After a 16-year hiatus and with no go-to band in place, Clipse‘s Tiny Desk took a lot of time to piece collectively. At first, I did not know precisely what they have been in search of, by way of sonics, nevertheless it clicked once I was advised what they did not need: no jazzy renditions of their music. They meant no disrespect to jazz in any respect, and should you comply with the duo’s music, it boils right down to arduous drums and even more durable synths. Hybrid drummer Daru Jones, who performed on final 12 months’s Tiny Desk for the LOX, was the primary selection due to his distinctive capability to combine conventional and digital drum sounds. He offered the authenticity wanted for this set, and every part else fell into place.
The thrill for the Thornton brothers’ return reached its apex immediately as somebody within the crowd yelled “Oh my god!” on the opening notice of “Virginia.” There was no lull because the band coasted via “Keys Open Doorways” and “Momma I am So Sorry,” from Clipse’s most celebrated album, Hell Hath No Fury. I discovered a lot to research witnessing the dichotomy between Pusha T and Malice up shut. Malice is extra collected in his actions, intensely scouring the room together with his eyes whereas his brother is way more animated, even letting out a sinister snigger mid-set.
Recorded weeks in the past, the 2 carried out songs from their new album, Let God Type Em Out, for the primary time, together with a chilling dedication to their deceased dad and mom, “Birds Do not Sing.” Earlier than the tears from the group might dry, we obtained the second we might been ready for in “Grindin’.”
The primary half of the 12 months in hip-hop hasn’t been essentially the most thrilling, so the timing of this reunion could not be higher. Here is Clipse delivering its finest dwell efficiency ever recorded and one of many hardest Tiny Desks of all time.
SET LIST
- “Virginia”
- “Keys Open Doorways”
- “Momma I am So Sorry”
- “Chains & Whips”
- “Birds Do not Sing”
- “Grindin'”
MUSICIANS
- Pusha T: vocals
- Malice: vocals
- Briley Harris: keys
- Darryl Woodson: keys
- Yoo Q!: DJ, background vocals
- Daru Jones: drums
- Brittney Mills: background vocals
- Tariq Ali: background vocals
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producer: Bobby Carter
- Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
- Audio Technical Director: Josh Newell
- Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Kara Body, Mitra I. Arthur, Alanté Serene
- Audio Engineer: Josephine Nyounai
- Manufacturing Assistant: Dhanika Pineda
- Photographer: Michael Zamora
- Copy Editor: Hazel Cills
- Tiny Desk Workforce: Maia Stern, Lars Gotrich
- Govt Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Sequence Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
