The reunited Clipse continued their promo tour in support of their new album Let God Sort Em Out with a visit to NPR’s Tiny Desk on Friday.
The duo of Pusha T and Malice were joined by an NPR-enlisted backing band that included the Lox drummer Daru Jones, keyboardists Darryl Woodson and Briley Harris, DJ Yoo Q!, and a pair of backup singers for the six-song set, which featured two songs apiece from 2002’s Lord Willin’, 2006’s Hell Hath No Fury, and their just-released first LP in 16 years.
A pair of Lord Willin’ tracks — “Virginia” and their hit “Grindin’” — bookended the performance, with Hell Hath No Fury’s “Keys Open Doors” and “Momma I’m So Sorry” then giving way to the Let God Sort Em Out one-two punch of “Chains & Whips” and “Birds Don’t Sing.”
Let God Sort Em Out marks Clipse’s first album since 2009’s Til the Casket Drops. “I feel like I don’t think we’re ever in a rush to put out the music, because when it’s ready and when the time is right, we know it’s right,” Pusha T told Rolling Stone earlier this year.
“We didn’t foresee these twists and turns, but I think it always works out for the best. One thing that we always know, is that the music is incredible. So we don’t stress the back office stuff. We’ve always just gotten through off of the greatness of the music.”
The Tiny Desk gig also serves as a preview for the duo’s upcoming tour, which begins August 3 in Boston and will keep the Thornton brothers on the road through September 10 in Detroit.
