 Pusha T was born Terrence LeVarr Thornton on May 13, 1977, in The Bronx borough of New York City, though the family soon relocated to Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he and his brother, Gene Thornton, grew up.As teenagers, the brothers both sold drugs, with Gene eventually being kicked out of their parents' house after they discovered what he was doing.In 1992, he and his brother began to pursue a career in hip hop, forming a group known as Clipse.