Clipse - Let God Sort Em' Out Review

The new Clipse album, Let God Sort Em’ Out, has drawn a lot of attention recently, being called the best comeback album of all time. Clipse, the Virginia Beach rap duo and brothers, is made up of Pusha T and Malice. Clipse was a prolific name in the rap scene throughout the late 90s and early 2000s, often rapping about selling coke, pioneering a genre of rap aptly called “coke rap”. This style of rap placed a large emphasis on the luxurious lifestyles built on violence. 

Let God Sort Em’ Out’s release follows the rather lackluster 2009 album Till’ the Casket Drops. Their previous project left a lot to be desired for fans of the duo, however for a long time it seemed as though the duo had split up, with both Pusha T and Malice focusing on their individual projects for a long time. Pusha T went on to work with Kanye West, back when he was good, contributing significant portions to albums like My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Pusha T also gained notoriety for "beefing" with Drake before it was cool, winning the beef by revealing that Drake had a child he had hidden from everyone whom he was neglecting. Malice seemed to find success after converting to Christianity and adopting a message largely around positivity. With their careers going off in such seemingly different directions, it seemed unlikely that we would get to see another Clipse project, however in July of this year, the duo released their fourth album together as Clipse. 

Let God Sort Em’ Out immediately separates itself from their other albums with the opening track Birds Don’t Sing, featuring messaging about their parents. In the song, the duo reflect on their childhood and upbringing, with the song being about the death of their parents. We see the pair get incredibly introspective and deep with incredibly touching lyrics. Following the opening track, songs 2 and 3, Chains and Whips and POV feature industry hard hitters such as Kendrick Lamar and Tyler the Creator. They each put features on these songs that are some of the most impressive features I have ever heard by either artist to date, with these songs standing out from the rest of the album sheerly because of the quality of their features. The album continues with incredible track after incredible track, with So Be It and MTBTTF standing out to me, with their incredible production. Speaking of which, the production on this album was mainly done by Pharell Williams, and you can tell that the production was done by such an industry legend with every song feeling unique and impactful. While I feel as though the album ends a little weaker than it starts, there is no doubt that this album stands out among not just other incredible rap albums of the year, but also as one of the best albums of the entire year. 

From the lyrical content, to the rapping skill, to the incredible production and beats, to the generational features, the album stands out a lot in a year of such incredible music. For this reason, I would rate the album a 9.7/10, with it probably standing as my favorite rap album of the year so far.