The Story of Adidon

"The Story of Adidon"
The cover features Drake in blackface in a picture taken in 2007.[1]
Song by Pusha T
ReleasedMay 29, 2018 (2018-05-29)
RecordedMay 2018
GenreHip hop
Length3:09
Lyricist(s)Terrence Thornton
Producer(s)No I.D.

"The Story of Adidon" is a diss track by American rapper Pusha T aimed at Canadian rapper Drake, released on May 29, 2018.[2] It reuses the instrumental from Jay-Z's "The Story of O.J.", which was produced by No I.D. and sampled "Four Women" by Nina Simone.[3][4] The diss track received significant media attention, and is notorious for revealing Drake's fatherhood.[5]

In 2024, Billboard named it as the second "Most Scathing Hip-Hop Diss of All Time".[6]

  1. ^ France, Lisa Respers (May 31, 2018). "Drake explains blackface photo from Pusha-T single". CNN Entertainment. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Story of Adidon by Pusha T". SoundCloud. May 29, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  3. ^ Pearce, Sheldon (May 30, 2018). ""The Story of Adidon" by Pusha-T Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  4. ^ St. Félix, Doreen (June 1, 2018). "How Pusha T's "The Story of Adidon" Viciously Undercuts Drake's Celebrity". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  5. ^ Haysom, Sam. "Drake responds to blackface criticism in lengthy Instagram post". Mashable. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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