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Clipse, the duo of Pusha T and No Malice, have announced their first new album in 16 years. Let God Sort Em Out is scheduled for release on July 11th via Roc Nation, with Pharrell producing the entirety of the project.

The Virginia brothers announced the news on May 29th before releasing the first single, ‘Ace Trumpets’, which is available on all streaming platforms. They also shared the cover art for Let God Sort Em Out, which Kaws designed.

Let God Sort Em Out will follow 2009’s Til the Casket Drops. Before that, Clipse’s Hell Hath No Fury dropped in 2006, and Lord Willin’ arrived in 2002. Pusha and Malice collaborated for the first time in almost a decade on Kanye West’s Jesus Is King album in 2019, with ‘Use This Gospel’ paving the way for their return.

Speaking on the new album, Pusha T told Vulture, “I think the album shows the supreme maturation of a rap duo. I think this is where you get the difference between taste and filler. This music is curated. This is a high-taste-level piece of work. You can only have that level of taste when you have the fundamentals down to a science. I think it’s been definitely missing. Then there’s the competitive aspect.”

No Malice added, “This is smart basketball. It’s fundamentals. And not only that, it’s authenticity. It’s what rap should look like if you’re real about your craft, real about your experience, real about your storytelling. It’s bringing the fans along to see the growth, not trying to fit in or fabricate.”

Concluding, “It just seems like in other genres of music, they have the luxury of growing. For some reason, we act like we’re not supposed to evolve. This is what the true evolution of the Clipse looks like. It’s just good to be able to show that and still have high-level raps.”

Pusha released his last solo album, It’s Almost Dry, in 2022. The closing track, ‘I Pray for You’, featured Malice.