Watch Pusha T Get Surrounded by Cops in “If You Know You Know” Video
A routine traffic stop turns into everyone's worst nightmare in the Daytona standout's visual
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Following a series of Spotify-only vertical videos, Pusha-T has released the Shomi Patwary-directed video for “If You Know You Know.” The song is the lead track off his latest album, Daytona.
If you were looking for a song to play while you drive around the desert in your expensive car, Pusha-T’s video is here to tell you that this song is just that. As Push pushes the Ferrari on a late-night drive, he raps an ode to summer hangouts and drug smuggling over a Kanye West-produced beat.
The classic ‘Ye beat drop coincides with the shit hitting the fan: As Pusha raps about graduating from the drug trade, a police officer pulls him over for, maybe, driving too nice of a car in the desert? Then the cop calls for backup and suddenly, there are three cop cars, and then a drug dog and a drone. To top it all off, as the song nears its close, the cops’ faces morph into a scene out of Coraline. Honestly, the whole aesthetic feels like an acid trip gone bad.
Through it all, King Push remains calm and collected, despite police officers drawing their guns on him for seemingly no reason. Hey, if you know, you know.
Daytona was the first of Kanye’s recent G.O.O.D. Music projects, which also include his own ye, the Kid Cudi collaboration Kids See Ghosts and Nas’ Nasir. You can (and should) stream the album here and watch the “If You Know You Know” video below.