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Hip-hop fans have been anticipating the first new Clipse album in 15 years, Let God Sort 'Em Out. Singles like "Ace Trumpets" and "So Be It" were huge crowdpleasers, and with a Kendrick Lamar feature on the way, fans have every right to be excited. Furthermore, Pharrell is on the production, and from what we've heard, he's back in his prime.
Unfortunately, there are some nefarious people online who are willing to spoil the party. As reported by Kurrco on Tuesday night, the new Clipse project was leaked online. Don't expect to find a link or an embed to the album here. We don't do that. It ruins the fun, and is extremely disrespectful to the artist.
Having said that, the leak probably isn't worthy of your time. We say that because there are missing songs, and the ones that are present are not CDQ quality. Therefore, you won't actually be listening to a final version of the project.
Regardless, one has to wonder how this project got leaked, and why someone would do such a thing.
Clipse fans are not going to have to wait very long for this album. It is set to be released on Friday, July 11th. Overall, this is promising to be one of the biggest and best projects of the entire year.
Pusha T and Malice have numerous classics to their name, and this could very well be a modern classic. Although these are lofty expectations, the hype for the project has been simmering for well over a year. With the star-studded features on this album, we are certainly in for high quality raps and incredible production.
Whether or not the album does live up to the hype, is totally up to the audience. Unfortunately, Pusha T's beef with Drake might muddy the waters, especially on social media. Some fans will hate no matter what. But the real fans will tell the truth.
NEWS
There’s a high probability that Jorja Smith has new music coming this summer. The British singer revealed plans for her What Are the Odds LP on Thursday (July 2), with the album set to arrive on Aug. 21 via FAMM.
Smith reunites with producer P2J — who served as a primary collaborator on her 2023 album Falling or Flying — for the entirety of the project. J Money and P2J will continue to build on the inventive U.K. garage sound Smith has been exploring, alongside a mix of grime and house.
“This album came together really naturally. There was never a big plan; it was just me making music that felt right in the moment,” Smith tells Billboard. “Working with P2J, we started experimenting with different sounds, pulling from U.K. garage, grime and house (funky house, Afro house) and it all grew from there.”
She continues: “The music feels uplifting, but the lyrics can be a bit sad at times. They’re about growing up, love, loss, friendships and figuring things out as I go. I trusted my instincts with this one, and I think you can hear that throughout the record.”
Smith kicked off the album’s rollout in May with the self-assuring “What’s Done Is Done,” and it continues on Thursday (July 2) with a second single, “Alive,” which finds the R&B singer joining forces with Afrobeats pioneer WizKid. The duo basks in the love-drunk euphoria of the honeymoon phase of a bubbling relationship and heads to Paris for the visual.
“Making this with P2J and WizKid felt really easy,” Smith adds of the collab. “We wrote and recorded it together in London. I think we captured that feeling when you’re at the beginning of something with someone and everything feels exciting. I’ve always loved WizKid’s music and the way he’s opened so many doors for Afrobeats around the world, so it feels really special and a big honor to have a song with him.”
What Are the Odds serves as Jorja Smith’s third studio album and contains 12 tracks. Outside of WizKid, the only other feature comes from grime artist Devlin.
When the project lands on Aug. 21, Smith will hit the stage later that night at London’s All Points East, as she’ll be co-headlining the Victoria Park show with Tems. 2026 has already been a busy year for J Money, who served as a musical guest on the debut season of Saturday Night Live UK in April.
The 29-year-old also collaborated with Mobb Deep’s Havoc for a remix of her “Blue Lights” classic and lent “Price of It All” to Amazon MGM Studios’ Bait soundtrack.
Find the What Are the Odds cover art and tracklist below.
What Are the Odds tracklist:
