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Clipse have announced that they have signed with Def Jam to release their highly-anticipated new album Let God Sort Em Out.
While Pusha T is already signed to the label as a solo artist, the duo have opted to ink a deal with the storied company after their prior albums were handled by a variety of labels including Jive and Arista.
The deal was announced on Monday (October 28) by Malice on Instagram, where he posted a picture of himself in Def Jam’s offices standing in front of a TV that said: “Def Jam welcomes Clipse.”
The rapper also captioned the image: “A picture’s worth…”
Earlier this year, the Virginia duo announced that they were working on their first album in 15 years.
“I think this is where you get the difference between taste and filler. This music is curated. This is a high taste-level piece of work. You can only have that level of taste when you have the fundamentals down to a science. I think it’s been definitely missing. Then there’s the competitive aspect,” Pusha T told Vulture.
Malice added: “This is smart basketball. It’s fundamentals. And not only that, it’s authenticity. It’s what rap should look like if you’re real about your craft, real about your experience, real about your storytelling. It’s bringing the fans along to see the growth, not trying to fit in or fabricate.
“It just seems like in other genres of music, they have the luxury of growing. For some reason, we act like we’re not supposed to evolve. This is what the true evolution of the Clipse looks like. It’s just good to be able to show that and still have high-level raps.”
Clipse later revealed that they had scored a feature from Nas for the album, which will be entirely produced by longtime collaborator Pharrell.
In an article published by Rolling Stone in September, Nas’ guest verse is described as “sharp” and one Pusha has been “seeking for several years.”
It is not known if the Nas verse was the feature Clipse had previously discussed as being the one thing they were waiting for to complete the album.
