Tokyo Showdown: What Really Went Down Between Travis Scott and Pusha T

Well, that did not take long. Travis Scott and Pusha T’s cold war just warmed back up, and it happened halfway across the world. Scott hit a show in Japan and tossed a pointed lyric that sure sounds like it’s aimed at Pusha. From there, the whole saga of who played what song for whom, and who said what onstage, kicked back into gear.

"Made a hundred off pushin' tees, f**k that n***a"

How we got to Travis vs. Pusha, again

• Way back: The friction reportedly traces back to album recording sessions in Paris, where things between the two started getting tense.
• The spark: According to RapTV, Scott previewed a track for Pusha T, Pharrell Williams, and No Malice. Later, a version of that song surfaced with Drake taking shots at the Clipse camp. Pusha took that as two-faced behavior.
• The response: Pusha fired off a diss track called So Be It, going straight at Scott and hinting he knew unflattering stuff about Scott’s personal life.
• The Tokyo wrinkle: Clipse performed in Tokyo, and fans thought they slipped in lines shading both Kanye West and Travis Scott. The duo later denied they were aiming at anyone specifically, but the chatter didn’t stop.
• The new flashpoint: On November 8, 2025, a clip posted by HotNewHipHop showed Travis in Japan dropping the 'pushin' tees' line above, which many took as a direct shot at Pusha.

The Tokyo performance that muddied the waters

Here’s where it got messy: Clipse did a set in Tokyo, and a few lines had the crowd buzzing that they were jabbing at Kanye and Travis. They later said that was not the intention. Still, once fans decide something is a subliminal, the internet does what the internet does.

Why this round feels different

Scott usually sidesteps direct rap beefs, but Pusha’s So Be It dragged him into the ring. The whole 'Scott played us a song that later had Drake dissing us' angle is the kind of behind-the-scenes detail that feels small until it absolutely isn’t. If you’re Pusha, that looks like a setup. If you’re Travis, it might have been nothing more than timing and bad optics. Either way, the result is the same: subtle references, stage whispers, and now an onstage barb that isn’t very subtle at all.

Where this goes

This could stay at the level of live-show jabs and fan theories, or it could escalate into actual records. Given how loudly the crowd is listening, every line is going to be dissected. If more music drops, that’s when we’ll see who’s really aiming at whom — and how hard.

Your move, gentlemen.