Posts Tagged ‘the Clipse’

“Any institution without God will eventually become corrupt…”

 

With his brother Pusha T making moves with Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music, Malice has been focused more on spiritual matters as evident by this latest appearance on Christian Broadcasting Network’s 700 Club. The music industry is often at odds with spiritual growth, and after some time Malice’s conscience came to weigh on him. Now, he’s become a born again Christian focused on spreading the message of Christ. Considering Malice still plans on making music, it will be interesting to see how he reconciles his newfound faith with any continued music with The Clipse or solo-wise. Can he stick with it or will it be a backsliding scenario similar to “pastor” Mason Betha (Mase)? Could the Clipse’s heavy drug-dealing content be reinvented with the duo now having a stark contrast of lyrical perspective ala prime Outkast? Time will tell. Check out Malice’s website for more information.

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“I make hardcore shit with a splash of wisdom/ So niggas learn something when I diss ‘em”

The Clipse themselves have gone on record to state the love isn’t that strong in their home state of Virigina. Now we have further lyrical proof of that courtesy of an emcee that goes by Ambassador Rick. While most thought Pusha T’s “Don’t Fuck With Me” freestyle was throwing shots at Drake, turns out the most direct line was about Rick, who had a prominent local single using a Trey Songz sample for the hook (Local niggas hatin’ but I can’t blame ‘em/ Clear the road to the riches but I can’t pave ‘em/ Put Trey on your hook/ Still can’t save ‘em”). As this response shows, Rick has the skills if Pusha is so inclined for a battle. At times I hear a flashes of Jay-Z’s flow circa ’96. We’ll see where things go.

“I was in the game before G.O.O.D. Music…”

Consequence has finally moved past the subliminals and interviews to lyrically confront G.O.O.D. Music on “The Plagiarist Society.” Cons accuses The Clipse of stealing rhymes and flows. It’s real slick how he incorporates their albums titles, real names and even book titles into the diss. He doesn’t say ‘Ye’s name, before refers to him as the “coward from the Midwest.” To conclude, he says that Pusha T’s “boss is next,” verifying we’ll likely get a full-fledged Kanye diss on Consequence’s upcoming Movies On Demand 3.

Lyrical battles usually start over something trivial, so personally I don’t mind as long as music is straight and it stays on wax. However, I think Consequence has bad timing on this one. He’s shown in the recent songs that he can make solid music without G.O.O.D. Music, and Movies On Demand 3 could have been the platform to show that he can stand on his own two feet as a viable solo artist. Now, whether right or wrong, he’s running the risk of getting that “disgruntled ex-employee” tag considering he’s already done MTV and Billboard interviews airing out his grievances.

CONSEQUENCE “THE PLAGIARIST SOCIETY” (CLIPSE AND KANYE WEST DISS)

“I want to fuck the world/ But not a fan of using condoms…”

“Who else can put the hipsters with the felons and thugs?”

Those who’ve missed those deadpan Clipse rhymes over the Neptunes’ brooding production are in for a treat with “Trouble On My Mind,” the first drop from Pusha T’s Fear of God 2: Let Us Pray.

Tyler the Creator’s love of the Clipse-Neptunes albums can clearly be heard in his own work, so he’s at home rhyming over the production’s dirge-like pacing. Tyler is in “Yonkers” mode and even recycles some of the lines from his most famous song. Pusha acknowledges his link up with Odd Future may seem off on paper, but cites their passion for music as the uniting force (“Two different worlds, same symmetry/In this black art see the wizardry…”). Outside of the chorus being somewhat stilted, there’s not much to complain about here.

A few months back, Tyler took to Twitter to criticize some of the beats on Fear of God, longing for the days when Pusha and Malice exclusively used the Neptunes for their lyrical drug game parallels. From the sound of this, Tyler knew what he was talking about. “Trouble On My Mind” hits iTunes on July 12. Fear of God 2 will be available on August 23.

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PUSHA T X TYLER THE CREATOR “TROUBLE ON MY MIND”


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“Most things that are politically right are morally wrong…”

Rice University recently held a roundtable Hip-Hop discussion on the topics of ethics, politics, religion and Hip-Hop’s future. The panel had diverse representation from Lupe Fiasco, Malice of the Clipse, Bun B, Trae the Truth and Talib Kweli. Bun B has been teaching a Hip-Hop & Religion class at Rice University for the past year. Hopefully more Hip-Hop elders will make that transition into academia.

Representatives for Atlanta’s A3C (All 3 Coasts) festival have confirmed over several artists for the upcoming three-day concert.

Earlier today the A3C Festival announced Camp Lo, Erick Sermon, Rhymefest, Homeboy Sandman, Diamond District and Da Beatminerz as main performers.

Their “Perfect Attendance” stage, which focuses on buzz-heavy artists from around the country, will have sets from Pac Div, Mickey Factz, Black Space, Jackie Chain, Skewby. In all, the stage expects to feature over 50 rising artists from around the country.

The concert performances will be accompanied by a producer battle, DJ competition, Pro-Audio demonstrations, a national break-dance competition and industry panels.

The A3C festival is entering its sixth year and has been the largest Hip-Hop festival in the southeast. Last year, the event hosted performances from Rakim, Killer Mike, Duck Down, Black Sheep, B.o.B., Curren$y, El da Sensei, and 9th Wonder.

In 2008, the event showcased the Clipse, Wale, Little Brother, Jeru the Damaja, and the Juice Crew.

The 2010 A3C event will run from October 7-9 at Atlanta’s Masquerade venue.

Three day passes for $33 are on sale now at www.a3cfestival.com. Special travel and ticket packages are available HERE.

Stay tuned to Beats, Boxing and Mayhem for more details as they become available.

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This will be my third year attending A3C. In 2008, I was a rookie journalist and interacting with the artists, promoters and fellow writers there inspired me to pursue this field full-time. And last year I had the pleasure of meeting the legend Rakim and building with Killer Mike.

To see all these artists for $33 is a steal! And if my memory serves me right this is actually a lower price than what it was the last two years.

For every Hip-Hop fan in Atlanta, this event is mandatory. For others, it’s well worth the trip if it’s in the budget.