Clipse have revealed that their departure from Def Jam was reportedly sparked by a dispute over Kendrick Lamar’s visitor verse on their upcoming album, “Let God Kind Em Out”.
In an interview with GQ, Pusha T recounted that the label pressured them to censor or take away Lamar’s verse from the observe “Chains & Whips.” Pusha refused, saying, “They wished me to ask Kendrick to censor his verse, which in fact I used to be by no means doing.” After a month-long standoff, Def Jam’s authorized counsel Steve Gawley reportedly instructed them the label would merely drop Clipse from their roster.
The stress was reportedly fueled by the truth that each Clipse and Lamar have long-standing feuds with Drake, who’s at the moment engaged in a high-profile authorized battle with Common Music Group (UMG), Def Jam’s father or mother firm. The optics of two of Drake’s greatest rivals collaborating whereas he sues UMG made the label uncomfortable, additional complicating the state of affairs.
Moderately than compromise their creative integrity, Clipse opted to half methods with Def Jam. Pusha T, who stays a distinguished solo artist, negotiated a full launch that allowed the group to signal with Roc Nation for his or her long-awaited reunion challenge. Neither Def Jam nor UMG have publicly addressed the claims made by Pusha.
This transfer underscores the continued pressure in Hip-Hop’s most talked-about rivalries, notably as Pusha T continues to face agency in opposition to Drake, a beef that escalated when Pusha uncovered Drake’s secret youngster in “The Story of Adidon,” a diss observe that outlined their feud.
