Pusha T Responds To "Deadbeat" Backlash For His Parenting Comments

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Pusha T plays the main stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on Sunday, April 14, 2019. PushaT. © Thomas Hawthorne/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
When Pusha T's wife Virginia announced she's expecting, he thanked her for taking over diaper duty and other fatherly responsibilities.

Given the massive and discourse-fueling rollout for the comeback Clipse record Let God Sort Em Out, Pusha T has already gotten some criticism this year. But he's let it all roll off his shoulder, something he's seemingly doing when it comes to his recent parenting controversy.

For those unaware, the Virginia MC and his wife Virginia Williams are expecting their second child. In his post on the matter, he irked many fans by seemingly joking about neglecting daddy duties. "@babyginny thank you for my second baby boy…" Pusha wrote on Instagram. "i hope you carry on with tradition and never teach me how to change a diaper, prep a meal, suck out a snotty nose, or anything else a Supermom does. You make things very easy for me and I love and appreciate you for it all. See you spring 2026 my boy…"

Now, he has responded to the ensuing drama on Twitter. The Thornton brother left a slew of crying-laughing face emojis under the following tweet: "n***as is calling Pusha T a deadbeat because he doesn’t like changing diapers." That tweet included a clip of Christoph Waltz's character in Inglourious Basterds laughing uncontrollably.

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Many fans responded to this response with nonetheless critical perspectives, whether it was folks taking this seriously or Drake fans going at him for many reasons. Speaking of which, Drake liked a post criticizing Pusha T's relationship, specifically the age gap between him and his wife Virginia.

They met at a Hell Hath No Fury release party when he was 29 and she was 19. They dated for 11 years before getting married in 2018. Drizzy had referenced their engagement on the "Duppy Freestyle" diss track, which led to "The Story Of Adidon." In fact, that diss track's scathing commentary on family business is what makes this current controversy so notable.

Nevertheless, Push and Virginia welcomed their first son Nigel in 2020, who's about to become a big brother to their second son due next spring. We will see if he has a more fleshed-out response to this drama or if he doesn't engage. After all, it's probably a harmless inside joke from Pusha's perspective... But many disagree.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.

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