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Artist │ Clipse
Title │ NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Genre │ Rap
Label │ NPR Music
Format │ Album
Year │ 2025
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Source │ WAV
Bitrate │ VBR 222 kbps
Freq │ 44.1 kHz
Time │ 22:30
Size │ 37.72
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01. Virginia 3:49
02. Keys Open Doors 3:22
03. Mamma I'm So Sorry 3:26
04. Chains & Whips 3:53
05. Birds Don't Sing 4:18
06. Grindin' 3:42
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After a 16-year hiatus and with no go-to band in place, Clipse's Tiny
Desk took lots of time to piece together. At first, I didn't know
exactly what they were looking for, in terms of sonics, but it clicked
when I was told what they didn't want: no jazzy renditions of their
music. They meant no disrespect to jazz at all, and if you follow the
duo's music, it boils down to hard drums and even harder synths. Hybrid
drummer Daru Jones, who played on last year's Tiny Desk for the LOX, was
the first choice because of his unique ability to mix traditional and
electronic drum sounds. He provided the authenticity needed for this
set, and everything else fell into place.
The excitement for the Thornton brothers' return reached its apex
instantly as someone in the crowd yelled "Oh my god!" at the opening
note of "Virginia." There was no lull as the band coasted through "Keys
Open Doors" and "Momma I'm So Sorry," from Clipse's most celebrated
album, Hell Hath No Fury. I found so much to analyze witnessing the
dichotomy between Pusha T and Malice up close. Malice is more collected
in his movements, intensely scouring the room with his eyes while his
brother is much more animated, even letting out a sinister laugh
mid-set.
Recorded weeks ago, the two performed songs from their new album, Let
God Sort Em Out, for the first time, including a chilling dedication to
their deceased parents, "Birds Don't Sing." Before the tears from the
crowd could dry, we got the moment we'd been waiting for in "Grindin'."
The first half of the year in hip-hop hasn't been the most exciting, so
the timing of this reunion couldn't be better. Here's Clipse delivering
its best live performance ever recorded and one of the hardest Tiny
Desks of all time.
SET LIST
Virginia
Keys Open Doors
Momma I'm So Sorry
Chains & Whips
Birds Don't Sing
Grindin'
MUSICIANS
Pusha T: vocals
Malice: vocals
Briley Harris: keys
Darryl Woodson: keys
Yoo Q!: DJ, background vocals
Daru Jones: drums
Brittney Mills: background vocals
Tariq Ali: background vocals
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bobby Carter
Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
Audio Technical Director: Josh Newell
Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame, Mitra I. Arthur, AlantΘ Serene
Audio Engineer: Josephine Nyounai
Production Assistant: Dhanika Pineda
Photographer: Michael Zamora
Copy Editor: Hazel Cills
Tiny Desk Team: Maia Stern, Lars Gotrich
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
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