as one of the bigger Clipse fans on here and someone who can actually be impartial I was very vocal about being a little worried about the album.
I didn't like that the song we knew mostly as the Jim Jones diss made it to the album, then when they previewed the song about their parents the beat sounded one of the cheesy Justice LEAGUE bullshyt beats that Nas would pick and there was one of other snippet I was kind of meh on.
all that doesn't matter because my boys and Pharrell (production wise) really delivered. love the album.
Push one of my favorite rappers of all time so not much needs to be said.
but to hear Malice back in full flow is fantastic. the shackles are off.
Pharrell did a good job letting the beats feel big and grandiose like, yes, he made them shyts in Louis Vuitton. actually the production gave me the same feel as Watch The Throne and they made that album in the best hotels in Europe so does kind of go hand in hand in a way.
thankfully they got that So Be It sample cleared.
that run of All Things Considered, M.T.B.T.T.F., E.B.I.T.D.A., F.I.C.O., Inglorious b*stards is sensational.
couple things I would like to mention;
Push still the best at doing the fashion raps without it being try hard. seamless.
Malice verse about their father is perfect
I was ready to shyt on that Kendrick verse then he just started cooking with gas
you can tell So Be It was the song Jay was supposed to be one, its why Push went back in for the thrid
but the Jay-Z verse should've been on All Things Considered
speaking of verses, I'm glad there was no Ross verse on here
feel like theres a Stove God verse that was either too long or corny and Push stepped in with the quality control
Nas verse is sadly, kind of forgettable.
they put him on that fukkin Daily Bugle ass beat and he did that clunky delivery he was doing around the LIG days
Pharrells singing borded on being hokey too much.
the last song proves it, shyt sounds like a Disney song
if I had to rate it, as of right now, I'll give it a 8.5
shout out to the brothers Thornton.