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Pusha T Says Jay-Z Gave The World a Rap Culture ‘Tutorial’ His Entire Career, Making Him The Greatest Songwriter of All Time

In a list compiling the greatest living American songwriters, Pusha T staked his claim, arguing that Jay-Z fit the bill.

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When thinking about the greatest of all time, it’s hard not to imagine Jay-Z somewhere in the conversation. The resume speaks for itself; decades worth of strong, quality albums and some of the best rapping you’ll hear.

He’s a master lyricist and songwriter who impacted hip-hop the way Bob Dylan impacted folk music. So when the New York Times tackled who the best living songwriters were, Pusha T immediately staked his claim for Jay-Z.

The Virginia rapper argued that no other artist spoke to young Black kids and the many complexities of street life quite like Hov did. “There haven’t been many people who can speak for a generation, and speak to the mentality of what Black youth was going through,........

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