590-470: The latter's 2002 single. In 2006, Wayne felt the Clipse song " Mr. Me Too " was directed at him, and in 2012 Pusha T's "Exodus 23:1" song caused Lil Wayne to vent on Twitter , later releasing a diss track titled "Goulish", in which he says "Fuck Pusha T and anybody that love him / His head up his ass, I'mma have to head-butt him". Pusha T has called Wayne's diss track "horrible" and said he felt it did not deserve

18759-494: The lead single from the GOOD Music compilation album Cruel Summer was released. The song, produced by newly signed in-house producer Lifted, features Pusha T along with Kanye West, Big Sean and southern rapper 2 Chainz . On May 24, 2012, Pusha T released a song titled " Exodus 23:1 " featuring The-Dream . It is speculated that the song is a diss track aimed at Young Money rappers Drake and Lil Wayne . This resulted in

18928-413: The leg would be the last chance for North Americans to see the rapper's "creative concept". On February 17, 2014, Live Nation announced tour dates across Australia from May 2–10. The leg featured Pusha T as an opening act and marked West's first appearance in the country since the 2012 Big Day Out festival. On March 25, 2014, West announced a European tour leg that included the likes of Germany, Norway, and

19097-483: The mainland U.S., with over 15,000 people having Samoan ancestry. Additionally, the Seattle area had the highest percentage of self-identified mixed-race people of any large metropolitan area in the United States, according to the 2000 United States Census Bureau. According to a 2012 HistoryLink study, Seattle's 98118 ZIP code (in the Columbia City neighborhood) was one of the most diverse ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in

19266-606: The miners in Alaska and the Yukon . Few of those working men found lasting wealth. However, it was Seattle's business of clothing the miners and feeding them salmon that panned out in the long run. Along with Seattle, other cities like Everett , Tacoma , Port Townsend , Bremerton , and Olympia , all in the Puget Sound region, became competitors for exchange, rather than mother lodes for extraction, of precious metals. The boom lasted into

19435-459: The most seminal concert of each year, he lists the Yeezus Tour for 2013. Reiff told Business Insider at the time of publishing that the tour was one of the greatest live rap presentations ever and emphasized West's level of thought put into performing, believing anyone who knew nothing about him could watch it and "come away wowed at least". In January 2019, a list of the greatest tours of all time compiled by Vivid Seats and Consequence ranked

19604-404: The mountain, dancers, and Yeti demon, while observing the significance of the character White Jesus' appearance. Weiss saw it as "syncretistic extravaganza" and highlighted West's meticulous approach to his performances, noting that the proclamations in the rapper's speeches "strike a bizarre thunder in person" and concluding him outmatching Lamar's impressive opening set leaves the question, "What's

19773-424: The mountain. A hell –like setting appeared for "Blood on the Leaves", depicted by bursts of fire and throbbing red projections. West engaged in self-reflection as he re-evaluated his place in the world for Searching, introduced by the narrator's promise that "If you seek him, you shall find". West used four different face masks for the concert themes, which represented various aspects of his life. The rapper utilized

19942-465: The mountain. Some critics commended the lighting, while a few reviewers highlighted West's collection of masks. The tour scored the second highest grossing leg of a tour in 2013, only behind Paul McCartney 's Out There! Tour . It was the highest-grossing hip-hop tour of 2013, at $ 31.8 million from 33 shows. The tour was included as the year's most seminal concert in Corbin Reiff's 2017 book, Lighters in

20111-578: The opener", impressed with the rapper wanting his opening show to be on the same level as the headlining set. Tickets went on sale the week after West's announcement and tour dates ran from October 19–December 7, 2013, venturing across the United States and also visiting Canada; the opening city of Seattle was where he also first performed for the Glow in the Dark Tour in 2007. Later in September, West announced an additional six dates across North America. The Yeezus Tour stood as West's first solo tour since his Glow in

20280-473: The original chorus, but replacing the original verses with his own. He later performed at the 22nd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2023. After Pusha T released "My God", the first single from his solo mixtape, his former GOOD Music label-mate Consequence took to Twitter and claimed Pusha T stole his flow and lyrics from a song of his that Pusha T was supposed to appear on, titled "The Last Supper". On July 22, 2011, Consequence released

20449-411: The population, Spanish was spoken by 4.5% of the population, speakers of other Indo-European languages made up 3.9%, and speakers of other languages made up 2.5%. Seattle's foreign-born population grew 40% between the 1990 and 2000 censuses. The Chinese population in the Seattle area has origins in mainland China , Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and Taiwan . The earliest Chinese-Americans that came in

20618-496: The power of corporations in the speeches, speaking against the likes of the Grammy Awards , MTV , Nike , and label executives. He self-proclaimed himself as a genius and made comparisons to figures such as inventor Nikola Tesla and Jodorowsky, as well as criticizing his media coverage and encouraging the audience to achieve their dreams. A character named White Jesus portraying Jesus appeared and removed West's mirror mask while he

20787-567: The production of Boeing aircraft. The war dispersed the city's numerous Japanese-American businessmen due to the Japanese American internment . After the World War II, however, the local economy dipped. It rose again with Boeing's growing dominance in the commercial airliner market. Seattle celebrated its restored prosperity and made a bid for world recognition with the Century 21 Exposition ,

20956-403: The production process in September 2017. His fishtail parka sold for $ 4,000, while items such as the tees were available for only $ 1. In February 2014, West uploaded a trailer of a film for the Yeezus Tour to his website. It featured speedy shots of the tour, showing horses running in snow and West wearing his masks. Author Bret Easton Ellis revealed around the same time of the trailer that he

21125-444: The release of Hell Hath No Fury . As delays continued, the group asked for a formal release from its contract. When Jive refused to grant this request, the duo sued the label. In response to this, in 2004, the brothers launched their own record label imprint, Re-Up Records, and formed the hip hop group Re-Up Gang , along with fellow rappers Ab-Liva and Sandman. On May 9, 2006, Clipse finally reached an agreement with Jive to release

21294-430: The respect of his listeners and his confidence. McGuire highlighted West's speeches after "Runaway" and how his inspiration is unique from other artists, seeing him as representative of "the parts of us that popular culture rarely allows us to reveal" with the provocative element of his focus on both religion and erotica. For The Hollywood Reporter , Jeff Weiss was compelled by the tour's themes and West's masks; he lauded

21463-429: The screen, who appeared in black, red, and green. The lady showcased her 38-24-37 frame and during "Sucka Nigga", projections were cast of children throwing around a sign reading "n-word". Q-Tip wore matching leather sweatpants, which became a staple of his as a GOOD Music signee. The member also rocked a camouflage military jacket, a black sleeveless T-shirt with the title of their 1993 album Midnight Marauders , and

21632-611: The second season of the HBO series How to Make It in America . He played the role of a henchman for Urban Caribbean League. After the release of his EP, Pusha T started working on his solo debut studio album, which would be executively produced by Kanye West. Pusha also said that after the release of his solo debut album and the Re-Up Gang mixtape, Long Live the Cane , Clipse would also reunite and release another album. In late 2011, Pusha made

21801-419: The song " Good Goodbye " of the band's seventh studio album One More Light . In the same year, Pusha T collaborated with the virtual band Gorillaz on the song " Let Me Out " from their studio album Humanz . On April 19, 2018, Kanye West announced on his Twitter page that Pusha T's King Push album would be released on May 25, 2018. On May 23, 2018, Pusha T announced on his Twitter page that he changed

21970-545: The song with him at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010. He was also featured on several tracks from West's GOOD Fridays series and made other appearances on Swizz Beatz 's Monster Mondays series, Lloyd Banks ' H.F.M. 2 (Hunger for More 2) and Tabi Bonney 's Fresh , respectively. On the week of December 16, 2010, Pusha T signed an exclusive management deal with NUE Agency . On February 11, 2011, Funkmaster Flex debuted Pusha T's debut solo single on New York City 's Hot 97 . The track, titled "My God",

22139-494: The stage props like mountains and creatures, the musicality of West's performances, his dancers' processions, his theatrical masks, and the lighting. Ernest Baker of Vice said that the tour feels like West's "personal exaltation" and resembles a horror film to a heightened degree from the Staples Center concert's closeness to Halloween , holding this atmosphere through the night and contrasting with his "stadium status" from

22308-416: The stage, as well as images of fire and was backed by thick fog. West went against his glass ceiling as he opened with Fighting, ordering Def Jam to give him $ 50 million as he performed " New Slaves " and " Mercy ". Rising was based on the rapper's rise to fame, power, greatness, and destiny, relishing in his triumph. West alluded to Malcolm X and M.O.P. during " Power " and " Cold ", while he shouted atop

22477-416: The themes of his debut album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012), combining slow motion shots of the city of Compton with Blood-walks. The shots included arms leaning out of Cadillac windows in the city's sun and smoke of blunts blowing out from the front of porches, which were covered with dandelions . Lamar was backed by a four-piece band that altered his beats, contributing licks and bass. The rapper

22646-518: The third single for It's Almost Dry , " Neck & Wrist " featuring rapper Jay-Z and Pharrell, and would later appear in an interview with Charlamagne tha God , which released on the 11th. On the 18th, Pusha T announced the release date of It's Almost Dry as April 22, and also announced a listening party in New York City named "Cokechella". The much-delayed album, primarily produced by frequent collaborators Pharrell Williams and Kanye West ,

22815-495: The tour "a larger than life moment" with cultural aspects and meaningful speeches from West. Forbes staff member Zack O'Malley Greenburg noted the tour as divine art from West's flourishes of fire and ice, as well as the mountain and his masks. Greenburg questioned if it is "the current mass cultural phenomenon" of art pop over Lady Gaga 's 2013 album , offering that West takes "risks that few pop stars, if any, are willing to take in today's hyper-exposed" genre. He concluded that

22984-504: The tour at number 68. Nina Corcoran felt that the ambition of the stage design elevated West's personality and talent, focusing on the heavy usage of imagery and his speeches. During the Yeezus Tour's concert at Qantas Credit Union Arena in Sydney on September 12, 2014, West insisted that he could not continue with the show and perform " Good Life " until all of the audience stood up. He offered that standing up would not be mandatory if "you got

23153-496: The tour is "overwrought and uncomfortable at times", yet was impressed with it going against "norms and provoking thought" in a manner straying from mainstream artists at the time. Jim Farber of the New York Daily News found that West's masks make him appear like a gladiator and he had a dramatic moment of moving his arms out to surrender to the arena's white light, highlighting the glacier-like structure and LED screen. Farber

23322-580: The tour leg was set to run until December 23, 2013. The tour resumed at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on November 6, 2013. On January 7, 2014, West revealed nine dates for the Yeezus Tour across the US East Coast and Canada from February 13–23. Live Nation Entertainment held a credit card-sponsored presale the following day and tickets went on sale on January 10, while a press release said

23491-482: The tour's planning. Devlin noted West's dependence on reflected light like an opera and she compared pointing a light at the crowd during the concerts to pressing "the energy button". New York firm Family, Donda 's since-deceased creative director Virgil Abloh , stage designer John McGuire, and architect Oana Stanescu also contributed to the design. Abloh posted behind-the-scenes photos of the Yeezus Tour and McGuire had unsuccessfully attempted to persuade West not to use

23660-613: The tour's show at Las Vegas' Grand Garden Arena on October 25, 2013, rapper Pusha T served as the opening act. A Tribe Called Quest opened the concerts in New York at the Barclays Center and Madison Square Garden on November 20 and 24, respectively, marking their first shows since performing in California during August. The group insisted on doing these final two concerts in their home city, although they later performed together again for

23829-458: The track " The Story of Adidon " which featured Pusha responding to Drake over the instrumental of Jay-Z's 2017 single " The Story of O.J ." The song debuted on Hot 97 and has lines directed towards rumors Drake has an illegitimate child and his producer 's multiple sclerosis. The song additionally referenced Pusha's ongoing beef with Lil Wayne and Birdman. The song's cover art also attracted controversy, showing an unedited picture of Drake wearing

23998-520: The way to their claim passed three scouts of the Denny Party. Members of the Denny Party claimed land on Alki Point on September 28, 1851. The rest of the Denny Party set sail on the schooner Exact from Portland , Oregon, stopping in Astoria , and landed at Alki Point during a rainstorm on November 13, 1851. After a difficult winter, most of the Denny Party relocated across Elliott Bay and claimed land

24167-479: Was abandoned and its residents moved across the bay to join the rest of the settlers. David Swinson "Doc" Maynard , one of the founders of Duwamps, was the primary advocate to name the settlement Seattle after Chief Seattle ( Lushootseed : siʔaɫ , anglicized as "Seattle"), chief of the Duwamish and Suquamish tribes. The name "Seattle" appears on official Washington Territory papers dated May 23, 1853, when

24336-731: Was also changed by the construction of a seawall and the artificial Harbor Island (completed 1909) at the mouth of the city's industrial Duwamish Waterway , the terminus of the Green River . The highest point within city limits is at High Point in West Seattle, which is located near 35th Ave SW and SW Myrtle St. North of the city center, the Lake Washington Ship Canal connects Puget Sound to Lake Washington. It incorporates four natural bodies of water: Lake Union , Salmon Bay , Portage Bay , and Union Bay . Due to its location in

24505-450: Was also supported by a guitarist, who delivered a riff for " M.A.A.D City ". Lamar brought out fellow rapper E-40 for him to perform " Function " at a tour stop in San Jose on October 22, 2013, coinciding with the one year anniversary of Good Kid, M.A.A.D City . For the concerts opened by A Tribe Called Quest, the group were backed by a body-painted lady representing " Bonita Applebum " on

24674-460: Was an inspiration for the Yeezus Tour. Imagery was influenced by the film's mountain that is shown when the thief leaves from a cross after getting attacked with stones by boys, before a spiritual guide attempts to lead him to the Holy Mountain. The tour's 50–foot mountain appears on stage prior to West performing on the top, while explosions from fire and lava occur when the mountain breaks open; it

24843-461: Was born Terrence LeVarr Thornton on May 13, 1977, in the Bronx borough of New York City, though the family soon relocated to Virginia Beach, Virginia , where he and his brother, Gene Thornton , grew up. As teenagers, the brothers both sold drugs, with Gene eventually being kicked out of their parents' house after they discovered what he was doing. In 1992, alongside his brother, the two began to pursue

25012-507: Was eventually released as The Life of Pablo in 2016. A press release said that the Yeezus Tour would combine "state-of-the-art staging, production, and lighting design with [West's] unmatched aesthetic", creative mind, and decade-long discography of singles. Set to represent the "end of the world", the tour featured a triangular main stage that resembles a catwalk. At a show in New York on November 20, 2013, West revealed that filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky 's 1973 cult film The Holy Mountain

25181-438: Was forced to stay on Jive, while Star Trak and the rest of its roster moved to their new home at Interscope Records . While Clipse resumed work on the album, and eventually finished recording it, the duo became increasingly frustrated with Jive, as the label was notorious for overlooking various hip-hop/R&B artists in favor of more pop-oriented acts on its roster. The label's musical strategy expansion caused numerous delays in

25350-474: Was founded in the immediate wake of the fire. The Panic of 1893 hit Seattle hard. The second and most dramatic boom resulted from the Klondike Gold Rush , which ended the depression that had begun with the Panic of 1893 . In a short time, Seattle became a major transportation center. On July 14, 1897, the S.S. Portland docked with its famed "ton of gold", and Seattle became the main transport and supply point for

25519-459: Was kneeling during Finding, revealing the rapper's face for the first time and symbolizing him as Yeezus meeting Jesus. The character gave his blessings to West, who then performed " Jesus Walks " and declared after " All of the Lights " that "Don't nobody look stupider than me". For the closing number " Bound 2 ", West and a dozen robe dancers fell to their knees next to White Jesus atop the mountain as

25688-705: Was mildly prosperous in the 1920s but was particularly hard hit in the Great Depression, experiencing some of the country's harshest labor strife in that era. Violence during the Maritime Strike of 1934 cost Seattle much of its maritime traffic, which was rerouted to the Port of Los Angeles . The Great Depression in Seattle affected many minority groups, one being the Asian Pacific Americans; they were subject to racism, loss of property, and failed claims of unemployment due to citizenship status. Seattle

25857-451: Was named the "Best Rapper Alive" by Complex for 2018 for his work on Daytona and his diss track " The Story of Adidon ". The album received praise from hip-hop veterans Nas and P. Diddy, calling it "a classic album" and "a modern day masterpiece". In 2024, Billboard named it as the 2nd 'Most Scathing Hip-Hop Diss of All Time'. In February 2020, Pusha T started a new record label, Heir Wave Media Group, to sign and develop artists from

26026-485: Was one of the major cities that benefited from programs such as the Works Progress Administration , CCC , Public Works Administration , and others. The workers, mostly men, built roads, parks, dams, schools, railroads, bridges, docks, and even historical and archival record sites and buildings. Seattle faced significant unemployment, loss of lumber and construction industries as Los Angeles prevailed as

26195-448: Was one of the whitest big cities in the country, although its proportion of white residents has been gradually declining. In 1960, whites constituted 91.6% of the city's population, while in 2010 they constituted 69.5%. According to the 2006–2008 American Community Survey , approximately 78.9% of residents over the age of five spoke only English at home. Those who spoke Asian languages other than Indo-European languages made up 10.2% of

26364-588: Was over. While out in Chicago in October 2011, Pusha T appeared on WGCI radio for a second time, and confirmed that the "beef" was indeed over, that it had died out and they have moved on. In January 2015, the two officially ended the feud when Consequence took to his Instagram page to let the people know: "All G.O.O.D. in 2015, Pusha [T] and I deaded everything and we creatively vibed with Kanye for this new LP ." The tension between Pusha T and rapper Lil Wayne had been going on for years, beginning soon after Clipse and Birdman worked on "What Happened to That Boy",

26533-624: Was produced by Hit-Boy and was generally well received by the public. Soon after, the song leaked onto the internet, however was not officially released through iTunes and Amazon until August 24, 2011. On August 31, 2011, it was announced Pusha had signed a solo record deal with Def Jam . On March 21, 2011, Pusha T released his solo debut, a mixtape titled Fear of God , which included "My God" and featured both freestyles and original songs, and included features from Kanye West, 50 Cent , Rick Ross , Pharrell Williams and Kevin Cossom . The mixtape

26702-683: Was re-incorporated December 2, 1869, with a mayor–council government . The corporate seal of the City of Seattle carries the date "1869" and a likeness of Chief Seattle in left profile. That same year, Seattle acquired the epithet of the "Queen City", a designation officially changed in 1982 to the "Emerald City". Seattle has a history of boom-and-bust cycles, like many other cities near areas of extensive natural and mineral resources. Seattle has risen several times economically, then gone into precipitous decline, but it has typically used those periods to rebuild solid infrastructure. The first such boom, covering

26871-545: Was released September 13, 2011. The song, originally meant for Young Jeezy , was produced by Shawty Redd and features verses from Kanye West and Young Jeezy, respectively. After the EP's release on November 8, the project debuted at number 66 on the Billboard 200 with 8,900 copies sold in its first week released. It also entered at number ten on Billboard ' s R&B/Hip-Hop Albums , at number eight on Billboard ' s Top Rap Albums , and at number 25 on its Digital Albums chart. In 2011, Pusha T appeared on

27040-579: Was released on April 22 to widespread critical acclaim. On the week dated May 7, 2022, it debuted atop the Billboard 200 with a total of 55,000 album equivalent units, becoming Pusha T's first number-one album on the chart. In December 2022, Pusha T announced his departure from GOOD Music after founder Kanye West's antisemitic and pro-race remarks. Speaking on West's support for "White Lives Matter", his 2024 presidential campaign and other public outbursts, Pusha T stated that they were nothing to "tap dance around". His departure also ended his tenure as

27209-433: Was released, he would finish working on his second album, titled King Push . In 2013, Pusha T provided guest vocals over a Vice remix of " I'll Be Gone " for the remix album, Recharged , by American rock band Linkin Park . On November 19, 2014, Pusha released a standalone single titled " Lunch Money ," produced by Kanye West. In December 2014, Pusha T King Push for a Spring 2015 release. In May 2015, he announced

27378-495: Was reported by The Daily Telegraph that the French fashion house Maison Margiela provided West with his clothing for the tour that consisted of 10 specified pieces, 20 ready-to-wear pieces, and a pair of trainers. They designed four face masks that were based in black silk gauze ; a spokesperson explained the transparent material needed to be in black for models to see through "because white becomes opaque". The fashion house issued

27547-678: Was robbed in Paris. Williams revealed that nobody, not even West himself, has viewed the film and it was filmed in 2014; he compared its significance to an unreleased recording from the likes of the Rolling Stones or the Beatles . The Yeezus Tour was met with widespread acclaim from critics. Writing for Rolling Stone , Jonathan Ringen described the tour as "totally bonkers" for its combination of entertainment, ambitions, and West's emotion delving into "places that are dark and weird and sad". He highlighted

27716-503: Was scheduled to be released on July 16, 2013, but was pushed back to October. Pusha T's debut studio album was released on October 8, 2013, featuring guest appearances from Rick Ross , Young Jeezy , 2 Chainz , Big Sean , Future , Pharrell Williams , Chris Brown and Kendrick Lamar , among others. The album was met with acclaim from music critics and was positioned high on many "Best Albums of 2013" lists by major publications. The album also fared well commercially, debuting at number 4 on

27885-466: Was sometimes referred to as "Mount Yeezy". Various groups of women form circle arrangements in The Holy Mountain ; women appear nude or cloaked as they surround West in mostly circular movements during the tour. Faces are covered, uncovered, and attacked by insects in the film, which West references with the various masks of himself and his dancers. The thief is carried in multiple film scenes and West

28054-616: Was the first European to visit the Seattle area during his 1791–1795 expedition for the Royal Navy , which sought to chart the Pacific Northwest for the British. In 1851, a large party of American pioneers led by Luther Collins made a location on land at the mouth of the Duwamish River ; they formally claimed it on September 14, 1851. Thirteen days later, members of the Collins Party on

28223-472: Was thrilled with how the tour manages to either "startle or appall" and praised the appearance of the dancers, while he concluded that "unyielding beats, hellish textures and a brusque flow" were offered with an impact "as stunning as West's ego itself". Complex ' s Foster Kamer was impressed with West's performances and the accompanying theatrics, noting that they serve the purpose of supplementing his "raw energy". Kamer glorified how only West would have

28392-416: Was well received, and soon after he began working on his debut extended play (EP) Fear of God II: Let Us Pray , which initially included four songs from the mixtape and five new songs. The EP was originally set to be released on June 21, 2011; however, it was pushed back to August 23, and for a while September 27 was believed to be the date, but after it came and went, on October 6, 2011, Pusha T announced

28561-533: Was working with the rapper on a project, after having re-imagined a scene from American Psycho (2000) for a promotional clip of the tour. Ellis was reluctant to write for the film until he listened to an advance copy of Yeezus in the summer of 2013; he then crafted a script in "Kanye land". The film was set to be shot by director Hype Williams , who previously directed music videos for West's singles like " Gold Digger ", " Stronger ", and "Heartless". In October 2023, Williams explained to Complex how after he shot

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