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Copy of Voice Notes: Clipse

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Clipse — the legendary duo comprised of real-life siblings Pusha T and Malice — have always explored the dueling forces of crime and morality through their music. On their fourth studio album, ‘Let God Sort Em Out,’ the Virginia Beach brotherly duo drop their usual science on key tracks. In this SoundCloud-exclusive commentary, the pair offers a glimpse into their creative process, explaining how crafting the track “Ace Trumpets” was like “a puzzle putting the words together,” while the song “The Birds Don’t Sing” doubles as a tribute to their parents, who passed away within months of each other in 2021. For Clipse, it’s a family affair. Hear more, only on SoundCloud.

Voice Notes: Clipse on "The Birds Don't Sing"

Voice Notes: Clipse on "Ace Trumpets"

In the more than 15 years since the last Clipse album hit the shelves of record stores, the music world has been upended several times over. “You see great rappers all the time,” Pusha-T says, before contrasting he and his older brother Malice with those who are not truly of the culture. “But there's something a little off about it.” Let God Sort ‘Em Out has no such problems. Over 13 taut, kinetic beats from longtime collaborator Pharrell, Pusha and Malice exorcise demons and catalog areas of personal growth—without ever sacrificing the menace and minimalism that made them legends of the genre. It is a master class in maturing without abandoning one’s core identity, but rather deepening it, making it more three-dimensional. “The fact that it has remained viable for so long has allowed me to say, ‘Hey, this must be meant to be,’” Malice says. Let God Sort ‘Em Out is an instantly unforgettable contribution to the duo’s catalog, and to hip-hop writ large, filled with the type of razor-toothed exercises that made Clipse icons in the first place. Take the taunting “Inglorious Bastards” or “Marie Kondo,” which scoffs at “60-day stars and 20-year thousandaires.” The beats, which Pusha describes as “polarizing,” are urgent, technicolor, and hold plenty of space for the vocal to become the track’s most important instrument. The need to be authentic is paramount, but it’s also natural to these two. Perhaps Malice puts it most clearly: “Nothing else works for us.”

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