Clipse - Lord Willin'
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Rolling Stone Rating: 3
On their debut album, Virginia rappers the Clipse rhyme mostly about pushing powder and packing chrome, blurting tales of crime and cash in deliberate, thuggish drawls. Their verses roll out with an infectious strut, but it's the beats backing them up, courtesy of hip-hop superproducers (and fellow Virginians) the Neptunes, that elevate Malice and Pusha T's cocky gangsterisms to
radio-hit heights. The record's lead single, "Grindin'," lands a bare-knuckled knockout blow, its spare drum track cracking with impromptu immediacy while Pusha T boasts, "I move 'caine like a cripple." Elsewhere, the 'Tunes demonstrate their versatility -- "Young Boy" bounces on high-pitched squawks and funky horns, "Virginia" packs...
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