"Let God Sort Em Out" Marks a Monumental Return After 15-Year Hiatus

The Virginia Beach-bred pair Clipse, best recognized for pioneering the sound of 2000s hip hop, have announced that their fourth studio album, 'LET GOD SORT EM OUT,' will drop on July 11, 2025.

The news was felt throughout the hip-hop world, and for good reason. Pharrell Williams, the duo's long-time collaborator from Virginia, is the album's executive producer. Along with Chad Hugo, Pharrell is half of the production team the Neptunes. He was an architect behind much of Clipse's signature sound, and his fingerprints are all over this comeback.

If the album's title doesn't pique your interest, how about the fact that the whole project was recorded at Louis Vuitton headquarters in Paris is a poetic full-circle moment, street-rooted storytelling in a high-fashion house, elevated but never untethered from grit.

The news was teased in the first instance on Instagram by Clipse, a minimalist but arresting visual teaser accompanied by a caption that announced the duo's comeback with the focus of a mission statement:

"LET GOD SORT EM OUT. THE FOURTH STUDIO RELEASE FROM @clipse. RECORDED AT THE @louisvuitton HEADQUARTERS, PARIS, FRANCE. EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY @pharrell WILL LAUNCH IN COLLABORATION WITH @rocnation JULY 11, 2025."

This project also revives another creative partnership with contemporary artist KAWS, who handles album artwork. The last time these worlds collided was a memorable experience so that fans can anticipate more than just a little visual storytelling on par with the weight of the music itself.

Though names like Kendrick Lamar and John Legend have been floated as potential collaborators, Clipse is now playing his cards close to his chest. The first single, "Ace Trumpets," will be released on DSPs on Friday, May 30. Word is, it's a strong kickoff for what might end up as a signature project of the year.

For anyone who missed it the first time, Clipse was a phenomenon of the 2000s. It was celebrated for its surgically precise rapping and candid storytelling about street life and the cocaine trade, a key ingredient in the rise of the "coke rap" subgenre. Their last album, "Til the Casket Drops," came out in 2009 before the brothers, Pusha T and No Malice, parted ways.

Pusha T established a successful solo career and became the president of Kanye West's G.O.O.D Music. No Malice, in contrast, went down a more spiritual road and began delivering introspective, redemptive music. Their divergent paths seemed to suggest a breakup was permanent until today.

Clipse is back, older and wiser but just as unyielding. "LET GOD SORT EM OUT" isn't simply a reunion; it's a statement, and By July 11, 2025, the world will be listening.