Clipse: Lord Willin' : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone

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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 molasses-paced menace in low, breathy whispers, and breezy melodies whisk through "Ma, I Don't Love Her." The Clipse called this album Lord Willin', but it's clear they've already been blessed.

KATHRYN MCGUIRE

(Posted: Aug 13, 2002)

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Intro
Young Boy
Virginia
Grindin'
Cot Damn (Feat. Ab-Liva & Roscoe P. Coldchain) (track not available in Rhapsody)
Ma, I Don't Love her (Feat. Faith Evans) (track not available in Rhapsody)
Famlay Freestyle ( Feat. Famlay) (track not available in Rhapsody)
When The Last Time
Ego
Comedy central (Feat. Fabulous) (track not available in Rhapsody)
Let's Talk About It (Jermaine Dupri Feat. Clipse) (track not available in Rhapsody)
Gangsta Lean
I'm Not You (Feat. Jadakiss & Styles) (track not available in Rhapsody)
Grindin' (Remix) (Feat. N.O.R.E Baby & Lil' Wayne)
Grindin' (Selector Mix) (Feat. Sean Paul,Bless & Kardinal Offishall) (track not available in Rhapsody)