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Express Tribune
25 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Pusha T and Malice pay seven figures to exit Def Jam and sign with Roc Nation
Pusha T and Malice, known collectively as Clipse, have exited their deal with Def Jam Records after paying a substantial seven-figure buyout, according to manager Steven Victor in an interview with Billboard published on June 3, 2025. Victor explained that the departure followed creative tensions between Clipse and Def Jam's parent company, UMG, particularly over an upcoming track with Kendrick Lamar. 'They didn't drop us,' Victor said. 'They were like, 'Pay us this money'—an exorbitant amount—and we'll let you out of the deal.' He emphasized that it was a large sum for any artist to afford, but said, 'Insane… but doable… so it got done.' The conflict traces back to Pusha T's high-profile feud with Drake in 2018. Since then, Victor claims, the label has tried to censor Push's verses, including removing lyrics from collaborations with Rick Ross and Pop Smoke. The label reportedly repeated that approach with Clipse's upcoming Lamar collaboration, "Chains & Whips," objecting to a line they deemed controversial. Victor said, 'We're not going to ask [Kendrick] to change the verse. You guys are wrong.' Following the standoff, Victor quickly reached out to JAY-Z, who responded within hours. 'You just made my day,' JAY-Z reportedly told Victor, before offering a new artist-friendly deal through Roc Nation that included ownership of their masters. The entire agreement was finalized within 24 hours. Pusha T now owns his previously released music under Mass Appeal and G.O.O.D. Music. Despite personal tensions, he recently thanked Kanye West for returning his masters. Under Roc Nation Distribution, Clipse's new album Let God Sort Em Out is set to release on July 11.
Perth Now
2 days ago
- Business
- Perth Now
Pusha T brands Kanye West 'sick', says their working relationship is no more
Pusha T has branded Kanye West "sick" and declared their working relationship over. The rapper was signed to Kanye's G.O.O.D. Music label and even became president at one stage. They've worked together several times over the years, but their relationship hasn't been the same since Kanye's 2022 outbursts, including the antisemitic remarks that saw several huge brands cut ties with him, including Adidas and Balenciaga. In a new cover interview with GQ, Pusha T has addressed where he stands with the artist that inspired and championed him. He said: 'The one thing that I can say about him is that he knows that every issue that he's having and crying about online right now, I've told him distinctly about those things. He don't talk to me like he talks to others.' Pusha T has been straight up with the 'Stronger' hitmaker with regards to how he feels about his controversial views, and "why we can't build with each other no more." He continued: 'He knows I don't think he's a man. 'He knows it. And that's why we can't build with each other no more. That's why me and him don't click, because he knows what I really, really think of him. He's showed me the weakest sides of him, and he knows how I think of weak people.' Branding him "sick", he went on: 'If I take your sickness and take how calculated you've been and disruptive you've been and tried to be to me, then it cancels itself out. I can't look at it as sick, because you're detrimental. You're detrimental to everything.' Pusha T is featured on Kanye's track 'Diet Coke' on his album 'Donda 2', however, he spoke about feeling sidelined creatively during the recording sessions.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Clipse Announce Let God Sort Em Out , First New Album Since 2009
Clipse's No Malice and Pusha T, photo by Cian Moore After years of teasing, Pusha T and No Malice have made it official: There will be a new Clipse album. Let God Sort Em Out, the Thornton brothers' long-awaited follow-up to December 2009's Til the Casket Drops, is out July 11 via Roc Nation Distribution. Longtime collaborator Pharrell Williams produced the new album, and Kaws did the artwork. The new album's lead single, 'Ace Trumpets,' is out on Friday, May 30. During their 2000s heyday, Clipse released three studio albums—Lord Willin' (2002), Hell Hath No Fury (2006), and Til the Casket Drops—and three volumes of their iconic We Got It 4 Cheap mixtape series. After Clipse went on hiatus, Pusha T released numerous standout projects, beginning with 2011's Fear of God mixtape and extending to the 2022 studio album It's Almost Dry. No Malice, meanwhile, shared just two albums, Hear Ye Him (2013) and Let the Dead Bury the Dead (2017). Clipse reunited, in 2019, on Kanye West's Jesus Is King song 'Use This Gospel.' The Thorntons have since performed together regularly, playing sets at Primavera Sound Barcelona, Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, and elsewhere. Originally Appeared on Pitchfork
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Clipse's ‘Ace Trumpets': The 12 Best Lines
The Clipse finally released a full-blown single from their highly anticipated album Let God Sort Em Out after releasing portions of songs over the last couple years and there are no shortage of slick lines and clever wordplay. More from Billboard Rihanna's Father, Ronald Fenty, Dies at 70: Report Ye Says He Misses Pusha T's 'Friendship' After Being Name-Dropped in New Clipse Song President Trump Says He'd 'Look at the Facts' When Considering Potential Diddy Pardon Pusha T and his brother No Malice each have one verse, with the former handling hook duties as they try to outdo each other with rhymes about drug dealing and being millionaire rap stars, which is maybe some of my favorite type of rap music if I'm being honest. And no one does crime tales quite like the Brother Thornton. We also get Push addressing his hot-and-cold relationship with Ye (formerly Kanye West) and his former collaborator's erratic behavior. Pharrell and his neighborhood friends from Virginia Beach started giving fans glimpses of the music they've been working on since 2023 when 'Chains & Whips' was played during Paris Fashion Week as the Clipse walked down the runway dipped in Louis Vuitton designed by Skateboard P. Then in 2024, a song was played about their late parents featuring John Legend on the chorus during another Louis Vuitton runway show. And more recently, Push used an unreleased song entitled 'So Far Ahead' with Pharrell on the hook for a social media video of him getting ready for the 2025 Met Gala. Their first album since 2009's Til the Casket Drops, is due out later this summer and will be entirely produced by Pharrell. Check out our list of 12 of the best lines from 'Ace Trumpets.' Who said it? Pusha T Push lives like a Grand Theft Auto character and changes exotic cars like sneakers. This is just one of those clever lines that we've come to expect from him. Who said it? No Malice I still can't believe Will Smith walked up to Chris Rock and slapped him at the Oscars live on TV. Who said it? No Malice Some nice wordplay to start of his verse off with some drug smuggling and pasta references. No Malice is officially back, ladies and gentlemen. Who said it? Pusha T Not guilty, building a family with Rihanna the billionaire mogul pop superstar, starring in a Spike Lee movie opposite Denzel — who has it better than A$AP Rocky right now? Who said it? No Malice We gotta thank the Good Lord above for No Malice deciding to resurrect one of the greatest groups of all time. We are not worthy. Who said it? No Malice This line is better than the movie. Who said it? Pusha T You just knew he had to have a line about Ye on this album and he wasted no time addressing his estranged friend, business partner, and collaborator who has ranted about feeling like Pusha should be more supportive publically of his trials and tribulations. Who said it? Pusha T I mean, come on. This is rap music. These are bars *picture of Funk Flex screaming into a microphone*. Annotation correction by Pusha himself which makes it an even crazier line as he's referencing the late John 'Ecstasy' Fletcher of the legendary hip-hop group Whodini who passed away in 2020. Who said it? No Malice He's just able to deliver witty lines in a menacing fashion. It's funny, it's insane, it's maniacal. Who said it? Pusha T Just gonna leave this here. Who said it? Pusha T Referencing the totally avoidable conflict Big Meech and his son Lil Meech find themselves entangled in with 50 Cent is a diabolical bar only someone like Push could think of. Who said it? No Malice It's going to be hard for someone to top this line this year. I'm not even gonna break this down, for fear of sounding like those nerdy rap accounts on social media. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Clipse Set Summer Release Date for New Album, ‘Let God Sort Em Out'
Clipse's long-awaited fourth studio album, Let God Sort Em Out, is coming on July 11. The Virginia duo of brothers Malice and Pusha T announced the project on Instagram, ending the long wait for fans who've been awaiting a follow-up to their 2009 Til The Casket Drops album. Let God Sort Em Out is entirely produced by Pharrell Williams, who crafted the group's previous three albums. While Clipse signed to Def Jam for the album last year, it's now being distributed and marketed by Roc Nation. The album cover is designed by artist and designer KAWS, who also designed the art for Clipse's last project. LP, CD, and Digital Pre-Orders (as well as KAWS-designed merch) for the album are available at More from Rolling Stone The Joey Bada$$ vs. Everyone Beef Is Fun, But What's It Really About? Rapper Anik Khan Blasts Xenophobia in Powerful Video 'Came From' A$AP Rocky Talks 'Gut-Wrenching and Nerve-Racking' Gun Assault Trial for the First Time The release date reveal comes days after announcing that the project's lead single, 'Ace Trumpets,' would be released tonight at midnight. Let God Sort Em Out has been speculated about since the duo announced the project last June, and gave Rolling Stone in-depth details about the project, which Pusha T has called a 'masterpiece.' While the group had been on pause since 2010, rumors of a new album had spread since Malice, who changed his name to No Malice in 2013 then changed it back for this album, rapped 'I might whisper in his ear, 'Bury all of them'/Light another tiki torch and carry it again' on 'I Pray For You.' The track is from Pusha T's 2022 It's Almost Dry album. Malice told Rolling Stone that after temporarily ending Clipse in 2010, he felt okay to reprise the group after his father told him he was being 'too hard on [himself]' just days before his death. Malice rapped about the moment on 'Birds Don't Sing,' a eulogy to his and Pusha's parents, which debuted at Paris Fashion Week 2024. (The brothers's mother passed in November of 2021.) Since last summer, speculation and anticipation have risen for the album, which Push has repeatedly said was waiting on a particular verse from an artist to be completed. Fan speculation has centered on Kendrick Lamar or Jay-Z being the mystery man. Chatter about the latter artist being the guest intensified when the Clipse uploaded a photo of themselves at the Roc Nation office earlier this week. Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
