"King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude" is the second studio album by American hip hop recording artist Pusha T. It was released on December 18, 2015, by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings. Upon the release, Darkest Before Dawn was met with widespread acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85, based on 10 reviews.