For Pusha T, Time Is Of The Essence

After much anticipation, Pusha T's third studio album has arrived. And though it was years in the making and is, according to the rapper, a study in having the luxury of taking your time, the last week leading up to the project's release was a haphazard race to the finish line as much as it was a celebration of the long-awaited music.

After months with no update from coke rhymesveteran and former Clipse member, fans learned so much about this album in such a short period of time: That it was a seven-song project, that it was executive produced by , the founder of GOOD Music, the label for which Pusha T records and of which, since 2015, he has also been president.Though the album title had been , when the album was announced, that had been changed to in homage to his favorite type of Rolex watch. On Wednesday, Push told Power 105.1's Angie Martinez that it was supposed to be eight songs, but then one fell off the that day to tell him he was changing his album art.