Sunday Music: "Don't Push Me" (De La Soul)
December 28, 2025·0 comments·zg
The last track on the newest and maybe last De La Soul album is a feature for Trugoy the Dove, aka Dave, RIP.
It’s called “Don’t Push Me” and right off the bat you can think of “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five. I’m pretty sure that’s what Dave wants us to think of. Before we even hear it.
Because when we do hear THIS framing of the words, “Don’t push me ‘cause I’m close to the edge / I’m trying not to lose my head” it’s totally different.
There’s a major key bouncing underneath this version. Dave’s almost singing on half of the song, and certainly the chorus. The drums have a Dilla-esque drift to them. It’s not a stable feeling, but it’s a stable and mature emotion it’s throwing off.
The song makes me feel like this: how even when life is supposedly getting better in the world around us, it only matters how we think about life inside of our heads.
The song feels like the inside of Dave’s head.
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