Trouble on My Mind
"Trouble on My Mind" is a song by American rapper Pusha T, released as the lead single from his debut EP Fear of God II: Let Us Pray. It was produced by longtime collaborators The Neptunes along with Odd Future's Left Brain and features a guest appearance from fellow American rapper and Odd Future's frontman Tyler, the Creator. Release and music videoThe song was unveiled on July 8, 2011, and premiered via RedBullUSA.com, and officially released on July 12, through iTunes and Amazon.[1][2] It was included on the soundtrack of the film Project X.[3] On July 15, 2011, a behind-the-scenes look at the video was released.[4] The music video, directed by Jason Goldwatch and filmed in Los Angeles, California, was released July 20, 2011.[5] The video features cameos from the rest of Odd Future. In the video, Pusha T is dressed in the style of Tyler the Creator, "down to the cutoff shorts, striped knee-high socks, and kitty T-shirt",[1][6] while Tyler is "dressed like Pusha-gangsta shit".[7] ReceptionIn response, Tyler's verses were met with more criticism than Pusha T's.[2][8] Amos Barshad, writing for Vulture, described the song as "the kind of spare, ominous Neptunes beat Pusha's been murdering for a decade-plus. Barshad liked Tyler's feature, through idiosyncratic and technically less proficient than Pusha, it "works great for him".[1] Release Information
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