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15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Clipse ‘Let God Sort Em Out': The 25 Best Lines
'This is culturally inappropriate.' More from Billboard Dropkick Murphys Fights Back in America's 'Time of Crisis' on New Album 'For the People' The Return of Ryn Weaver: 'I've Waited So Long Now - I'm Ready to Do the Damn Thing' Taylor Swift Owns Her Masters Now - But Her Greatest 'Taylor's Version' Song Ensures the Legacy of Her Re-Recordings That's the tagline that you'll hear throughout the Clipse's first album in 15 years. 'We know when we're being ignorant,' said Malice during an interview with Elliott Wilson after being asked what the phrase meant. And some of the lines you'll read on this list are just that: ignorant. There's no shortage of references about drug dealing and subliminal shots. They talk about things like needing more space to turn coca leaves into a paste so that it eventually can be made into cocaine. Pusha T delivers maniacal bars like a comic book villain with a knack for dark humor while his older brother toes the line of good and evil with the demeanor of a serial killer. In short, the Clipse delivered a masterclass in barology that has become a lost art in today's mainstream rap landscape. With rap features from Tyler, The Creator, Kendrick Lamar, Stove God Cooks, Re-Up Gang affiliate Ab-Liva, and the legendary Nas Escobar, Let God Sort Em Out spans multiple generations of rap over the course of 13 tracks and each guest held their own as they were given the task to match wits with the two best siblings to ever pick up a microphone. The task was painstakingly impossible, but I was somehow able to pick out 25 lines to wax poetic about and rank. I'm sure I'll change my mind on a couple of these after it's been published, so please be polite when hopping in my mentions. Check out the 25 best lines on Let God Sort Em Out below. Song: 'Inglorious Bastards' Who said it? Ab-Liva What's a Clipse project without an Ab-Liva feature? And what's an Ab-Liva feature without a standout line like comparing his Benz to the Prince of Pan-Africanism, a.k.a. King Kong Consciousness a.k.a. Dr. Umar Johnson? Song: 'So Far Ahead' Who said it? Malice The strange case of No Malice and Malice. Song: 'Let God Sort Em Out/Chandeliers' Who said it? Nas From changing the game with Illmatic in '94 to winning Grammys during the latter part of his career, Esco can still rap circles around your favorite rappers. That's why he's able to rock chandeliers around his neck. Song: 'Let God Sort Em Out/Chandeliers' Who said it? Malice & Pusha T These guys are diabolical. Song: 'F.I.C.O.' Who said it? Malice 'I am two-point-two pounds, you're barely a hundred and twenty-five grams. Wouldn't expect y'all to understand this money.' Song: 'All Things Considered' Who said it? Pusha T What a shady bar this is. Song: 'M.T.B.T.T.F.' Who said it? Pusha T No rapper can express villainy and disgust quite like Pusha T. Song: 'M.T.B.T.T.F.' Who said it? Malice Okay, we get it. Yeah, you too. Song: 'So Far Ahead'Who said it? Pusha T I know you was sick when you saw your mans singing like a bird after they give him some McDonald's on that episode of The First 48. Song: 'Ace Trumpets'Who said it? Pusha T Do the knowledge. Song: 'F.I.C.O.' Who said it? Pusha T 'The last words you hear in the trunk' is such a crazy line, I don't know where to start. Something is clearly wrong with Pusha T. Song: 'F.I.C.O.' Who said it? Pusha T I would like to refer you to the last rule on the list of the 'Ten Crack Commandments.' Song: 'Chains & Whips' Who said it? Kendrick Lamar Biases aside, Kendrick is the King of Rap at this very moment. You don't have to like it but you must acknowledge it. Song: 'P.O.V.' Who said it? Tyler, The Creator S—t-talkin' metaphors and bars about the pitfalls of success — this is rap music from the No. 1 Clipster. Song: 'E.B.I.T.D.A.' Who said it? Pusha T & Malice I wish Push and Malice would go back and forth like this more often like Kiss and Styles. The line about making paste takes me back to watching those first couple seasons of Narcos. Song: 'F.I.C.O.' Who said it? Stove God Cooks Spike Lee couldn't paint a better picture. Hopefully this is the first of many collabs between the Clipse and Stove because it's a match made in cocaine heaven. And I'm aware that the God was only on chorus duty, but Pusha said during a playback I attended a few weeks back that he sent him the track and let him do his thing, so it counts. Song: 'P.O.V.' Who said it? Pusha T 'Jewelry shoppin' out of the country, deluxe luxury/ People sayin' that my chains look truck on me/ But what about the Wonder Woman bracelet?/ Two-oh point three diamond cut engraved rubies kid, I laced it' That's Ghostface on Raekwon's 'Ice Water' for context when it comes to that mention and there's still more layers to what's being said here. Wrist work while manning the stove, birds in the air, and references about Miami kingpins and South American home court advantage like when road teams have to play in Denver. Just elite level rapping. Song: 'Let God Sort Em Out/Chandeliers'Who said it? Pusha T & Malice They're like the Salamanca twins in Breaking Bad. Song: 'Ace Trumpets'Who said it? Pusha T One sniff and suddenly you're wearing white overalls and moving at a hundred miles a minute. Song: 'Chains & Whips' Who said it? Pusha T The first verse on 'Chains & Whips' is essentially directed at Jim Jones, and Push recently explained the 'enamel' line to Genius in a way that made his older brother chuckle. I'm also aware that I included most of the verse and when this is a list about lines but you gotta allow it. Song: 'Let God Sort Em Out/Chandeliers'Who said it? Pusha T Push could pen a horror script. Song: 'P.O.V.' Who said it? Malice Malice came back like he never left with sobering yet menacing raps. The guy raps like he's a psychopath that has a secret life being a community leader like a deacon or something like that — or like if Dexter ran a soup kitchen. Song: 'So Be It' Who said it? Pusha T He put Travis in a blender, man. No wonder Travis decided to drop Jackboys 2 during the same weekend we get the first Clipse album in about 15 years. Song: 'Ace Trumpets'Who said it? Pusha T I covered this when I did a 'Best Lines' list when 'Ace Trumpets' dropped, and Push notably sent in a correction on X which helped us get some traffic — so shouts to him and this insane line. Song: 'Ace Trumpets'Who said it? Malice Might be the line of the year. 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
Tokyo Weekender
18-06-2025
- Business
- Tokyo Weekender
Shinjiro Koizumi Tops Poll for Japan's Next Prime Minister
According to a joint opinion poll conducted by the Sankei Shimbun and FNN (Fuji News Network) on June 14 and 15, Shinjiro Koizumi is the people's choice to be Japan's next prime minister. The current Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister finished at the top of the poll with 20.7% of the vote, 4.3% ahead of the former Minister of State for Economic Security Sanae Takaichi . Koizumi finished behind Takaichi in May's poll. List of Contents: The Return of Shinjiro Koizumi Falling Rice Prices Related Posts The Return of Shinjiro Koizumi It's been quite a turnaround for the 44-year-old son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. After finishing third in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race last September, some wrote off his prospects. He was seen as too inexperienced; a politician who spoke a good game, but lacked substance. Following last year's disappointing election result, he was appointed the LDP's election chief, but resigned when the party suffered a significant loss in October's Lower House election. Away from the political spotlight for several months, Koizumi made his return in May. Taku Eto's position as Agriculture Minister became untenable after he said that he 'never had to buy rice' as he got it free from supporters. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba subsequently replaced him with Koizumi. 'I was instructed to put rice before anything. At this difficult time, I will do my utmost to address the high rice prices that people are struggling with daily,' the former Environment Minister told reporters. Falling Rice Prices The appointment brought immediate results. The average price of rice has been steadily decreasing nationwide. On Monday, the Agricultural Ministry announced that it fell ¥48 from the previous week to ¥4,176 per 5 kilograms. That's the third consecutive week it has decreased. In late May, stockpiled rice harvested in 2021 and 2022 was put on sale through no-bid contracts. Supplies quickly sold out as long lines of customers waited to buy the cheaper grain. Commenting on Koizumi's policies, Hiroshi Shiratori, a professor of political science at Hosei University, said , 'He's been more effective at capturing the public imagination than the LDP expected. If the LDP can win the elections, lawmakers may begin to see him as their best option as leader.' Koizumi certainly appears to be a lot more popular with the public than the current prime minister. Ishiba finished third in the Sankei Shimbun and FNN poll with 7.9% of the votes. Constitutional Democratic Party leader Yoshihiko Noda came fourth with 6.8%, ahead of former Foreign Minister Taro Kono (4.2%), Democratic Party for the People leader Yuichiro Tamaki (4.1%) and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (2.4%). Related Posts Introducing the Nine Candidates Vying To Become Japan's Next Prime Minister Fumio Kishida To Resign As Japan's Prime Minister Taro Kono Declares Victory in 'War' on Floppy Disks
