Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out (2025)

[instinkt]

Clipse dropped the video for “So Be It” on June 17. But the song didn’t hit DSPs until after they released their new album on 7/11. That was not their original plan. To get the backstory, I spoke with @Clipse’s manager @StevenVictor. It turns out Swizz Beatz saved the day

The original version of “So Be It” samples “Maza Akoulou” by Saudi legend Talal Madah. Pharrell first heard the song on Swizz Beatz’s Instagram, according to Pusha T in an interview with MSNBC’s @AriMelber.

The original plan was to release the video and the song to DSPs at the same time. But when the clearance process stalled, Clipse were forced to pivot, holding back the commercial release and only sharing the video on YouTube and social media. "We connected with @RocNation and we were like, ‘Hey, we have this issue because we don’t have this clearance. What do we do?’” Steven explained.

They considered changing up their rollout plan and releasing a different music video instead.

With the “Maza Akoulou” sample clearance in limbo, Pharrell produced an alternate version of the song — “So Be It Pt. II” — with different production and no sample, in the event the clearance never came.

On the day Let God Sort Em Out was due for release, Steven received a call from Swizz Beatz. “Swizz asked, ‘Why didn’t you call me about [“So Be It”]?’ I told him, ‘I did—I sent it to you.’ He said, ‘I didn’t realize it was that record. Let me handle it.’”

As fate would have it, Swizz was scheduled to fly to Saudi Arabia that day. He said, ‘I’ll connect with the right people in person and get it resolved.’ And that’s exactly what he did.”

Swizz isn’t just connected to a handful of people in Saudi Arabia; he’s embedded in the country. His creative agency, Good Intentions, is based in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, and he even runs a camel racing team called @SaudiBronx.

It didn’t come through in time for the album’s midnight release on 7/11, but Swizz stepped in and helped secure the sample clearance. Once they received approval, Roc Nation issued a metadata update to all DSP partners, replacing the alternate version with the original.

Because the clearance came too late for production, the original “So Be It” (and Tyler’s verse on “P.O.V.”) didn’t make the first vinyl pressing. But they plan to fix that. “Yeah, we’ll probably do a round with those [included].” —@StevenVictor

Clearance issues can derail a rollout. But with “So Be It,” it worked to their advantage. Releasing it only on social and YouTube — where consumption and conversation feed each other — helped spark a groundswell of support for the album.

[Burak]

Czekali z wyczyszczeniem sampla na ostatnią chwilę? Zawsze mi się wydawało że takie rzeczy robi się na początku powstawania numeru, a nie już jak klip nagrają

[ART]

sobeit to takie czity do gta sa byly

[Groszek]

dodali bit switch w zwrotce malice w pov

[LowestQuality]

To moja pierwsza styczność z Clipse ale nawet nie wiem kiedy mi te 40 minut zleciało, co za zajebisty rok

[gods bidness]

Słucham se tej płyty roku teraz.

[sebring]

Najak

Dodano po 7 minutach 29 sekundach:
Jedynym minusem tej płyty jest krótka długość utworów. Wystarczy rzucić okiem na utwory z Lord Willing i HHNF, tutaj są one średnio o około minutę krótsze. W przypadku tych panów trudno mi to zrzucić na “znak czasów”

Chciałbym, żeby ten track z Nasem trwał tak z 2x tyle.

Co do refrenów pharrella to imo kwestia gustu, bo poprawnego wykonania nie można odmówić. Mi osobiście nie przeszkadzają. Ale mogłoby ich być w sumie mniej

I rap, nigga, about trap niggas, I don’t sing hooks

[instinkt]

History will be made on 13 September at 20:00 in St. Peter’s Square as the Vatican hosts its first public concert in 2000 years.

This unprecedented event will bring together powerhouses like Voices of Fire, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Teddy Swims, Jelly Roll, Clipse, Angélique Kidjo and a 250-strong international choir, including singers from the Choir of the Diocese of Rome — under the musical direction of renowned producer Adam Blackstone.

In addition to these stirring performances, the show will showcase an enchanting aerial spectacle by Nova Sky Stories. Over 3000 drones will reimagine the Sistine Chapel, transforming the Vatican night sky into a technological display unlike any other. Open to the public in Rome, the concert will also be broadcast live on Disney+, Hulu and ABC News Live at 20:00 UK time.

[jogi]

Papa to gangus z Chicago.

Pojebane to jest.

[jogi]

History will be made on 13 September at 20:00 in St. Peter’s Square as the Vatican hosts its first public concert in 2000 years.

This unprecedented event will bring together powerhouses like Voices of Fire, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Teddy Swims, Jelly Roll, Clipse, Angélique Kidjo and a 250-strong international choir, including singers from the Choir of the Diocese of Rome — under the musical direction of renowned producer Adam Blackstone.

In addition to these stirring performances, the show will showcase an enchanting aerial spectacle by Nova Sky Stories. Over 3000 drones will reimagine the Sistine Chapel, transforming the Vatican night sky into a technological display unlike any other. Open to the public in Rome, the concert will also be broadcast live on Disney+, Hulu and ABC News Live at 20:00 UK time.

Festyn BLM. Gibajace się czarne grubasy i ślepy (na szczęście dla niego) Bocelli.

[instinkt]

dodali bit switch w zwrotce malice w pov

zauważyłem teraz że zostało to cofnięte do pierwotnej wersji i dobrze bo ta zmiana była chujowa fest
słuchałem tego numeru od tamtego czasu nie raz ale miałem załadowaną z plików lokalnych tą pierwotną wersje
z tego co widzę to cofnęli to po jakichś może 2 tygodniach, chuj wie co autor miał na myśli

[wrubel]

[MyEvenement]

Ale im nasrali na łeb