Thursday, February 12, 2009
Virginia-based duo The Clipse (Gene and Terrence Thornton) hooked up with Marc Ecko’s Complex Magazine to commemorate the December launch of their new clothing line, Play Clothes, by releasing Road To Till The Casket Drops, a free, downloadable prelude to their upcoming LP (Till The Casket Drops).
The mixtape goes hard from the get go, with Pusha T spitting the mixtape’s most memorable punch line: “It’s the hood’s Obama, shoveling McCain/Out the project window the drama’s insane/The rap game’s upside down like David Blaine/You fans is Times Squared for following them lames.” The true highlight of Road To Till The Casket Drops are tracks five through seven where the duo’s cold, raspy flows mesh perfectly over minimalist production, most notably on “Pop Champagne.” “Numb It Down” marked the first time that Lupe Fiasco has allowed another artist to use the rights to one of his beats, and The Clipse didn’t take that opportunity for granted.
Pusha T begins the bass heavy track: “Feel this, I’m fearless, now hear this/Tackled it after Lupe killed it/Push Ton the last son of Mildred/Stumbled upon the rock like a pilgrim.”
The tape rounds out with The Clipse solidifying their swag on “S.L.U.” and “Swing Ya Rag” and shouting out every known drug dealer in Virginia on “Feds Taking Pictures.” Running just under 37 minutes, The Clipse have just enough time to prove why they have earned the title of being hip-hop’s cocaine kings.
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