Pusha T calls Drake's blackface photo 'so tasteless' in scathing interview

Drake clarified on Twitter that the image was from 2007

Rapper Pusha T said the photo of Drake in blackface, which he shared during an ongoing feud between the two rappers, was "so tasteless" during an interview with Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1.

Tensions between the rappers, which escalated when Pusha T released "Infrared," a diss track about Drake on his new album Daytona, reached new heights after Pusha T released "The Story of Adidon," in response to Drake’s "Duppy Freestyle," in which Pusha claims Drake fathered a son with a former pornstar.

Accompanying the song, Pusha released "artwork" of Drake in blackface, which was taken by photographer David Leyes in 2007.

A day later, Drake released an explanation for the photo on Twitter, in which he said he wanted to clarify the photo was from a time in his life when he was an actor and the photos "represented how African Americans were once wrongfully portrayed in entertainment."

"This was to highlight and raise our frustrations with not always getting a fair chance in the industry and to make a point that the struggle for black actors has not changed much," the Canadian rapper wrote.

Drake speaks on “blackface” photos circulating. pic.twitter.com/y3SrOl9DcQ

The "Infrared" rapper continued: "This isn’t about ghostwriting allegations, it’s about the soul of a man right now."

Pusha also claimed Drake "doesn't even know certain codes and principles..."

"It's so tasteless," Pusha said of the photo he shared of Drake on Instagram, which he pointed out isn’t even a decade old.

Pusha has since deleted the blackface photo from his Instagram, after photographer Leyes tweeted to Def Jam's EVP Steven Victor to "take the Drake photo down asap."

As for whether he thinks Drake will swipe back, Pusha is prepared to keep the feud going so long as Drake comes back first "with an explanation on why he is a clown to my culture and my people."

During the BBC radio interview, Pusha also revealed the inspiration behind the name of his album, Rolex’s Daytona watch, and the date of Kanye West’s new album - June 1.