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Pusha-T Says He Found Out About Drakeā€™s Son Because of Drakeā€™s Producer Noah ā€˜40ā€™ Shebib

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At long last, Pusha-T is revealing his sources. Days after Drake opened up to LeBron James about feeling betrayed by Kanye West, whom he believes was the snitch who told Push about his secret son ā€” which Push then used as ammunition in his lethal diss track ā€” despite Kanyeā€™s denial, Push is now setting the record straight about how he acquired that information. Appearing on Joe Buddenā€™s podcast, he claims it was actually Drakeā€™s longtime producer, Noah ā€œ40ā€ Shebib, who indirectly spilled the beans.

ā€œIt may make sense in Drakeā€™s mind ā€” ā€˜Oh, Ye told Push about my son and my situation when we was in Wyomingā€™ ā€” itā€™s wrong. Didnā€™t happen like that. The information came from 40. It didnā€™t come from Kanye, at all. 40 is sleeping with a woman, he talks to her daily ā€¦ Ultimately speaks [to the woman] about how heā€™s disgruntled about notoriety and certain things involving Drake and his career. With that also came the fact that Drake has a child. With that came the trip that everybody took to go see the child and bring him gifts. She divulged all of this information. Thatā€™s where it came from. She knew all of this [including Drakeā€™s scrapped Adidas line named for his son]. I didnā€™t get it from him or them. Thatā€™s all it was. Pillow talking kills everybody. [40ā€™s] probably not gonna admit it to them ā€“ he gotta keep that lie face on ā€“ but they gonna know. [Drake] knows exactly who this [woman] is. He knows exactly what Iā€™m talking about. Heā€™s going to. I couldnā€™t live with myself without telling him, without him knowing this. He has to live with this.ā€

Push says he kept that detail hushed because ā€œthere was so much power in silenceā€ and also out of spite, and was taken aback by Kanyeā€™s apology to Drake. ā€œWhat are you apologizing for, sir? You didnā€™t give me anything in regard to aiding in this drama. Nothing ā€¦ You shouldnā€™t have done that. No interviews shouldā€™ve been done. Because of all of that right there, now [Drake] thinks what he thinks.ā€ Push explains that heā€™s coming forward now after watching Drake on LeBronā€™s show say he shouldā€™ve been punched for taking a jab at 40ā€™s battle with MS on his diss track. ā€œBut your friend is the reason why [he knows about Drakeā€™s son]. Thatā€™s how it came about. That narrative gotta die.ā€

Push later added that Kanye went so far as to keep Drake and Push separated in the studio in Wyoming, arranging for Push to leave the day before Drake arrived. ā€œEverybody else can be there. I canā€™t because I donā€™t play neutral. You donā€™t get to shoot my homeboys, itā€™s not happening,ā€ he says. ā€œEverybody not built like me. This is the music industry, this ainā€™t the streets.ā€ He also reveals he received a call from a longtime friend and collaborator claiming that Drakeā€™s team had bribed her for dirt on Push. ā€œWe in the car [to Kanyeā€™s album listening party in Wyoming] and get a call from an old friend saying, ā€˜Someone just hit me up talking about $100,000 for information on you,ā€™ā€ Push says. ā€œThat research didnā€™t come back with nothing. As a matter of fact, they taped the conversations and gave them to me.ā€

Pusha-T Found Out About Drakeā€™s Son From Drakeā€™s Producer 40