Pusha T has offered a candid look at the work that happens around a Grammy campaign. During a September 3 appearance on The Breakfast Club, he said Clipse had to be unusually accommodating while campaigning for Let God Sort Em Out, the duo’s first album in 15 years.
The comeback project earned five nominations at the 2026 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Best Rap Album. Clipse ultimately took home one trophy. Pusha’s comments were not about the studio process or the quality of the record. They were about the social and professional side of awards season: showing up, building relationships, making introductions, and staying visible while voters are weighing dozens of releases.
That part of the campaign is easy to miss when the ceremony is reduced to winners and losers. A nomination may be presented as a simple reflection of the music, but the path to that nomination also involves label strategy, press, industry events, and conversations with people who help shape the ballot. Pusha’s frustration speaks to the tension between wanting the work judged on its own merits and knowing that attention rarely arrives without effort.
Clipse’s Grammy run also carried the weight of a long-awaited return. The group had already built a formidable catalogue before reuniting, so the campaign was not only about a new release; it was also about reintroducing the brothers to an industry that had changed while they were away.
What do you make of Pusha’s take?
