Clipse surprised fans in Los Angeles at the Novo on Saturday when they brought out Kendrick Lamar. The trio performed “Chains & Whips” from Clipse’s long-awaited album, Let God Sort Em Out, which arrived last month. As fan-filmed clips reveal, Pusha T and Malice were in the midst of performing …
Read More »Pusha T Says His Work With Kanye West Is 'Definitely in the Past'
Don’t expect to hear about Pusha T and Kanye West reconnecting anytime soon. In a new Clipse interview with The Guardian on Thursday, Pusha was asked directly if he’d ever consider working with West again. His answer was clear. “Yeah, that’s in the past,” Pusha told the publication. “That’s definitely …
Read More »Watch Clipse Showcase Emotional Track 'The Birds Don't Sing' on Fallon
Clipse stopped by The Tonight Show to perform their recent song “The Birds Don’t Sing.” The evocative track is the opening number on the rap group’s latest LP, Let God Sort Em Out, which dropped July 11. The performance featured Pusha T stepping forward to intone the opening verses before …
Read More »Travis Scott Hangs Out With His Amazing Friends on 'Jackboys 2'
“Yeah, man, I swear these old niggas kill me,” raps Travis Scott in his typical melodic flow on “Champain & Vacay.” The Houston star’s pushback against Clipse’s “So Be It,” where Pusha T’s ripped Scott for his “lack of loyalty” towards past mentors and friends like Kanye West and Drake, …
Read More »Clipse Step Into the Surreal With New 'Chains and Whips' Music Video
Clipse have dropped a mesmerizing and unsettling new video for “Chains & Whips,” the standout track with Kendrick Lamar from the hip-hop duo’s long-awaited new album, Let God Sort Em Out. Directed by Gabriel Moses, the visual is largely filled with somewhat ordinary scenes that are rendered with strange, stretched-out …
Read More »See Clipse Go Hard With Six-Song 'Tiny Desk' Concert
The reunited Clipse continued their promo tour in support of their new album Let God Sort Em Out with a visit to NPR’s Tiny Desk on Friday. The duo of Pusha T and Malice were joined by an NPR-enlisted backing band that included the Lox drummer Daru Jones, keyboardists Darryl …
Read More »Clipse Are Still Rap's Sharpest Duo After All These Years
It’s good to have these guys back. In the first decade of the 2000s, there were few hip-hop acts with standards as exacting as the Clipse’s. While others originated the idea of making music about moving weight, Gene and Terrence Thornton, a.k.a. Malice and Pusha T, elevated it to a …
Read More »Clipse's Kendrick Lamar Reveal Solves Their Mystery Verse Saga — Sort Of
Yesterday, Clipse made waves when GQ revealed that they have left Def Jam Recordings amid a spat over Kendrick Lamar’s appearance on their upcoming Let God Sort Em Out project. The Virginia duo discussed the situation further during a recent Rolling Stone interview in Manhattan. Before we knew that Roc …
Read More »Hometown Heroes and Cross-Genre Icons: Seven Takeaways from Roots Picnic 2025
Another Roots Picnic is in the books. For two days, thousands of music lovers descended upon Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park to check out a wide array of acts, from R&B and pop stars such as Maxwell, Miguel, and Tems to rappers like Meek Mill, GloRilla, Latto, and everything in between. Though …
Read More »Clipse Set Summer Release Date for New Album, 'Let God Sort Em Out'
Clipse’s long-awaited fourth studio album, Let God Sort Em Out, is coming on July 11. The Virginia duo of brothers Malice and Pusha T announced the project on Instagram, ending the long wait for fans who’ve been awaiting a follow-up to their 2009 Til The Casket Drops album. Let God …
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