Awesome of the Day: Young Jeezy and Clipse Ad-Lib Posters
If Lil Jon popularized the hip-hop ad-lib, Young Jeezy elevated it to an art form. For the uninitiated, an ad-lib is something that a rapper shouts during a verse to add flavor to their songs. Remember that no-longer-funny Dave Chapelle skit where he made fun of Lil Jon’s oft-hollered WHATs and OKAYs? Those were ad-libs that Chapelle was mocking.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayListen to New Clipse Album, Till The Casket Drops, on MySpace
Till the Casket Drops, the third album from Virginia Beach hip-hop duo Clipse, isn’t in stores until next Tuesday. But at this very moment, you can stream the new record, in its entirety, for free, on Clipse’s MySpace page. Yay, internet!... read more
Found in: Music, NewsClipse to Tour with The Cool Kids
File this one under "just crazy enough to work." Starting in August, Clipse will team up with The Cool Kids for a short North American tour. Could this be the grand coming together of two previously mutually exclusive hip-hop worlds? In a couple months, will Pusha T be rocking a rad LOMO camera in Williamsburg while Chuck Inglish is feuding with Gucci Mane in Bankhead? Who knows, but the two groups also have a number of solo shows scheduled on the side, including The Cool Kids' jaunt through Australia with the Parklife Festival.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsClipse and Rick Rubin collaboration underway
If you were to get a running list going of some of the most influential albums of the last two decades, odds are that you'll find Rick Rubin's name in the liner notes more than a few times. And while Rubin has only dipped his toes into hip-hop, his pedigree in that department is damn near unimpeachable too: Run DMC, LL Cool J and Jay-Z have all benefited from his skill in the booth and ear for tuneful hooks. Well, get ready to add two more names to that list: Malice and Pusha T of Clipse have invited Rubin to... read more
Found in: Music, NewsClipse - Hell Hath No Fury
Clipse’s long-delayed sophomore album is superlative trap-hop in its most elemental form read more
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