Clipse: Hell Hath No Fury (2006) (Hip-hop)

With a dose of bling era synths and bells, and the consistent involvement of fellow Virginia artist Pharrell, a poppier, more contemporary sheen is provided, allowing for memorable hooks and instrumentals, but not in consequence to the grimy raps and maintenance of the Southern hip-hop aesthetic. Clipse show that they can maintain the hard dark cocaine rhymes of their previous album in a more succinct and poppy and fashion crafting a benchmark album in coke rap.

Best Tracks: We Got It For Cheap (Intro)*, Momma I'm So Sorry*, Mr. Me Too*, Wamp Wamp (What It Do), Hello New World*, Keys Open Doors*, Trill, Chinese New Year, Nightmares

A

Gangsta Rap/ Hardcore Hip-hop/ Pop Rap/ Southern Hip-hop

Clipse: Lord Willin' (2002) (Hip-hop)

The debut album from Virginia Beach duo Clipse has them painted as sinister, drug-pushing hustlers of the bling era. The production, handled totally by The Neptunes has flashes of soul and electronic sounds, more organic sounds, horns and synths. Malice and Pusha T cook up clever rhymes but what remains most attractive them are their menacing deliveries. The album does lose its bite as it goes on and some songs could be trimmed off, but an overall, good hip-hop project.

Best Tracks: Intro, Young Boy, Virginia*, Grindin'*, Cot Damn, FamLay Freestyle, When the Last Time, I'm Not You

B


Gangsta Rap/ Hardcore Hip-hop/ Southern Hip-hop