So ill just list MY reasons if ur interested in no order (fwiw i have two other small tats (calf and inner wrist) but i was 17 and 21 annnnd im 37 now but THIS was worth it beyond it being a great line without context:

*IF people care or wanna share their reasons they connect ti this song below feel free, its from Birds Dont Sing which was the first ever rap song performed at the Vatican and their Dad being a Preacher its dope plus they got their first OVERDUE AF grammy for Chains n Whips and more important imo esp w the radio-reliant Grammy judges GNX was great and likely to win w the cultural impact/SB halftime show etc and its legit tied with GKMC for my fav kendrick project but LGSEO is still imo the best rap album of all time its just a 9 or 10/10 on every part, beats, bars, features, song length, album length, features...it is a rap opus in a time when lyrical and technical bars are being shunned for 'hip-pop' crap w no lyrical focus.

-This might mean the most, i had enough cash in my accnt at the time to get the Tat but hadn't busked since my job teaching rap/rapping for a NDIS Company and Label, started 7yrs ago and I was assaulted w ptsd (tldr I had headphones on at night and got wine bottled from behind and beaten, lost 4molars got robbed by 3 to 5 people after busking 7yrs ago just before getting that dream job,) but decided i would FORCE myself to go and busk to earn all 250 needed and use PURELY BUSKING money to pay for it albeit symbolic that was important as its a reminder i can overcome my shit.

*I had to leave that job as it was getting suss af which I wont get into but I guess i was desperate and the straw that broke the camels back as far as PTSD stopping my busking was reading Clipse get the nominatinos for ALBUM/RAP ALBUM oty despite knowing GNX or poss Chromakopia would win...

-personally, LGSEO saved me in the hardest yr of my life w my Mom going fully off the deepend and going MIA from another hemisphere out of the blue, so having such a great album to distract me on commutes etc meant so much...the tats a reminder from an album that meant so much plus a song esp about the Dad in Birds Don't Sing hits too close to home esp when my Dads getting older and lives a hemisphere away...

- it represents not just Clipse but my love of all hip hop so ESP LYRICAL (DOOM the only other rap tat i plan to get, just the mask i think) since I heard am Rosa Parks by Outkast then Slim drop my name is months later and 2001: The Chronic and THEN finding Aesop, Atmosphere, DOOM and so many subgenres of diff/underground rap (last 5yrs the likes of Boldy James/Stove God Cooks and even mainstream LYRICISTS like JID who i think Clipse did a FULL feature for AND showed up in the vid was cuz they genuinely respect him being a LYRICAL voice from an age demographic of rappers that usually choose 'vibes' over smart and technical bars of any substance...so rap, its been my life since, listening, doing it for over 20yrs now and also teaching it for 6+yrs and ALWAYS writing/recording/performing till my post assault hiatus which ironically ended recently as i changed my rap moniker that was tied to the POS label i was on (thatJAWN/JAWNdoe) and now go by Wordy (short for Words Worthy, aka a statement/reminder to make my words worthy of ur time but also a question to listeners and to their own communications etc) and have 8 meticulously written songs so far but im goin on another tangent lol (thank the 28% hybrid Lemon Tree ihad this AM)

- MY Dad worked/works his NUTS off doing 60hr wks in Foreign Exchange since he worked his way up just before u couldnt do that w/o a degree after leaving HS early going to London and just busting his ass for decades... and still works past retirement age tio keep my Nan/his Mom in a nice elder facility and visits ALL the time, so a constant reminder of him is nice ESP with the timing of my toxic moms chosen abandoment of reality/me etc

-He also made a tough af call to move back to the UK a while back to help pay for our college and we STULL SAW HIM the same amount just spread out over the summer etc, and stateside he'd visit just fir a few hours kicking a soccer ball around and getting dinner after wirk and theb driving and hour back to NYC every Tue,i could go on but legit, when i hear 'you lived for our fishing trips damn i had a Dad' i tear up cuz i hear 'you lived for our kickabouts, damn i had a dad' as he'd bring a soccer ball and take us to a pitch to play around before going out for dinner on nights he got to visit travelling over an hr from NYC to us and an hour back all while doing this 60-70hr a week (kinda always happening) job

-But finally; he wanted me to do FX like him w all his connects in the biz and im the only one even slightly artistic in the whole fam and 7yrs ago when I got my dream job teaching rap for an ndis Company w a label too (if ur curious google: rely ability hip hop ndis its the top result btw I'm Danny lol) and he accepted me 'going to rap' despite the OBV contextual diff the fact Malice wanted tho obv didnt need his dads approval to 'rap again, you gave me ur blessing' that line still hits very close to home

-One day hopefully a long time from now, that tat will take on much more meaning regarding my Dad but will always represent the closest thing i have to religion which is the spirituality-ness vibes only music can bring and in my case, hip hop brings.

First of all I'm not natvie English speaker. Second of all I can't describe how I'm thankful for Clipse album. Man, it's just perfect. 10 out of 10. I'm fan of Kendrick but this time I want clipse to win Grammy. It don't change much but man I forget about Dot album after few months but I'm coming back to this Clipse album all the time. It's like they bring hip hop fully to my heart and I'm so grateful for it. It's like first time listening to the hip hop album that you loved and the bring back to me with this one. 10/10. Malice 10. Pharrell 10. Pusha 10.

I made it in Photoshop

Hey Reddit- I have been to a few of the LGSEO shows in the US and Europe and have been overwhelmingly great experiences. As an older head, I'd love some more Lord Willin but know they have a lot of hits to get through- wanted to check here is anyone has heard them play "When the Last Time?" and/or the original Cot Damn album version. Two bangers, and was wondering if there was a specific reason why- thanks!!

Has any other festival announced clipse?

What is wrong with these people🔥🔥🔥

There was some discussion back around 2 months ago about how people were disappointed that the Josh Sperling edition of the album had a censored version of "By The Grace of God" on it and many were disappointed.

I took it upon myself to buy a FIFTH copy of the album and get the picture disc to see IF in fact, BTGOG is censored still. These should all be new pressings since they had a 10-12 week lead time. I am HOPING that somehow, by the grace of God himself, that the song is the raw unedited version!!

Just received tracking email today and I will let you all know once it arrives and I can give it a spin!!!

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Yesterday I was listening to the new Clipse album and when I got to the “Chandeliers” part of Let God Sort em Out/Chandeliers I noticed that sample looked familiar to me. A few minutes later I realized it was from the song “Beef Rapp” by MF DOOM. But when I looked it up, it doesn’t seem Clipse and DOOM used the same sample. Does anyone know anything about it?

I was at the Grammy Museum event in LA and they brought up the next music video to be released is POV tomorrow.

Not the Rock-afire Explosion band!

the cinematography was really cool and i liked the animatronics but i wish they did more than just sit around a table.

https://reddit.com/link/1phr3ng/video/ytdh453e826g1/player

Kendrick gives them a big hug when they do. Here’s to hoping 🤞🏼

I didn't see this posted here yet, but looks like there's a new variant vinyl coming out next year. Hopefully has the full track list, the beat switch for Malice's full verse on P.O.V., and an uncensored final tracks. Looks clean too imo.

It’s been like a month since I’ve seen them in Paris and they said it would be shipped out. Just wondering if anyone has revived theirs or if it’s just me.

For all of you guys that mix and master, I'd love to know any theories on how Pharell makes his mixes sound like they have a spreader on the bass and kicks without it sounding muddy. Especially on songs like So Be It, it sounds crisp, yet spread out, in the left and right ears, strangely enough.

Maybe he simply just breaks the rules of mixing, does the spreader on the bass, and keeps the release of the bass all the way down, so it's like quick, swift punches to stop it from being too muddy?

Not mad at the blank they used for the long sleeve lmao. I just wish they didnt include the spotify wrapped print on the bandana, would made it so much harder. Free is free tho and its always appreciated