Fans hoping for Drake to respond to Pusha T's diss track, "The Story of Adidon," shouldn't hold their breath, because the Canadian rapper won't be retaliating. Over the weekend, the rappers' beef was laid to rest after Rap-a-Lot Records CEO James "J" Prince told Drake not to respond. During an interview with Maryland's DTLR Radio on Saturday, Prince said he spoke with Drake and instructed him to let the rap dispute die. "I made an OG call to Drake this morning to tell him 'I don't want you to respond to this,'" he said. "I call it a pigpen mentality. We gonna put this to bed because we can't get in the pigpen with pigs, because pigs turn into hogs, and then hogs get slaughtered. That's not his character. We ain't worked this hard to cheat ourselves over nothing," he continued. A hip-hop veteran and boxing promoter from Houston, Prince established Rap-a-Lot back in 1987. He has worked with dozens of artists over the years and is responsible for launching the careers of rap heroes like Geto Boys, Z-Ro, Devin the Dude, Do or Die, Pimp C and Bun B of UGK—both of whom released solo albums under the label—and Big Mike. Prince became one of Drake's longtime mentors after his son, Jas Prince, discovered the Toronto native on MySpace in 2006. Jas Prince introduced Drake to Lil Wayne and the Cash Money Records team, which eventually led to Drake signing with the music label. According to J Prince, Pusha broke a code with his "disrespectful" track when he aired out Drake's dirty laundry that allegedly includes a secret son with ex-porn star Sophie B. The 53-year-old also felt Pusha took things too far when he rapped fiery lyrics referencing Drake's longtime friend and producer Noah "OVO 40" Shebib's battle with multiple sclerosis. "I think this guy is being disrespectful," J Prince said in a separate interview with WPGC 95.5 on Friday. "My book is called The Art and Science of Respect, so it's hard for me to not say he's being disrespectful [...] It's one thing for me and you to be in a situation and it's another thing for you to take it out on my momma or my dad. So I have a problem." Kanye West—the founder of G.O.O.D. Music record label of which Pusha serves as President—also canned the rappers' beef, writing on Twitter on Friday that "this is dead now." When it comes to rap beef, J Prince is well versed. Back in May, he revealed he warned Diddy and Notorious B.I.G. there was a revenge hit on the rapper's head shortly before Biggie was killed in 1997. A TMZ report said J Prince didn't know who was plotting the Brooklyn rapper's murder, but he heard enough whispers on the streets and felt compelled to warn them. J Prince said he visited the men on the set of Biggie's "Hypnotize" music video in Los Angeles and told them of his concerns. Two weeks later, Biggie was killed.<doc-sep>It's been nearly a week since Pusha T dropped the eviscerating "The Story of Adidon" taking aim at Drake. Drizzy is yet to offer up a response -- and a recent phone call he reportedly received may have pushed him to shy away from a reply. Over the weekend (June 2), Rap-A-Lot Records CEO and good friend of the 6 God, J. Prince, said he gave the OVO rapper a call and advised him to end his feud with King Push. James' relationship with Drake spans back to when he first broke into the hip-hop industry and the two have remained good friends throughout the past decade. "I spoke with Drake. I made an OG call to Drake this morning, telling him, ‘I don’t want you to respond to this. We’re going to put this to bed,'" Prince told DTLR Radio on Saturday. The Houston-based mogul felt that Pusha's "The Story of Adidon" was disrespectful and took things too far with certain subjects. "We're going to put this to bed because we can't get into the pigpen with pigs. Because pigs turn into hogs and hogs get slaughtered," he continued.<doc-sep>Drake may not actually respond to Pusha T's scathing diss track "The Spirit Of Adidon," at least not if he's taking the advice of J. Prince. The Rap-A-Lot Records CEO who has often come to Drake's defense in times of conflict, says he advised the Toronto rapper to opt out of his beef with Pusha following the release of "Adidon." In an interview with Fadam Got da Juice and DJ Reddz of DTLR Radio Saturday, Prince explained his reasoning for wanting to take the high road. "A man to attack a man's mother, father, a man who's dying -- I feel that's disrespectful," he said. "If you wanna leave it on a level playing field -- I get at you, you get at me, then bring it on, let the best man win. Imagine we got into a fight and I go whip your momma ass, I hit your daddy in the jaw... I call it a pigpen mentality." Prince then revealed that he had spoken to Drake on the phone about it. "I made an OG call to Drake this morning tellin' him 'I don't want you to respond to this'," he said. "We gon' put this to bed because we can't get in the pigpen with pigs, because pigs turn into hogs and then hogs get slaughtered. We didn't work this hard to get slaughtered over nothin'." Prince did not elaborate on whether Drake agreed to lay the beef to rest. J. Prince and Drake have known each other since Prince's son Jas Prince discovered the rapper on Myspace in 2007 and signed him to Aspire Music Group before he cut a deal to move to Cash Money. J. Prince was listed as an executive producer on both Thank Me Later and Nothing Was The Same.<doc-sep>
Things have remained quiet over at camp OVO a week after Pusha-T dropped Drake diss track "The Story of Adidon," despite calls for a Drake clapback. Now, word comes that the beef has been halted temporarily (if not for good) thanks to Rap-A-Lot Records CEO J. Prince, who apparently helped prevent the Toronto rapper from releasing what he called an "overwhelming" diss track aimed at both Pusha-T and Kanye West. Speaking with Sway in the Morning this weekend, Prince explained, “After speaking with Kanye, I spoke with the brother, and he didn’t want this. I saw this going to a place that I feel would have ended his career if Drake would’ve put out this song that he had on him,” adding, “And definitely would’ve hurt families and we’re not in it for that. That’s not Drake’s character to tear a man down to that extent.” Watch the full interview below. In another interview with DTLR Radio on Saturday, Prince admitted that he’d told Drake not to respond to King Push’s latest provocation. "I spoke with Drake," Prince said. “I made an OG call to Drake this morning, telling him, 'I don't want you to respond to this. We're going to put this to bed. '” He continued, "We're going to put this to bed because we can't get into the pigpen with pigs. Because pigs turn into hogs and hogs get slaughtered." "We ain't work this hard to cheat ourselves," he added. “So that's the way that is." In yet another radio interview with WPGC 95.5, Prince called Pusha's track "disrespectful," referencing his own book The Art & Science of Respect. He argued, "It's one thing for me and you to be in a situation and it's another thing for you to take it out on my momma or my dad. So I have a problem." Prince is considered to be a mentor to Drake after his son Jas discovered the Toronto rapper via MySpace. This led to Drake meeting Lil Wayne and the Cash Money Records team, and the rest is history. Prince himself is no stranger to rap beefs, especially those involving Drake. In 2015, Prince defended the rapper on what he called a "Courtesy Call," which called out Diddy, Suge Knight, Lil Wayne, and Birdman. In particular, it referenced an incident outside a Miami nightclub in which Diddy allegedly punched Drake. For those interested, we've broken down the full history of the Pusha-T vs. Drake beef here.