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IDK<\/a> has recruited Pusha T<\/a> for \u201cLiFE 4 A LiFE,\u201d a preview of the Maryland rapper\u2019s upcoming independent mixtape, E.T.D.S.<\/em> \u2013 Even the Devil Smiles<\/em>, due out January 23rd. Stream it below.<\/p>\n Produced by Kaytranada, the contemplative, soul-searching track features a predictably impressive verse from Pusha T, who taps into the song\u2019s theme of protecting one\u2019s mental fortitude, even in the face of carceral systems or prying eyes.<\/p>\n Buy Let God Sort Em Out on Vinyl\/CD<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t even podcast, giving all my past out,\u201d Pusha T raps astutely. \u201cWatching n****s crash out, telling who they ask \u2019bout\/ Interview with anybody sitting in a glass house\/ Imma pull that mask out, all you n****s mascots\/ Looking at the difference between a have and the have-nots.\u201d<\/p>\n Related Video<\/p>\n IDK says the collaboration came together organically. \u201cI made the song with Pusha T in mind from the moment it was finished and sent it to him right away,\u201d he explained in a press release. \u201cHe told me he was in, and I let it live without pressure. A few months later, right before he released the Clipse album Let God Sort Em Out<\/em>, he called me. After the call, he sent me a photo of his handwritten verse, then asked for my email and where to send it. Everything aligned naturally.\u201d<\/p>\n According to IDK, the forthcoming mixtape is inspired by \u201990s and 2000s mixtape culture, Black expressionism, and his own journey of survival and reclamation of self despite his time spent in the criminal justice system. The project will ultimately serve as \u201cproof that creation could breathe in captivity.\u201d<\/p>\n See where Let God Sort Em Out<\/em><\/a> landed on our list of the Best Albums of 2025<\/a> and read our Artist of the Year interview<\/a> with Clipse.<\/p>\n