![]() For example, opening up production duties to non-Neptunians results in the stunning album opener “Freedom,” involving a glorious instrumental from Sean C & LV, passionate lyrics and an insane outro. The question that arises from getting what you wish for is whether it becomes a help or a hindrance. ![]() This represents a different kind of pressure for the Clipse, and they finally got what they wished for: a great major label behind them, somewhat more varied production and a fervent fanbase that passionately wants them to succeed. So “Til the Casket Drops” comes a full three years after what was a critically-acclaimed classic (“Hell Hath No Fury” – one of the few albums this decade that genuinely deserves that accolade), and anticipation levels are fever-pitch amongst hardened hip hop heads, hoping that another HHNF would somehow rescue an entire decade mired in mediocrity. In production terms, it means a break from those Neptunes-only beats, opening up an untold world of, erm, DJ Khalil’s, not to mention Sean C & LV’s … And that’s about it. After spending much of this decade in label limbo, the Clipse have finally jumped ship to Columbia Records – an aptly named major for the Virginia-born duo, cooking up coke rhymes for most of the Noughties. ![]()
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