Clipse unleashed the visual for “Chains & Whips” and confirmed a European leg of their Let God Sort Em Out tour, extending their Hip-Hop resurgence overseas.
Directed by Gabriel Moses, the visual is largely filled with somewhat ordinary scenes that are rendered with strange, stretched-out effects. The uncanny feeling these images conjure is complemented by much more direct shots of daily life, beauty pageants, and church services, as well as men running from cops and navigating life in prison. The video also boasts a great post script, in which two women stand on a porch and deliver an a cappella rendition of Clipse’s breakthrough 2022 classic, “Grindin’.”
Clipse released Let God Sort Em Out last week, with the album marking the duo’s first in since 2009’s Til the Casket Drops. The new LP was produced by longtime collaborator Pharrell Williams, and along with Lamar it features contributions from John Legend, Tyler, the Creator, Nas, and more.