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Clipse's Bold Independence: New Album, Kendrick Collab Amid Censorship

6/25/2025

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Clipse's highly anticipated album, *Let God Sort Em Out*, is set to drop on July 11, 2025, featuring a provocative collaboration with Kendrick Lamar on "Chains & Whips." Tensions flared with their former label, Def Jam, over censorship demands for Lamar's verse, prompting Clipse to buy out their contract and embrace independence through Roc Nation.

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Clipse's highly anticipated album, *Let God Sort Em Out*, is set to drop on July 11, 2025, featuring a provocative collaboration with Kendrick Lamar on "Chains & Whips." Tensions flared with their former label, Def Jam, over censorship demands for Lamar's verse, prompting Clipse to buy out their contract and embrace independence through Roc Nation.