Push Comes to Shove (MED album)

Push Comes to Shove
Push Comes to Shove
Studio album by MED
Released	May 31, 2005
Studio	The New Loop Digga Hideaway (Los Angeles, CA); The Smash (Oxnard, CA); John Anonymous Studios (Simi Valley, CA); Bionic (Los Angeles, CA); Def Con IV (Los Angeles, CA);
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	50:51
Label	Stones Throw
Producer	J Dilla ; Just Blaze ; Madlib ; Oh No ;
MED chronology

Last updated June 05, 2025

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Cokemachineglow	59/100%^[2]
IGN	8/10^[3]
Pitchfork	6.7/10^[4]
Prefix	5/10^[5]
RapReviews	6.5/10^[6]

Push Comes to Shove is the debut studio album by American rapper MED. It was released on May 31, 2005 via Stones Throw Records. Recording sessions took place at the New Loop Digga Hideaway, Bionic and Def Con IV in Los Angeles, at the Smash in Oxnard and at John Anonymous Studios in Simi Valley. Production was handled by Madlib, J Dilla, Oh No and Just Blaze. It features guest appearances from Noelle Scaggs, Baby Sagg, Declaime, Diamond D, J Dilla, Oh No and Pok Dog.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Otis Jackson Jr.	Madlib	1:17
2.	"Serious" (featuring Oh No)	Nick Rodriguez Jackson Jr.	Madlib	2:17
3.	"Whut U in It 4" (featuring Baby Sagg)	Rodriguez Michael Jackson	Oh No	3:49
4.	"Can't Hold On"	Rodriguez Jackson Jr.	Madlib	3:02
5.	"Push" (featuring J Dilla)	Rodriguez James Yancey	J Dilla	2:29
6.	"Special" (featuring Noelle Scaggs)	Rodriguez Jackson Jr.	Madlib	3:33
7.	"The Offering" (Interlude)	Jackson Jr.	Madlib	1:01
8.	"Hold Your Breath"	Rodriguez Jackson Jr.	Madlib	3:38
9.	"Now U Know" (featuring Dudley Perkins)	Rodriguez Jackson Jr.	Madlib	2:42
10.	"Pressure" (featuring Diamond D and Pok Dog)	Rodriguez Jackson Jr.	Madlib	4:36
11.	"Never Saw It Coming"	Rodriguez Jackson Jr.	Madlib	3:24
12.	"So Real"	Rodriguez Yancey	J Dilla	4:10
13.	"Never Give U Up"	Rodriguez Jackson	Madlib Oh No	2:41
14.	"Mary J Interlude"	Jackson Jr.	Madlib	0:49
15.	"Get Back"	Rodriguez Justin Smith	Just Blaze	2:46
16.	"Listen 2 This"	Rodriguez Jackson Jr.	Madlib	1:54
17.	"Yeah"	Rodriguez Jackson Jr.	Madlib	3:31
18.	"Nightlife" (featuring Noelle Scaggs)	Rodriguez Noelle Scaggs Jackson Jr.	Madlib	3:12
Total length:				50:51

Personnel

Nick "Medaphoar" Rodriguez – main artist
Michael "Oh No" Jackson – featured artist (track 2), producer (tracks: 3, 13)
Baby Sagg – featured artist (track 3)
James "J Dilla" Yancey – featured artist (track 5), producer (tracks: 5, 12)
Noelle Scaggs – featured artist (tracks: 6, 18)
Dudley "Declaime" Perkins – featured artist (track 9)
Joseph "Diamond D" Kirkland – featured artist (track 10)
Gene "Pok Dog" Diltz – featured artist (track 10)
Otis "Madlib" Jackson, Jr. – scratches, producer (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6–11, 13, 14, 16–18), recording (tracks: 1, 7, 14)
Romeo "DJ Romes" Jimenez – scratches, recording (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8, 10–13, 17)
Justin "Just Blaze" Smith – producer (track 15)
John Anonymous – recording (tracks: 3, 6, 9, 18)
Dave Cooley – recording (track 16), mixing, editing, mastering
Josh "Tone" Weaver – vocal recording (tracks: 6, 18)
David Brown – recording engineer (track 15)
Christopher "Peanut Butter Wolf" Manak – executive producer
Eric Coleman – photography
Eothen Alapatt – coordinator

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
UK Vinyl Albums (OCC)^[7]	38

References

↑ Bush, John. "Push Comes to Shove - MED | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
↑ Betz, Chet (June 1, 2005). "Med: Push Comes to Shove (Stones Throw; 2005) | Record Reviews @ Cokemachineglow.com". Cokemachineglow . Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
↑ Durig, Jim (May 20, 2005). "M.E.D. - Push Comes To Shove". IGN . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
↑ Dombal, Ryan (June 15, 2005). "M.E.D.: Push Comes to Shove". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
↑ Gasteier, Matthew (May 31, 2005). "Review | MED | Push Comes to Shove". prefixmag.com. Retrieved November 21, 2006– via Wayback Machine.
↑ Doggett, Tom (June 21, 2005). "Med :: Push Comes to Shove – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
↑ "Official Vinyl Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company . Retrieved June 4, 2025.

External links

MED – Push Comes To Shove at Discogs (list of releases)

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[1] Bush, John. "Push Comes to Shove - MED | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved May 27, 2025.

[2] Betz, Chet (June 1, 2005). "Med: Push Comes to Shove (Stones Throw; 2005) | Record Reviews @ Cokemachineglow.com". Cokemachineglow . Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2025.

[3] Durig, Jim (May 20, 2005). "M.E.D. - Push Comes To Shove". IGN . Retrieved May 27, 2025.

[4] Dombal, Ryan (June 15, 2005). "M.E.D.: Push Comes to Shove". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 27, 2025.

[5] Gasteier, Matthew (May 31, 2005). "Review | MED | Push Comes to Shove". prefixmag.com. Retrieved November 21, 2006– via Wayback Machine.

[6] Doggett, Tom (June 21, 2005). "Med :: Push Comes to Shove – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved May 27, 2025.

[7] "Official Vinyl Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company . Retrieved June 4, 2025.

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