The Clipse come clean

Till The Casket Drops, the newest album from renowned hip-hop duo The Clipse, gives us a reflective and brutally honest look at life (and death) in the slums of Virginia Beach. Malice and Pusha T use this album to try to clear their conscience and sound off about almost 20 years of rapping while at the same time admitting their crimes and even asking God for forgiveness. “Freedom” kicks off the album by telling the listener not only how much the brothers have given to their music, but also how much it has taken from them. “With every line written, all I have given/ music’s been nothing more than a self-made prison. I’m taking inmate losses at the hands of this one/ my pen’s been the poison to family and friendships.”

“Never Will it Stop,” their arrogant yet honest anthem about making it off the corner and into the lap of luxury by any means necessary, is a testament to the drive and determination the two had to make a better life for themselves, even if that meant dealing coke. True fans of hip-hop will love not only the great substance of the tracks, but also the subtle word play and signature flow that we have come to expect from The Clipse. Till the Casket Drops, unlike most recent hip-hop albums, will hook you from the first track and keep your head nodding all the way through. If you haven’t already, pick this one up.

The Clipse – Freedom

The Clipse – Never Will it Stop

Bonus track from their 2006 album, Hell Hath No Fury

The Clipse – Keys Open Doors

“All apologies, I bear the cross I wear the blame / we in the same group but I don’t share my brother’s pain / not to confuse, I was sentimental all the same / I just don’t feel nothin’, I’m numbed by the will to gain.”