Pusha T Hit With Ghostwriting Allegations Regarding Quentin Miller

Pusha T made it his business to point out that Drake’s rhymes had been rife with ghostwriting. He put it in his rhymes to say “you don’t even write your songs.” The alleged ghost behind the written rhymes is Quentin Miller.

While the feud may have simmered and the two rap titans have mainly settled their differences, there are still veiled lines and subliminal shots issued from both sides.

The idea of ghostwriting has a complex history. All someone has to do is look at the credits to songs on an album to find out what writers involved themselves in a specific tracklist. In context, ghostwriting is something that has gone on since the dawn of writing songs millennia ago.

There is a greater sense of power when rappers use it, though. They know that the ghostwriter will get paid probably in residuals or as a lump sum up front. King Push and Drizzy have had their spat and the question of whether Quentin Miller actually aided either one of them in crafting rhymes.

In my mind, I don’t mind rappers who use ghostwriters. I actually support it.

It’s like JAŸ-Z writing “Still Dre” for Dr. Dre. He still had to rhyme the song and he floated over that song along with Snoop Dogg. What’s the problem? Once someone reveals that the rap is not rapped or sung correctly as in Mark Curry, formerly of Bad Boy. He wrote “Come With Me” for Sean “Diddy” Combs and felt let down at Diddy’s performance.

But if the rapper can extol their ghostwriter through good words and of course a bag, that is always welcome. The power of the written word and the spoken word, once explored, can be an enlightening experience. What has been a way for people to promote their careers as singers has usually been a way for a singer to have teams of songwriters. Now, with AI, the Quentin Miller factor may not even be in the mix anymore, or at at least to a diminished extent.

Miller is a great example of someone who can write lyrics but AI is becoming more and more of a presence in a changing world. Even a writer for legends like Elton John, Bernie Taupin, he may be tossed out and the computer systems may generate songs for him.

If Terrence Thornton shows that he had ghostwriters on any of his songs, would it impact him negatively? Why? It just shows that he can rap over dope lyrics. It demonstrates a mind that has committed itself to mastering the microphone if not always the pen.

Once the truth is revealed, we shall know our way though this maze of ghostwriting and performance. If P is not being forthright with his audience about his writing proclivities, he might lose street credibility and career potential.

By considering the truth behind the reality of the spookiness behind writers who draw lyrics for singers and rappers should not be shrouded but embraced. The fact remains that ghostwriters make up a significant percentage of the Top 40 charts. It’s not discussed at album launches and in too many interviews, but it’s the truth. And it should be noted that these men and women who haunt tracks but hardly are ever mentioned usually stand up to receive awards from BMI and ASCAP. That’s when you know you have a true writer at the helm but steers the ship like a phantom, never seen but always felt.

That’s the phenomenon of a ghostwriter. Their life is to serve the artist and reap the benefits in relative silence. Champagne Papi and Push Ton should be glad.