In short
Clipse (Pusha T and Malice) discuss their comeback album “Let God Sort Em Out,” their long history with Pharrell and the Virginia music scene, why they chose a church-influenced direction, and the business/politics that delayed their Def Jam-era release. They also talk faith, integrity, and staying relevant without “aging out” in hip-hop.
Guest backgrounds
The episode features Clipse (brothers Pusha T and Malice), longtime Bronx-born rappers who formed in the 1990s/2000s and became Def Jam-era stars. They credit Pharrell Williams and a tight Virginia network (Timbaland, Teddy Riley, Devontae Swing, Missy, etc.) for their proximity-driven musical growth.
Key claims
They say Pharrell’s involvement is a “cheat code” because he’s not just producing beats but shaping the whole session’s future-thinking direction. They claim the album’s timing is “perfect” and that “heavy church” themes coexist with street credibility via integrity and crafted bars. They also allege Def Jam/UMG optics and a lawsuit involving a Kendrick Lamar verse forced them to buy out of their situation and move to Rock Nation.
Notable examples
Stories include AI’s birthday chaos in Newport News (glasses thrown), Malice and Timbaland attending school together, Pharrell calling at 2 a.m., and their album’s opening track “Birds Don’t Sing” featuring John Legend and Stevie Wonder, tied to their parents’ deaths (mom Nov 2021, dad Mar 2022).
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOIntroduction of Guests and Excitement
2:24 to 3:00
Hosts Joe and Jada introduce the guest artists, Clipse, and express excitement.
“on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.”
Reflecting on Music Sampling
3:00 to 3:30
Discussion on a recent music sample that Joe and Jada experienced together.
“This is Titanic glazes of ice cocaine talk up in this joint.”
Clipse's Return After 15 Years
3:30 to 3:55
Discussion on the long gap since Clipse released a project together.
“He's hitting the ground running today, ladies and gentlemen.”
Pharrell and Their Connection
3:55 to 4:42
Clipse shares how they linked up with Pharrell and their history together.
“They got a bunch of generic shit over here on the iPad.”
The Virginia Music Scene
4:42 to 5:01
Discussion about the Virginia music scene and its iconic figures.
“So he had Devontae Swing and all them out there.”
A.I.'s Birthday Party Incident
5:01 to 5:30
A humorous story about a chaotic incident at Allen Iverson's birthday party.
“The only thing weird is you got the best stories.”
Musical Proximity and Influence
5:30 to 7:58
Discussion on the close geographical and creative relationships between artists in Virginia.
“No, you not understanding what I'm trying to say.”
The Genius of Pharrell
7:58 to 9:11
Conversation about Pharrell's genius and impact on their music.
“that y 'all are hearing and all of these people is like Chad less than a mile from our house Chad is less than a mile.”
Chasing Musical Feelings
9:11 to 10:15
Clipse discusses their musical approach and the emotions behind their work.
“You know, dealing with Pharrell, man, I think that collectively we got like a synergy that like takes us back to our fan of hip hop moment.”
Influences and Evolving Styles
10:15 to 12:26
Discussion about influential artists and how they shaped Clipse's style.
“Some of the artists that blew your mind when pause or whatever they want to say but when when you first heard them I'm just saying now we gotta pause this shit to death.”
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Returning to Music After Hiatus
12:26 to 14:00
Clipse shares what inspired their return to music after a long break.
“As far as music is concerned, Push has been consistent with dropping music and going on tour and, you know what I mean, just being relevant in the culture and fashion and lifestyle.”
Heavy Church and Gangsta Rap
14:00 to 15:10
Exploration of how faith influences their music amidst street themes.
“Cause I had asked before and it was like, nah.”
Businessmen in Hip-Hop
15:10 to 16:50
Discussion on how integrity and business acumen shape their artistry.
“some level of integrity and being about your business over the years the way my brother has navigated this thing solo it invigorates me man, you know what I'm saying?”
Impact of Production on Artistry
16:50 to 18:20
How production and melody contribute to the evolution of their music.
“You know, I personally, you know, I want to, I just want to rap.”
Pride in Hip-Hop Representation
21:34 to 23:29
Reflections on the significance of representation in hip-hop culture.
“Because, you know, y 'all represent that real hip hop, that core, that street.”
The Politics of the Music Industry
23:29 to 27:31
Insights into the challenges of navigating the music industry politics.
“And I was like, Flavor in Your Ear remix verse.”
Navigating Challenges and Future Plans
27:31 to 28:01
Discussion about overcoming industry obstacles and future touring plans.
“So, you know, just, you know, so we ended up having to buy our way out of the situation.”
Reflecting on Music and Tours
28:01 to 29:48
Discussion about the music scene, upcoming tours, and personal experiences.
“Yeah, man, you know, just whatever, man.”
Role Models and Legacy
29:49 to 31:04
Exploring the responsibility of being role models in the music industry.
“Listen, I go see kids every time he in off, man.”
The Faith in Music
31:05 to 31:51
Discussing the importance of faith in their music and fan expectations.
“and know they can get to the promised land.”
Navigating Success and Criticism
31:52 to 34:42
Addressing challenges of success, criticism, and artistic integrity.
“I think the biggest part of a fan, like with me, the biggest part of a fan is like, yo, what the clips are thinking in 2025.”
Recording at Louis Vuitton
34:43 to 36:26
Insights into recording their album at a unique venue and interactions with Pharrell.
“That's the type of person I want to talk to.”
Quality in Music Collaborations
40:00 to 42:04
Discussing the consistent quality of music produced with Pharrell and Kanye.
“An FBI agent and one of America's most notorious mobsters working the same case.”
The Quality of Music Collaboration
42:04 to 44:34
Explore the unique chemistry in music collaborations between artists like Pharrell and Kanye.
“It's a different kind of camaraderie and chemistry and energy.”
Walking Away for Personal Peace
44:34 to 46:39
Discuss the reasons behind taking a break from rap for personal integrity and mental health.
“So you say somebody like you would just you know, we look at you as greatness.”
Finding Faith During Tough Times
46:39 to 48:59
The speakers share personal stories of faith and how it has guided them through challenges.
“And he showed himself faithful all the way through.”
The Importance of Putting God First
48:59 to 51:46
Discussion on the significance of prioritizing faith and spiritual beliefs in life.
“And I pray all the time for first class seats.”
Daily Prayers and Their Impact
51:46 to 56:04
Insights into the daily practice of prayer and its effects on personal well-being and family.
“You can say it till you blew in the face.”
Daily Prayer Rituals
56:04 to 57:16
Learn about the personal prayer habits and family connections of the hosts.
“The scripture says he is a rewarder of those who seek him diligently.”
Grief and Loss in Music
57:17 to 58:26
Discover how personal experiences of loss influenced new music from the artists.
“I want to hear, I want to, I'm just playing, I'm just playing.”
Reflections on Death and Mental Health
58:27 to 1:00:08
Explore discussions on coping with loss and the mental health impacts of losing loved ones.
“Now this joint actually starts the album just to set the tone and show you the depth and just where we are.”
Celebrating Mother's Impact
1:00:09 to 1:02:19
Understand the profound influence mothers have and their irreplaceable role in life.
“Fathers never get nothing for Father's Day.”
Transcript
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2:43Like dumb shit, right? So it just feel like sometimes. Well, he just said the politics of it. They probably didn't even listen to it just hearing the idea of the clips and them. The optics of it all.
2:58Yo, this is Joe Crack. Your boy Jada. This is the Joe and Jada Show. It's heavy cocaine talk today. We got the clips in the building. This is Titanic glazes of ice cocaine talk up in this joint. One thing I didn't dare do is we're going to talk today. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome my brothers to the Joe and Jayden show. Make some noise for the clips. My brother and my brother Malice. Joe's ready to go. He's hitting the ground running today, ladies and gentlemen. Nah, I'm just hype. When it comes to these guys, I get hype. You know what I'm saying? They're like superheroes. Respectfully. You know, yesterday, me and you got to sample just one song.
3:43Yeah, that shit was insane. It was insane. It was crazy. We were talking about that shit all the way outside. We left. How many years has it been since y 'all put out a project together?
3:54Malice:15. 15 years. 15 years. Wow. Yeah. Still sounding like that. It's crazy. They got a bunch of generic shit over here on the iPad. We're going to turn that over and not even use that. But just for namesake, how the hell, how'd y 'all link up with Pharrell? For the people that don't know. Oh, man. We had a mutual friend, like one of my best friends, Cam. He would always tell me about this dude that made crazy beats or whatever. And Cam would tell Pharrell about, you know, me rapping or whatever. So one day we was like at the oceanfront and we were just out there freestyling or whatever. And, you know, Pharrell came up to me.
4:35Malice:He was like, yo, Cam told me about you. I was like, yeah, he told me about you too. And from there we just linked and was tight ever since. That's his history. That's right. Let's talk VA, right? So you got linked up with him in VA. Yeah, right. VA, Teddy Riley was out there. Yes. Right? So he had Devontae Swing and all them out there. Yes. Fancy, then Timberland. Yes. Pharrell. Yes. That had Mike Vick. Of course. That had AI. Of course. You know, I got beat up with AI. He never claims that one. No, no. You know what I mean? You heard about it. No, no, no. Don't fucking lie. No, no, no. You heard about it.
5:11Malice:I didn't hear about it. You didn't hear about this. You never heard about this. The only thing weird is you got the best stories. That's what we've been doing. The best stories? No, you never heard about Bad News VA. Of course. Where we fought the whole club. It was AI's birthday. Yo, it was in Newport News? Yeah. Bro, Newport News. It gets crazy in Newport. No, you not understanding what I'm trying to say. We over there for AI's birthday. Right. So he's in the hotel gambling all day, right? Yep. Then we go. we got the convertible belt. It's AI. He's the biggest thing out there. So we go to his birthday party.
5:50And so we pull up with his crew and his shit is rampant. Everybody's hype. Next thing I know, one of AI's mans get into some shit with somebody. Next thing I know, the whole club started throwing glasses at us, like fucking vokers and sodas. And we ducking and there's so many glasses that every time I get up there's no way to miss like they was hitting I always tell AI that story he don't recall the story I'll be like remember you got us fucked up in Bad News VA because his man jumped off and it was fighting the whole club so VA right special place lyrically I think y 'all put it on your back how did y 'all move because we got to say they from the Bronx originally We were born We were born in the Bronx
6:44Malice:We were born in the Bronx They got it Tilden Tower You know as soon as we claim the Bronx You know they gonna kill us They gonna shoot us So please I left at 2 He left at 5 No I left at 8 You left at 4 But you in the BX Heavy beef They was doing all McDonald's at a farm. They still want to eat beef patty. Right. But let's say you go to VA. Yeah. Right. And so that was a very magical place at that time. It was. Yeah. Missy. Yeah. This shit was dumb out there. You know what people don't know is you know, musically people don't know how close in proximity we all were. Like, you know, Malice went to school with Timbaland you know we used to ride our bike to Timbaland's house this is middle school junior high school junior high school and high school Pharrell ended up moving next to my elementary school like all of this music that y 'all are hearing and all of these people is like Chad less than a mile from our house Chad is less than a mile.
8:09I'm overstanding. I just want the people to understand. Yeah, just so the people know. That shit was greatness over there. On every level, from R &B to hip-hop to everything. That was legendary. You guys are definitely the cheat code. I'm not trying to say you guys don't deserve everything you got, but you guys are the cheat code. You got Pharrell doing every beat on this. We can't afford that. Who can afford Pharrell to do every beat on their album. It's not even about being able to afford P. It's about being able to get next to him and get his time. But they his brother, so that's definitely a cheat go there.
8:55There you go. You know what I mean? What it's like having Pharrell, one of the geniuses of this era. He's a genius. Absolutely. Not even just beats. Everything. Everything. He's a great man. Yeah. He's one of them. Yeah, for sure. That's going to be studied a hundred years from now. But that's your guy.
9:13Malice:Yeah. You know, dealing with Pharrell, man, I think that collectively we got like a synergy that like takes us back to our fan of hip hop moment. You know what I'm saying? So like musically, there's only certain things that we want. There's only certain things that we going to resonate with. There's only certain. We don't chase sounds. we chase the feeling we chase um we chase time you know i'm saying we we chase we we chase locks freestyles you know i'm saying and what that meant like you know i'm saying what that meant to us at that particular time like this is like you know we just chasing that energy we we chasing that energy so when we get together that's what that's what the that's what what that's what the studio session is like it's not about like you know this sound or trying to you know compete with what's going on it's like no if it don't make us feel like you know it's time this then we just not doing it and it's it's tough because you know pharrell's a future thinker he's a future thinker he's a future futuristic type of person so if you say something that that harkens back too much to nostalgia it it ruins the whole session he don't you know i'm saying he doesn't he doesn't like um that type of certain buzzwords it kind of ruins it so it's like um you know you you you you work around it but the one thing that we all have in common is that we really remember the time where like hip-hop was stabbing us like just stabbing us every you know I'm saying like we just remember that time.
10:59Malice:Some of the artists that blew your mind when pause or whatever they want to say but when when you first heard them I'm just saying now we gotta pause this shit to death. It's like pause, pause like you know but the thing is who's some of the artists that blew your mind coming up when you heard them you just knew you felt like the world changed. Prodigy ruined my life. Rest in peace to Pete. Prodigy ruined my whole life. I think I would have to blame prodigy for like violence. Yeah, man, it was, you know, prodigy was it for me, man. Um, I like, you know, I remember being in school and like arguing, like, you know, what was better mob or bootcamp?
11:47Malice:And I'm, I'm mobbed to the death, But I just thought that Prodigy was it was something very poetic about what he did. Yeah, for me, it was definitely I take it back to the Juice Crew. Rock him, Big Daddy Kane, just the real lyricists, you know, the ones that gave you that feeling, the ones that you look forward to coming out, you know, when they were dropping. And that's why I patterned my whole rap style after, you know, it was about being a lyricist, about having something to say. making some kind of sense in the style and all of that. So, yeah. You know, I caught goosebumps. Yeah. I caught goosebumps.
12:27As far as music is concerned, Push has been consistent with dropping music and going on tour and, you know what I mean, just being relevant in the culture and fashion and lifestyle. Yeah. Some of the meanest jewelry. We know you went on a hiatus for a while. You know, just did your family thing. wasn't doing no music now you know after 15 years or what have you let God sort them out what sparked it what sparked it
13:00Malice:I cannot discount during my hiatus I did two solo projects myself hear ye him and let the dead bury the dead so I was always still active yeah still still sharpening my skills I think when we went out to Wyoming you know with yay um you know and we did we worked on the jesus is king album and we uh did use this gospel and that that kind of like pushed my brother and myself into like making music again and putting us in that atmosphere and then we also performed you know at what was it um sunday service sunday service yeah so album yeah yeah yeah definitely uh the nego album um these were the things that I was like using to be able to approach him about.
13:51Malice:Say let's get big. Yeah. You know what I'm saying? Like, you know, we, we had a, I pray for you. Yeah. It was just certain songs. I mean, certain projects that it was like, man, you know. Where it made sense to me at the time. Yeah. Yeah. Cause I had asked before and it was like, nah. So you went heavy church. Heavy Jesus. Yes. I'm heavy Jesus too. But how How is it Doing the album now As the clips Talking that street It's perfect It's perfect It's the right time It's perfect Um I'm Some of you You're like You know like We was talking amongst each other About Stick With Stick With Every ending had like A positive ending Every song So how you Come in Heavy Church Coming in Cause this definitely Gotta be Heavy Jesus I just told you Heavy Jesus Is what Is what Right No, no, no.
14:42Malice:You say. No, he keeps saying heavy church. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. How are you able to make a gangster rap album, you know, coming from like the church? I don't I don't think I'm going to call it gangster rap. But but, you know, I think I think when people look at the clips apart from the creativity, I think what you should see is businessmen, family men. I think you should see some level of integrity and being about your business over the years the way my brother has navigated this thing solo it invigorates me man, you know what I'm saying? It inspires me and it's not too much rap wise that inspires me except for the locks, you know what I'm saying?
15:34Malice:Appreciate that, my brother. Absolutely, absolutely. You know, so just his enthusiasm about the game keeps me, you know, in that headspace. That's dope because yesterday he played us one song and we know what Push gonna do. But when you about to rap, I see everybody's ear open. Everybody's room just, you know, when you got the fucking German chapter, the dopamine, everybody's ear opened in the room and was like see what Mal is coming with right now for the one joint they played yesterday you know these are my brothers they both go crazy but this song the beat was insane they switched up the flow they both they had the brotherly flow where they was doing the same flow but the shit they were saying was great I want to speak to that too, man.
16:37Malice:Like, I think that's where, you know, the production and being produced as an artist comes into play. And that's how, you know, that's how I feel like that's how we evolve in this joint too. You know, I personally, you know, I want to, I just want to rap. You know what I'm saying? I just want to rap. You mentioned the flow and the patterns and the stencil. Stupid. The hook was insane too. The thing about it, the thing about that is that like, you know, that was one of the boxes that we had to check off. Like it had to be sticky. And when, you know, when PB like, yo, it gotta be sticky though. Like I just don't, you know, he says things like, man, I don't want mixtape verses.
17:20Malice:No, I want like, you know, something crafted. And once, you know, once you go through that, that that process of finding what that melody is or finding what that stencil is then you inject the steroids in that you know what I'm saying that's how that's the only way to be satisfied for me to be satisfied doing something in a stencil you got to be saying something bar for bar you know what I'm saying that's the only time it comes together like a crossword puzzle for me I nailed it I nailed it thank you thank you make sure y 'all don't just and this is not I only heard one song, but this is not one of them albums.
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21:33I think we also, well, as far as me, but I can say about me, I always get, I'm always proud of you. You know what I'm saying? Because, you know, y 'all represent that real hip hop, that core, that street. Thank you. You know, and when I see you walking on runways and fucking friends and all that. No, I'm proud of you. Thank you, man. That's a win for hip hop. I feel like one of us got up in so hard for one of us. Yeah. For real, we understand. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But when we see you guys walking through that shit, we like, yo, they let the guys in. Right. You know what I mean? What that feel like to you when you out in France about to get ready to walk the runway then you dropped the record right?
22:20You dropped the record and we see Jay going crazy on the side Jay was going crazy on the side like what that feel like
22:29Malice:Man, these are the boxes we trying to check off I feel like our era is the era that shows that you don't have to age out in hip-hop you know i'm saying we don't have you don't got age out like niggas is nice right now facts and it's like you know i'm saying like we um and we actually all live it you know i'm saying like we live it like hip-hop ain't just raps to us it's raps is being fly it's like i'm still taking codes from kane you know i'm saying i'm still taking codes from that era you know i'm saying so it's like that's what it is to us so it's like you know when you get the opportunity to walk a runway or get that endorsement deal for me.
23:14Malice:I'm like, man, I remember when this shit wasn't even supposed to be here. I remember my dad telling me rap won't going to be here. Like, I remember it. Man, that ain't going to be nothing. It's noise. Yeah, all the noise. You know, so it's like... It was worse for me. I had a Cuban father. He didn't understand you at all. He definitely looked at it. Now, he was telling me the plain truth. He was like, you're not going to make it have you seen any Spanish guys make it in this shit you're done and you know I'm from the you know I'm from the soy you to Bronx and my father actually saw hip hop born he was like there's no other Spanish people doing this probably like you have no chance and I'm on the kitchen writing on the table but then they become my biggest fans oh what I'll never forget man my dad recited Biggs Flavor in Your Ear verse to me.
24:13Malice:And I was like, Flavor in Your Ear remix verse. And I couldn't, I was floored. Floored. I'm like, how? Wait, when did you even come into this? And I was like, man, that was a time and a point where I was like, oh no, this damn, he even hit you. He even got you reciting. I was like man I knew Big was I knew Big was big then I hear a lot of Biggie Smalls in your flows in your cadence a lot for years he was special you know that's funny because Dre from Cool and Dre shout out my brothers he said he was a big like R &B Joe to see it he always told me this story this father's Jamaica came in with the flow Joe you need to be listening to this fuck that smooth shit you need to listen to Fat Joe Flow Joe Dre tell me that all the time that's fire how long it took y 'all to make this out two years yo but to speak to what you were just saying do you know where clips come from the name that's who yeah that was my next question oh I didn't mean to step on you guys it actually it was actually Full Eclipse.
25:35Malice:Full Eclipse. But we knew you had the Full Eclipse crew. Yeah. We chopped it to just clips. We had to chop it down. We ain't on no smoke. We ain't on no smoke. We ain't on no smoke. That's crazy. No name is clips. Detail of the business, but right before y 'all was about to release the album, something happened with Def Jam and y 'all got up out of it. Yeah. Yeah. How serious it is to be able to do what you want to do when ownership and the bullshit and the politics of the business that after being in something so long, you still have to go through the politics, the politics, the politics and the business never stops.
26:21Malice:I think that's the rule. I think that's the biggest takeaway from us. Yeah. You know what I'm saying? We've been out in 15 years and it's still the same thing. Yeah, still the same thing. For anybody with some type of business mind, you can love rap. Like, we love it, be passionate about it, but it's something with the business side that always discourages you and make you just want to do other things sometimes. Basically, we had the album, had the album, put the album together, so on and so forth. And, you know, they got, we turned it in and we turned it in with the Kendrick verse. and they didn't want to put it out.
27:02Malice:They didn't want to put it out. Basically, they didn't, what I feel like, they didn't like the optics while they were going through their lawsuit of, you know, Clips, Kendrick together on a song, you know, coming out under UMG with the lawsuit they got going on and so on and so forth. So, ended up having a... Basically, y 'all got caught in the 211 triple cross that had nothing to do. Basically, yeah. Because, you know, it wasn't even on that type of time. It happens all the time. It still happens to me. Let me finish. Let me finish, man. So, you know, just, you know, so we ended up having to buy our way out of the situation.
27:39Malice:It gets a little tricky because we had a one album deal. The Clips did. And then, you know, I was signed there as well. So you can just, you know, the Clips couldn't just leave without me. You know what I'm saying? And so we had to figure it out. And here we are. Rock Nation. I thought you was in a position to buy yourself out. Shout out to Ho, man. Yeah, definitely. Definitely shout out to Ho, man. Rock Nation. Rock Nation, for sure. Yeah. Yeah, man, you know, just whatever, man. You know, we roll with the punches, bro. Like, we here. That's what we do. We know where we from. We know what we do.
28:16Malice:Yeah. And always got the faith in the music, man. The faith is always in the music. Like, we always know that shit going to be right. So that's, you know what I'm saying? That's what we believe in. Right. definitely I got a tour coming up I think I seen August 3rd August 3rd man September 10th 25 dates of just back to back man they sent me a tour bus the other day I'm like whoa they're like what when the last time you seen one of those it's so good to live life when you don't need the bus like man yo yo we used to live on a bus now it's like a bus the bus they sent me the bus they sent us tour buses you got a sweet you got a sweet around all these people I'm like how you know I wouldn't want to be around all these people yeah I turn down tours man my knees ain't the same man my ankles man I be like what two months keep that like you know I don't think I can do it like I'm gonna be real with you you know I do I work on the right now I'm gone like I go every weekend but to do the tour thing every day yeah bringing the noise every day, every city.
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29:28I haven't done that in a long time, B. I don't know if I want that opportunity. I'm keeping it real.
29:35Malice:Well, for us, you know, I guess with us just being away for so long, it's like, it's the highlight to get back in front of the fans. You know what I'm saying? So we'll sacrifice that. We'll suffer that. No, no, they're waiting for you too. You know, now, I love it. Yeah. I love it. I love it. I love to get tired of it. Listen, I go see kids every time he in off, man. You also do pull-ups with one finger, bro. You not built like Tyson Fury. Tyson Fury, man. In this time and era, there's a lot of young dudes that look older than everybody on this couch. Yeah. From the never they put everybody in, never they indulge you.
30:16We also got to understand whether we all don't want to take the role model stance, but we are. And so, you know, guys prior to us, you know, They fucked up with drugs and all type of shit like that. And it was really hard. We've always loved them for the integrity of the music and what they played for the game. But these young kids, they looking at us. There's a young kid right now popping 25 or something who's probably looking at this shit like, yo, my OGs look good, bro. That means I could look right. I could be right in the future. I could do right. And that's a moral obligation that we don't accept, but we really do accept.
30:59Yeah. You know, and I can see that. We do. We pushing forward the right way so the young brothers and sisters see us and know they can get to the promised land.
31:13Malice:I got a five-year-old too, man. So I got to be. You got to be in shape. He's getting loose from you in the park. Yeah. You can't breathe. You can get out of there. Gotta chase him. Yeah, man. How y 'all feeling about the album? I see y 'all at an event. Y 'all had to play it for the DJs, play it a couple sessions. How did it go? How was the reception? Like Pusha said, man, the faith is in the music. You know what I'm saying? It's what we believe in. Once we deliver exactly what it is we want to do, when it sounds the way, exactly the way we want it to sound, We don't think about nothing else. We delivered our part and release it and just see the acceptance, however it comes.
31:58Malice:I think the biggest part of a fan, like with me, the biggest part of a fan is like, yo, what the clips are thinking in 2025. Like, what they talking about 2025. You know, something, well, I don't know if you know, but something you get criticized for is talking that heavy weight 20-25, right? I got guys that be like, your man be talking I be like, yo, I love this shit Let me chime in on that the beautiful thing of coming from where we come from and talking the talk we talk is the challenge is how can he say what he want to say now after having success having money, getting married, being a family man, still active, still doing his thing.
32:51And when you're nice, that's the only challenge. Everybody that keeps saying he's saying the same thing, they ain't even fucking listening right. And they just need something to say because they got a keyboard with a stick button. And not only that, what is
33:02Malice:everybody else saying? What is everybody else saying? I agree with you one million percent. I just came off a vacation saying you'll pay. I was riding on a plane and it just immediately speaks violence. I just don't know. I'm in the nicest place cobblestone. Shit is beautiful. I jump on the plane. I'm like, when I blow the head off, it's like I don't know if people understand. Maybe it's my therapy. Maybe that's what I do. What is it for you? You know what I liken it to? I liken it to just having a you know, first of all, rap has always come from a very real place. You know what I'm saying? So it's like.
33:49For real rap, for rap, for people that can rap.
33:52Malice:Yeah, it comes from a very real place. So, you know, with that being said, and, you know, being in it, you know, 23 years, I feel like at this point, I liken it to, you know, only like, you know somebody who loves mob movies or a person you know i'm saying person that that's what they choose to like you know i don't i don't watch um i don't watch horror i watch a and e you know it's it's scarier i believe it you know i'm saying so it's like i i liken i liken my music to that as well um i don't know man i listen you can't please everybody But listen, 23 years in this, I'm not trying to please nobody but myself.
34:40Malice:That's what I that's what I care about. Like, you know, I know that my taste, my ear and what it is that I want to hear that resonates with a certain type of person. That's the type of person I want to talk to. That's the person I like. person you know I'm saying I know the person who says that who says like oh you know he talked that heavy this and that and that like man I'm sure I don't even gel with you anyway we don't even like you I know I don't like you I'm positive I don't like you we don't like you but you not even my type of dude you not man so I just you know I take it with a grain of salt but you know more importantly I know I know who my fan is.
35:29Malice:I don't even call them fans. I call them family. I know who my family is. Like, I know who I'm talking to. Y 'all recorded this album at Louie? Yeah. Just like this, actually. Yeah, like, it's no booth. I'm just sitting down. Louis Vuitton? That's where they recorded it at. Yeah. It's no booth. This guy's gotta be stopped, man. today we're shooting two episodes I pulled out a little boat take it because it's rainy outside yeah yeah yeah but then I got the Louis outfit I said I better not wear this Louis outfit because they might come with the shit and fucking lime green they got everything Louis these guys I got a holla at Pharrell too man I said don't play yourself and bust this shit out I haven't seen you in a while Pharrell I'm looking for some love man they ain't seen you those no really no no we ain't get He didn't send me anything.
36:26He used to love me. I don't know. I definitely thought he sent you those. He didn't send me anything.
36:33Malice:You're only looking at Jada. I needed to. I really thought that he did. Because he would. Pharrell has not sent me a croissant. Once I get in contact with him, it's going to be a way. Pharrell has not sent me a croissant. For Louis Vuitton. He put a Q in and a croissant. a croissant from Louis Vuitton and man I love Pharrell I'll tell you something without telling you I'll tell you in Morse code somebody was playing with me and I throw the hoodie somebody was playing throw the hoodie off somebody was playing with me and the only person I could think of was Pharrell not him playing with me but I asked him I said yo I'm having this situation wait, it's not too crazy.
37:25I get a phone call one day like 2 in the morning Pharrell. Such and such. Hangs up the phone. I said, damn, he keeps it 100. He keeps it 10 ,000%. You know, we got to the source. We worked everything out. But I mean, like the man will he... Yo, Pharrell a real one. Let me tell you something. He'll make the call. You won't believe it. 2 in the morning call. yo I'm like okay now I know what we're dealing with you know what I'm saying you gotta know you gotta know the hitting hand in certain situation yo Pharrell stop man come on hit me give me a headband or something from fucking Louis Vuitton or something yo not because he's showing us I'm just waiting to catch up with him I already know I ain't stressing because when You know, when I see him, he's going to show something.
38:21He's going to show a little. Rest in peace to Ice Pick, man. Oh, man. Of course, man.
38:27Malice:Definitely. Ice Pick, man. Shout out to the whole family, old school family, Phil and Ray, and everybody that I was introduced to. Oh, we got that song? Yep. That's it? All right. Let's not even play. No further. Let's get into this. You came with results. You walked right in with results. Put it up, though. Yeah, come on. Man. Oh. I'm back, bro. Woo! Woo! Yeah.
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42:04Yo, let me tell you something, man. You guys, man. Oh. it's a certain quality in your music you know it's just it's a certain quality cause you never miss that you know what I mean Pharrell obviously that's two for two he's going crazy on this album right here you know what I'm saying but I also hear like when you work with Kanye when you work with it's always a certain quality to the music like you know what I'm saying like him and Pharrell just got something that you can't buy. There's something there. They got some... It's a different kind of camaraderie and chemistry and energy. And synergy.
42:49All that shit is just different when they connect. And you get the Kendrick Lamar, right? That didn't sound like a beef record to me. It sounded like hip-hop. It just sounds like some beautiful shit. Like dumb shit, right? He said the politics of it. They ain't even, they probably didn't even listen to it, just hearing the idea of the clips and them. The optics of it all. They viewed it before viewing it. My thing is, right, when you get into like highly publicized battles and shit, everybody think the next 20 records you rapping about somebody. You ain't been thinking about that shit. Exactly.
43:29Right?
43:29Malice:I mean, is that the case? I think so. I think so. I think that, I think that happens a lot. You know, I mean, you know, listen, man, like I said, we've been in this so long that like a surface level listener is just not my type of person. That's a fact. Like surface level listeners ain't for me. Like, man, we not for, we might take that sound bite and use it as a clip on my new album. Yeah. Don't listen to our shit. Yeah. Listen to the other shit. It's fine. he didn't make it for you no I love that man that song right there was crazy too thank you Kendrick going crazy on that thing y 'all both going crazy like you know what I'm saying I seen it again I seen when his verse about to come on I see the ears open everybody like yo what you got to say but that that's the fun of it you know what I'm saying that's the fun of it I feel like we miss you guys man We just so happy you guys are back.
44:34Thank you. Thank you. So you say somebody like you would just you know, we look at you as greatness. You and your brother. No, we do. Appreciate it. Thank you. Be clear about that. Same here. Right? I be thinking like I had an argument with somebody. We was talking about top female rappers. Who was it? You, Chris? Somebody told me yo, Lauren Hill don't rap. I said Lauren Hill don't rap. Right? But no, no, I'm just saying, hold up. Right? Okay. I think she's the greatest female rapper, right? But my thing is, she walked away from the game. Right? And then be like, yo, where's Lauren? Like, what?
45:19I feel like I got cheated out of a fan. I could have caught some more albums. Right? Like, what is that like when you just... And as a rapper, how
45:29Malice:do you pay the bills if you just walk away yo let me tell you man when i walked away that was for me that was for me that was for my soul that was for my peace of mind um that was just for my integrity you know what i'm saying if i didn't walk away ain't no telling what i would be doing how i would be or whatever so it was uh you know just taking inventory of my life um i'm much better for it i I wouldn't trade it for anything. You know what I'm saying? Me being back here now is a, it's a passion, you know, it is a, it's a luxury. And the fact that I get to be with my brother, I'm just cool with, with, with all of that.
46:13Malice:And you got to understand it's like rap ain't never been the reason I eat steak ever. You know what I'm saying? You know, I appreciate it. I'm very grateful for this opportunity. glad to be able to be put back in this position. And my God provides, man. All the time. All the time. And when I left, I didn't leave knowing how the bill was going to get paid. I had no idea. And he showed himself faithful all the way through. I don't even know how them walls stood up, but they did. And every car and everything else, too. So I thank him for it. Yeah. Very important. it's funny you say that you felt cheated I be going through Twitter and when we dropped Ace Trumpets one of the biggest tweets was like they was mad at you they was like oh we've been missing out on this for this long how dare you do this stuff I feel like that with artists like him Lauren there's a couple of artists that I was like yo I wanted more I see that tweet had a lot of activity you have to do what you have to do for yourself and I'm very very in tune with God too I know that I know that.
47:22I see you. So I'm always, he always shows himself. Yeah, he does. You know what I'm saying? At moments, I try to tell my brother, you know, my brother, he just lost his moms and lost his, his daughter got hit and run. Sorry to hear that. And he just was like, he was in front of a church by mistake and the bell started ringing and he was like, yo, Joe, I see what you're saying. Like she with God. You know, people think they don't see God, he come. He'll come and let you know yo I'm here and I got you. And so I understand what you're saying. Some place where me and you can relate when I hear to this thing because we doing this podcast.
48:08So when your new job is talking shit you bound to step in shit and I step in shit all the time. Say it again. Kiss is an innocent bystander. He be on the couch It's like, oh, my God, not again.
48:23Malice:That's good, though. But one of the most comments that I get, right, is people saying, so say I said. I pray for first class seats. I didn't say I pray for private. I say I pray for first class seats because the one or two times I went in coach, I sat next to the Beverly Hillbillies. and little kids was throwing packs of potato chips, smacking me in the face and climbing over my shoulder. And I was like, Jesus, please get me back up there. And I pray all the time for first class seats. Now I get backlash. Yo, we both landing at the same time. Joe, you change. You was broke from the hood. Now you want to sit first class.
49:16I get a lot of people so I would like to believe that yeah I grew up poor but my audience grew up with me they're not 18 years old no more maybe they aspire to want better shit in life so when I'm up here talking about it used to be inspirational like when you went in a mode of version of it where people be like yo I want that yo I could get that now it seems like a backlash and this hook what the hook said on the hook right there
49:48Malice:Uncle said nigga you must be sick all you talk about is just getting rich choke my neck and ice my bitch beat the system with chains and whips yeah hello yeah that's what I'm talking about in a nutshell right yeah so once again you ain't rapping for them guys they not for us that's where I gotta put it at they not for us they not on the surface they not on the level a fan because I look at the shit and I'm I'm dumbfounded some of this shit like oh man you think you rich you think you living a life you think I'm like bro what do you want me want to be like exactly yeah you want me to tell you how broke I am or some shit I gotta heat up the house with the stove and shit like that I think I think if I could add scripture says seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all All these things will be added unto you.
50:46Malice:He wants you to have all the desires of your heart. Just put him first. You're not supposed to be walking around here dusty and destitute. You know, you look at Job. You know what I'm saying? He was, you know, one of the richest people in the Bible. Like God wants you to have. The only thing is we put so much before him. That's when it all goes haywire. It's always got to be him. Yeah, it's got to be him. That's how I feel. I just spoke at my mother's funeral and I was just talking about, you know, all the great things and all the sacrifices. as I seen my mother do. But at the same time, I got to praise him.
51:17Even when I'm feeling sad or when I'm feeling happy, I got to let them know this was all due to him. Amen. And it's crazy because when you serve God and you're faithful and you put him first, I'm telling you, I keep telling you, I think I'm crazy. Everything you ever wanted, it may not come in the time you wanted. Anything you ever asked for, you will reveal it one day fact. I swear to God. It's a fact. It's just the way it is. It's a fact. And I tell them. You can say it till you blew in the face. Yeah, but I tell them all the time. I try sticking people up. I try selling drugs. I try doing this.
51:56I try doing that. Once I try God. You ever heard that story I said about the God. So I'm in my couch. Right. I'm in Miami. I'm by myself. No, this is a good one. Jada, you ain't got to hide under the hoodie. This is a God This is a confession.
52:16Malice:Right, right, right. This is a confession, J.D. You ain't got to hide this. Testimony, man. This is a testimony. I'm in my couch, I'm all alone. I'm in my couch all alone. Right? Why you got me so vivid like that? Well, what you want me to do? That's what storytelling, I'm telling you to do. I'm in my couch all alone. And I'm thinking about, why life ain't going so good for me? Why I ain't where I want to be. Why, you know, friends ain't really checking up on me. Why I'm on one of the moments I'm sitting down and I live five minutes from my best friend, Callie, right? So he's up the block. So I'm just sitting there and I'm going through it and it just, it hit me.
53:11i said god we gotta put god first god is the answer if we stick with god it's gonna be the truth is this and this and that so so it hit me i finally soaked it in the stuff i'm talking now that was the moment right i rushed to callid's house right now callid's my little brother i put in the game. He got the$100 million house. He's beyond happy. His own planes. He's living a life. Five minutes away. Right? So I got you. Right? So I pull up. Khaled usually got security. Guys with AKs in front of his house, no security. I walk in, he got a staff, 15 people. Nobody working. He usually have his wife and kids there.
54:00Nobody's in there. I walk all the way in his house. When I walk in, Cal is in the jacuzzi by himself looking the other way. So I said, yo, Cal, yo, Cal, he doesn't turn around. I said, I've been speaking to God. He turns around and jumps up and goes, God is the greatest. God is the greatest. God is the greatest. God is the greatest. God is the greatest. God is the greatest. God is the greatest. He wouldn't stop. God is the greatest. So I said, this guy knew all alone. All alone, this guy knew and never told me. He never sat me down. He said, yo, Joe, look, I know you want to be tough. I know you want to, but this is it.
54:40You know what I'm saying? That's why when I found out, I started screaming it to everybody. Yo, I found it. You can't help it. You can't help it. Killers, hustlers, everybody. This is the way. You want to be successful? You want to come up? Be loyal to God. But I got upset at Khaled because he knew. All I had to say was Yo Khaled He knows my voice I've been talking to God He turned around so fast God is the greatest God is the greatest God is the greatest God is the greatest And I said yo Amen This guy knew the secret All the time So that's why You ain't gotta use the hoodie right now This is a positive This is a family show Jaded kiss This is a family show I'm very rooted in In the high spirit myself if you do my background history I pray for good health though you know what I mean I think money and luxury and watches and all that stuff will come I pray to be healthy to be have the remaining years with my mom and dad and my kids and I think everything else will fall in line I love that that's right
55:51Malice:what are some of the things you pray for oh man I pray for that he draws me closer to him and that I seek him diligently. The scripture says he is a rewarder of those who seek him diligently. I'm up three in the morning, like every morning praying because I get woken up at that time and I get on my face and I pray. I cover all of my family. I cover all of my nieces and nephews. You know, I mean, this is daily. My wife sees me get up at this time every morning. She knows where I'm going. I'm going in the closet, close the door behind me. This is every morning. And I think you can pray for whatever you want.
56:35Malice:There's nothing wrong with praying for things. So that's fine. I just, I like to wake up. I'm thankful for things like being in my right mind. I'm having my sanity. I pray for friends and family that I know that are going through things. People that are sick or whatever. You know what I'm saying? Brothers and Jim, what you pray for? for sure. Man, just my family. Honestly, just my family and I just got a whole new outlook with, like I said, with a five-year-old, I got a five-year-old son. Yeah. So it's, man, I just pray to be here for him the whole time. Yeah. I had to watch this whole ride. With this being, since we took a little, we went to the pulpit for a minute.
57:16Let's get back to the album. There's a track on the album. That's how you say, wait.
57:21Malice:No, that's how it is. don't sing. I want to hear, I want to, I'm just playing, I'm just playing. Yeah, for sure. Yeah. Our parents passed away four months apart. Wow. Yeah. So, November 21 and March 22. Yeah. November 21, my mom, March, March 22, our father. And, so, Birds Don't Sing is featuring John Legend, Stevie Wonder on the keys. And the song is basically my last conversation with my mom, speaking to it, and his last conversation with our dad. And tough, tough record, man. Super tough record to write. Tough to write, huh? Yeah, yeah. I mean, gut-wrenching the whole time. That's the kind of pain that I need.
58:16Malice:I can't wait to hear that. And just it had it actually starts the album. Everybody puts that, you know, puts record like that at the at the at the bottom, the last joint. Now this joint actually starts the album just to set the tone and show you the depth and just where we are. You know, how we feeling, honestly, before we get into all the chaos, you know, we don't know that. We got a lot of friends, but, you know, I lost my brother, my, my father, then my mother all in like a four month. Yeah. So, you know, and all my friends, you know, not to say his business in May would have been right here.
58:59You know, his mom just got sick last night. I think I'm hitting the age where my brother Serge, his mother just passed away two days ago. I'm hitting the age where a lot of my friends are starting to lose their parents and they can really, really use that.
59:14Malice:Right. And relate to that because this is the type of thing I've seen people lose their mind. Right. So my biggest fear in life was always if I lose my mother, am I going to go crazy? Literally schizophrenia or some shit. Right. I had that fear my whole life. And so with friends of mine's lost parents, I would really check in on them because I'd be like, yo, that's the type of shit that I, you know, it takes a lot to. to stop me. It takes a lot. You know, my mom's died the next day. We were shooting Joe and J. It takes a lot. So if I know I'm scared that that shit might stop me, I check on my friends.
59:57Because that is it. You know, that's it to me. You know, thank God, God. That's right. Gave me the strength and I'm still here and we still working and we still doing what we got to do. And I'm not going to lie to you. I'm happy. I'm not depressed. you know I'd rather my parents not suffer than suffer you know it might be a cliche but you know if your parents is there suffering you know what I'm saying you'd rather them not suffer but that's beautiful that's hard because I wrote a record to my mom's she was fully alive and I was crying the whole time you know what I'm saying because you think about how your mom sacrificed for you but you know I know it was father's day I know me and you we got some brown socks and some turkey bacon.
1:00:41Fathers never get nothing for Father's Day. But there's nothing like a mother. I don't know about you. I don't know. I didn't think I could carry a baby for nine months. Carry a baby for nine months? Give a baby organs? You know how hard that... Have you ever... I don't think us men have really... I see some of my friends, they running through nine kids in a row like they got home working. Like, and I'm just like, this shit is crazy out here. Like, you cannot compare a mother to a father. Just my opinion. And I have a great father. Rest in peace. I had a great father, right? He was with us. Never abandoned us.
1:01:29My mom's caught cancer. He never left my mom's. He raised my son Joey. You know, I got too much to be grateful for. But But, you know, the mom dukes is it. So I get it. Yeah, for sure.
1:01:43Malice:For sure. I'm with you. The train is coming, baby. The train is coming now. Yeah. Make sure y 'all download, stream, however you get the album and your albums. Let God sort them out. This is real music. Arguably the album of the year. And I only heard two songs. Easily. You know what I mean? These my brothers right here. They stand for what I stand for. We represent the same thing. And we appreciate them on the Joe and Jay, the show makes some noise for the clips. Thanks for having us. Royalty, baby. Thanks for having us. Royalty on the couch. And let me tell you something. Y 'all are our first rap guests.
1:02:27Oh, man. Y 'all set the ball off. Y 'all set the ball off. Y 'all set the ball off. Y 'all set the ball off. Yo, they don't work. Yo, they don't disrespect it. Nobody else, but this is the boss. They keep coming. I'm going to tell you something, and I'm not going to say your name. You can't have Joe Smoke. Hold up, hold up. Yo, say that. No, they keep coming. Like, yo, such and such want to be on the show. Such and such want to be on the show. Such and such want to be on the show. We have to have some corned off in the show. Jay is like, if they're not. He's like, if they're not royalty. Everybody have to be sitting on this couch.
1:02:59I only want dudes like y 'all in our presence, man. That's what's up. Yes, sir. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah. Yeah.
1:03:06Malice:you earned and you've earned that right to have that opinion appreciate it that's it that's it man we love you guys man come on man love y 'all man love y 'all straight up we love watching it we love seeing y 'all that's just the truth and y 'all they the first on the Joe and Jaden show that's it exclusive let's get it the volume
1:03:31everyone loves the good goat debate in sports It's players and teams. And hip-hop is songs and verses. Nobody ever agrees that's what makes the conversation so much fun. Now Sprite is bringing the debate back to life with the Sprite Living Tracklist. Sprite turned legendary hip-hop into limited edition collectible cans. The challenge is finding all 26 cans. Pick up a 12-pack and you never know which iconic lyric you'll get next. It's like building the ultimate roster, one legendary bar at a time. Your mission is to build your own physical playlist. Go out and hunt down all 26 limited edition cans of Sprite and Sprite Zero sugar.
1:04:13This is the Sprite Living Tracklist. Obey your thirst.
1:04:21Didn't catch the latest Roland Martin Unfiltered podcast? Here's what you missed. There should not be a single law enforcement agency that does not have body cameras. It's real. Black farmers have been under attack. This is just the latest example of them just slapping DEI on anything. It's raw. And I'm sitting here going, they are playing y 'all for fools. Catch Roland Martin's daily commentary on the Black Information Network. And download Roland Martin Unfiltered on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. The entire draft room groans because you just took the guy they wanted.
1:04:57There's no better feeling than crushing your fantasy football league. I'm JJ Zachary, host of the award-winning late round podcast. Before your draft, our players to target and players to avoid episodes tell you exactly who to circle and who to cross off.
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1:05:23College football will hijack your weekend, ruin your sleep and break your heart. And that's why we make the solid verbal college football show. I'm Ty Hildenbrand. He's Dan Rubenstein. Every week we preview the games that matter and the storylines that are going to ignite your group chat. And you can join us in the aftermath as we react to what happened, why it matters, and how the sport went completely bonkers yet again. Listen to the Solid Verbal College Football Show on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
From the publisher
Fat Joe and Jadakiss are joined by Pusha T and Malice, a.k.a. Clipse, to dive into their rap careers and their new album ‘Let God Sort Em Out.’ They discuss how they originally linked up with super producer Pharrell Williams and how he has been a huge part of their sound from the very beginning. Next, Pusha and Malice break down why they left Def Jam over the Kendrick Lamar track on their new album, explaining that in no way is it a beef record, but that politics and optics were the real reason Def Jam had a problem with it. They also thank Jay-Z and Roc Nation for stepping up to do the distribution and explain why they decided that the first track be "The Birds Don't Sing,” a tribute to their late mother and father, featuring John Legend.
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