Nearly two years on, Pusha has bested the Fear of God series with Wrath of Caine, a stopgap mixtape of originals meant to tide us over until the release of his forthcoming solo album My Name Is My Name, whose title quotes Marlo Stanfield of HBO’s beloved cop drama The Wire. His 2011 debut mixtape Fear of Godwas brittle and half-baked, and while the album-length EP Fear of God II: Let Us Pray fared better, it did so by cannibalizing the best songs from the mixtape and padding out its tracklist with appearances from famous guests. His initial solo releases were shaky, though. Music imprint redoubled his rap industry stock, earning him name recognition, chart successes, and award nominations that eluded him in the Clipse. When his brother Malice found religion on a sabbatical from rap, Pusha’s alignment with Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. As one half of the Clipse, Pusha-T felt the havoc that finicky rap labels can wreak on a career the group’s decade-long tenure is fraught with shelved albums, excruciating stints in label purgatory, and critically acclaimed commercial flops.
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