Push Comes to Shove (MED album)

ReleasedMay 31, 2005 (2005-05-31)

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)

GenreHip-hop

Length50:51

Push Comes to Shove
Studio album by MED
Released	May 31, 2005 (2005-05-31)
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
Push Comes to Shove (2005) Classic (2011)

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.