Clipse: Til The Casket Drops (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
$19.95
<p><i>Third and final album from <strong>Gene & Terrence Thornton</strong> as <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=Clipse" target="_blank"><strong>The Clipse</strong></a>, on limited colored vinyl.</i> <em>Til The Casket Drops</em> is somewhat of a victory lap, lacking much of the gritty urgency that pervaded Clipse’s first two albums and <em>We Got It 4 Cheap Volumes 1 & 2</em> (still the gold standard for street mixtapes). You can hear the seeds of <strong>Malice</strong>’s highly-publicized exit from the rap game and <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=Pusha+T" target="_blank"><strong>Pusha T</strong></a>’s illustrious solo career alongside <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=Kanye+West" target="_blank"><strong>Kanye West</strong></a> being sown. The album is notable for being the first time the duo chose to work with producers other than <strong>Chad Hugo</strong> and <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=pharrell" target="_blank"><strong>Pharrell Williams</strong></a>. <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=The+Neptunes" target="_blank"><strong>The Neptunes</strong></a> still handle the bulk of the production, with <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=Sean+C+%26+LV" target="_blank"><strong>Sean C & LV</strong></a> and <strong>DJ Khalil</strong> each turning in a handful of beats that conjure the tri-state boom bap magic of the <em>We Got It 4 Cheap</em> series (“Never Will It Stop,” “There Was A Murder”). But the album’s best moments come when Chad and Pharrell are behind the boards... if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Lead single “I’m Good” remains one of the duo’s finest productions (even if Push & Mal sound like they’re doing <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=Young+Jeezy" target="_blank"><strong>Young Jeezy</strong></a> by numbers over top of it); also check out “Champion” & “Life Change” for further proof. White colored vinyl with <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=KAWS" target="_blank"><strong>KAWS</strong></a>-designed sleeve.</p> <ul> <li>white colored vinyl</li> <li>gatefold sleeve</li> <li>limited edition</li> <li>original release year: 2009</li> <li>music label: Star Trak 2026</li> </ul> <h6>reviewed by mayor of hounslow 08/2017</h6>.