Petersburg, VA – The current Black Lives Matter movement has sparked plenty of discussion on how do we interact with law enforcement during marches, citywide events and more. On Sunday (June 21), Pusha T found his name being tossed into the fire after a photo emerged of the Virginia Beach rapper posing with a police officer in Petersburg, Virginia.
The brand new father was passing out food and other goods during a ‘Feed Your City Challenge’ event, along with Trey Songz, Suave House music exec Tony Draper and former NBA star Ricky Davis among others. Pusha started the initiative two weeks ago in Norfolk, Virginia which is an hour and a half outside of Petersburg.
“The event is to give back, to help people that are in need,” Draper told the Richmond Times-Dispatch. “There are a lot of people who are hungry out here, and they need help. Me and Ricky are not too high on the horse that we can’t come down and touch the people.”
With officers on hand to help, Pusha stopped for a brief photo with an unidentified Petersburg police officer and drew the ire of some on social media, alleging that the photo with the officer was equally offensive to the blackface photo Pusha revealed of Drake during their 2018 feud.
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“I KNOW THAT’S NOT PUSHA T WITH THE PETERSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT,” one fan wrote. “I need context bro not Pusha!!!”
Regardless of context, fans on both sides of the issue have armored up on social media to either defend or slander the Daytona rapper. See some of the responses below.
Now they even pic.twitter.com/ZgZiTrtwIN
— Zach ?? (@NAACPYOUNGBOY) June 21, 2020
If Drake was to ever put out another Pusha T diss this would be the perfect artwork pic.twitter.com/Q7e2REEUGd
— The Joe Budden Podcast Memes (@BuddenPodMemes) June 21, 2020
hell no lmaoooo pusha T was feeding the local community what was drake doing? https://t.co/W5SeOIms5q
— Dutchie Dill (@DonCongo) June 21, 2020
THIS YALL FAVORITE DRUG DEALER!? ??? pic.twitter.com/KB8V0F53bh
— TMC ? (@MrRedMartian) June 21, 2020
Drake stans delusional… This even? https://t.co/Q4Aj2t9t03
— ?? (@MoneyFollowMe) June 21, 2020
Explain @PUSHA_T pic.twitter.com/QTeZShrWmX
— Baldmane (@DecaturDane) June 21, 2020
drake just won the beef with Pusha T retroactively. No bars can defend you from posting up with 12 https://t.co/PZ3sg0YgFy
— MiddleC (@The_MiddleC) June 21, 2020
This nigga pusha t a fucking clown. pic.twitter.com/1zul5pMJtG
— Don Tae ✍??. (@MuggaFaizon) June 21, 2020
This why he got bodied by a singing nigga https://t.co/zUqSoLBggS
— unfríєndlч вlαck hσttíє ??♀️ (@BriaGotStackz) June 21, 2020
I KNOW THIS NOT PUSHA T WITH THE PETERSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT ???????
i need context bro not pusha!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/WGvNIDkpa4
— n o r r i n (@phakehawaii) June 21, 2020
this not equivalent in the least bit ? pusha been out the 75 the past two weekends prolly longer feeding the community https://t.co/RCcbxdvqH2
— maybe: ciara (@CiaraW210) June 21, 2020
THIS NIGGA SOLD COKE WITH GRISELDA BLANCO THO RIGHT? FOH pic.twitter.com/c12p6MmDFm
— Blues 40-29 Cs 42-20 (@MFCOON_) June 21, 2020
Pusha T lives rent free in y'all heads LMAAAAOOO https://t.co/AMFsIcvS21
— Such is the Will of Causality (@emulatelife) June 21, 2020
Not mr bricks on bricks on bricks on bricks himself Pusha T posing with the Police. Rick Ross filter smh
— Pdizzle (@dms_out) June 21, 2020
Although the optics of Pusha T taking a photo the police in this social climate is suspect it not remotely comparable of wearing black face, which is 100% racist literally made by whites to portray and mock black people in a racists manner https://t.co/04Z8njoOZ0
— T.Cat Ⓥ☥ (@TcatMPS) June 21, 2020
If Pusha Terrance don’t get his goof ass ? https://t.co/RfGcvXZ7CW
— ليلى❄️ (@_FritoLai) June 21, 2020
Fuck outta here you VIOLATED @PUSHA_T pic.twitter.com/fuvYY9WV4M
— Jerome Dean (@RafaelRoden) June 21, 2020
I don’t know why y’all surprised by Pusha T doing this. Man’s whole diss track was just gossiping and snitching on Drake. He still rapping about the same dime bag he sold in ‘97 https://t.co/n2EkqB9ILu
— Josh Dhani (@JoshDhani) June 21, 2020
Pusha T should know better https://t.co/Rha69S0C1h
— street pidgey? (@DaddyTallTees) June 21, 2020
Pusha T of all people https://t.co/0wP4AFeHxh pic.twitter.com/aHnZYByLHj
— Rona Lisa Frown (@the_oddglass) June 21, 2020
this y’all king ? https://t.co/zLSU3Bm67y
— can’t go virgil/virgil wit no hoe (@trillsyd_) June 21, 2020
Drake Fans when they saw a picture of Pusha T actually in the field marching with BLM: pic.twitter.com/B1yPEovbtV
— Tune (@CartuneNetwerk) June 21, 2020