Pusha T caused quite a bit of controversy with his Drake diss track, the cover of which features your favorite rapper bearing ‘blackface’ with bright red lips.

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Drake has been forced to hit the net to respond about the background of the image and states in part,

This picture is from 2007, a time in my life where I was an actor and I was working on a project that was about young black actors struggling to get roles, being stereotyped and type cast.

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Meanwhile, the ‘streets’ are still buzzing about the diss track that started it all and the internet has even come up with it’s own theory about Pusha T’s use of the controversial Drake image.

What are your thoughts about all the Pusha T. Drake drama?

Are you willing to give Drake a pass for his questionable photo?