Whilst one half of rap collective The Clipse's Pusha T is making G.O.O.D. Music, the other half Malice is back at it with a new series of vignettes in support of the audio book version of his novel Wretched, Pitiful, Poor, Blind & Naked, which...
Very often it's the case that it takes a rapper to break from his group or pairing to be truly recognised as a great solo lyricist. It worked for Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip and countless others, so its no surprise that Pusha T of the highly acclaimed Clipse duo is now causing goosebumps on solo joints. With his brother Malice currently finding favour in more religious grounds, the younger of the two Thornton brothers has upped his stakes as a premier emcee.
Pushing label chief Kanye West on ‘Runaway’ aswell as sending chills on ‘So Appalled’, Pusha T now has the world’s full attention and with the Fear Of God mixtape creating assumptive waves of high expectation, the Virginia boy can reaffirm any skeptics of his lyrical prowess going beyond more than two hot verses.
It’s something of a tragedy that The Clipse are still, generally, largely remembered for their 2002 hit "Grindin’". Whether it's to do with their never ending label sagas or the unapologetic drug-fueled raps which limit their daytime radio spins, Pusha T and Malice are far from the many one-hit wonders which have graced (or disgraced) the Hip Hop world. Reigning supreme on the mixtape circuit, releasing two heralded albums with The Neptunes producing a majority of their work, can their third offering finally bring them back into the cipher of rap’s leaders?