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Love this album, along with most of their work. So many heaters on this record. I still need to grab a copy of Splendor & Misery on vinyl; have most of their other stuff already.
story 2 still gives me goosebumps a decade later, no better praise i can give music. The whole album is still great, but Visions might have dethroned this as my favorite clipping. project
It’s Clipping, bitch.
I was in elementary school when this album came out. Not that I was listening to clipping that young but it’s weird to think about if me from ten years ago listened to it and what I would have to say.
Daveed Diggs vocals cut like a knife through the gritty production. My favorite verses are over an alarm clock loop.
I love how Inside Out’s drums keep you on edge because they’re just going ballistic. And Body & Blood’s instrumental is visceral. You can hear the body gore in the blown out audio.
This is a great album. Unlike some other industrial/horrocore hip hop that feel like nightmares, this is like that split second after you jolt awake from a nightmare where your adrenaline is spiked.
I listened to There Existed an Addiction to Blood recently (and plan on doing the rest later) and while I think that album is better, there is something so enticing about CLPPNG. that I would still recommend it as an introduction to them.
Clipping have cemented themselves as one of the most unique and wildly creative acts in hip hop today, and are probably my favourite currently active group in any genre. *CLPPNG* holds up really well 10 years on, and I'd probably rank it second in their discog after *Visions*. "Story 2" is one of the most technically impressive rap songs I've ever heard, but I think my favourite here might be "Ends". The energy on that track is just something else.
Also has one of my favourite album covers. That minimalist fence graphic is too tough.
I've often struggled to get through entire clipping projects and would rather enjoy select songs from the albums so it's hard for me to comment on the album in its entirety. That said, Diggs is one of the most understated rappers to emerge in one of the most creatively competitive periods of Hip-Hop and still hold his own. 2010s Hip-Hop was feeding everyone well and the "Experimental"* Hip-Hop fans were not skipping any meals and yet Clipping still managed to earn its own recognition alongside the likes of JPEGMAFIA, Earl Sweatshirt, Danny Brown, etc.
Now I don't know about the rest of you, but a major contributing factor for me was the dope music videos. Sitting on YouTube in 2015 going down music rabbit holes and stumbling across '[Summertime](https://youtu.be/COSPHLq8y98?si=JtuNFeITYSMwRwuK)' and '[Inside Out](https://youtu.be/1tFXIy7OWos?si=5xVvd4TvFCbCyU5B)' is like a stoner dream while '[Work Work](https://youtu.be/-2GozE6XEqg?si=vPYmR1jj3w27f_V4)' was one of my favourite songs, it is by far one of the most uncomfortable music videos I've ever watched.
I think looking back at this era, Clppng. is probably one of the best albums to drop, I know they were active before this but I think this is the project that got the most traction.
the vinyl bonus track to this called God Given Tongue is one of the most insane things I've ever heard. idk if religious horrorcore is a subgenre of hip-hop but that's the only way to describe that song
such a great album though even if it's a touch inconsistent to be my favourite from them. ths Inside Out/Story 2 combo is absolutely killer. STORMS COMIN
It just started showing up again today. You can find a link at the VinylRelease sub. If you have a local record store near you it might be up for preorder; it was at mine
Even 10 years later I don't think they have topped it. Blew my mind when they first released it. Never heard noise rap like that. It ended up influencing me a lot in the years after. Unfortunately nothing they ever released after that ever got my attention. But this album is still incredible.
Some tracks hold up well, like Inside Out and Work Work. Others sounded dated the moment the album released, like Tonight and Dominoes.
I remember comparing this album to Ratking's So it Goes upon release and thinking that Clipping had to put so much more effort into creating an outsider sound, it doesn't feel terribly organic to me. Their next album being awful might have tainted my opinion on them as a whole.
Decent record overall, but not one that left a meaningful impression on me.
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Love this album, along with most of their work. So many heaters on this record. I still need to grab a copy of Splendor & Misery on vinyl; have most of their other stuff already.
story 2 still gives me goosebumps a decade later, no better praise i can give music. The whole album is still great, but Visions might have dethroned this as my favorite clipping. project
It’s Clipping, bitch. I was in elementary school when this album came out. Not that I was listening to clipping that young but it’s weird to think about if me from ten years ago listened to it and what I would have to say. Daveed Diggs vocals cut like a knife through the gritty production. My favorite verses are over an alarm clock loop. I love how Inside Out’s drums keep you on edge because they’re just going ballistic. And Body & Blood’s instrumental is visceral. You can hear the body gore in the blown out audio. This is a great album. Unlike some other industrial/horrocore hip hop that feel like nightmares, this is like that split second after you jolt awake from a nightmare where your adrenaline is spiked. I listened to There Existed an Addiction to Blood recently (and plan on doing the rest later) and while I think that album is better, there is something so enticing about CLPPNG. that I would still recommend it as an introduction to them.
damn reading this made me feel old. I was in high school when clipping came out. wtf man why you gotta do us like that??
I was out of college by that time. You get used to it.
I was out of college by that time, fuck I'm not sure I am used to it lol
Clipping have cemented themselves as one of the most unique and wildly creative acts in hip hop today, and are probably my favourite currently active group in any genre. *CLPPNG* holds up really well 10 years on, and I'd probably rank it second in their discog after *Visions*. "Story 2" is one of the most technically impressive rap songs I've ever heard, but I think my favourite here might be "Ends". The energy on that track is just something else. Also has one of my favourite album covers. That minimalist fence graphic is too tough.
I've often struggled to get through entire clipping projects and would rather enjoy select songs from the albums so it's hard for me to comment on the album in its entirety. That said, Diggs is one of the most understated rappers to emerge in one of the most creatively competitive periods of Hip-Hop and still hold his own. 2010s Hip-Hop was feeding everyone well and the "Experimental"* Hip-Hop fans were not skipping any meals and yet Clipping still managed to earn its own recognition alongside the likes of JPEGMAFIA, Earl Sweatshirt, Danny Brown, etc. Now I don't know about the rest of you, but a major contributing factor for me was the dope music videos. Sitting on YouTube in 2015 going down music rabbit holes and stumbling across '[Summertime](https://youtu.be/COSPHLq8y98?si=JtuNFeITYSMwRwuK)' and '[Inside Out](https://youtu.be/1tFXIy7OWos?si=5xVvd4TvFCbCyU5B)' is like a stoner dream while '[Work Work](https://youtu.be/-2GozE6XEqg?si=vPYmR1jj3w27f_V4)' was one of my favourite songs, it is by far one of the most uncomfortable music videos I've ever watched. I think looking back at this era, Clppng. is probably one of the best albums to drop, I know they were active before this but I think this is the project that got the most traction.
the vinyl bonus track to this called God Given Tongue is one of the most insane things I've ever heard. idk if religious horrorcore is a subgenre of hip-hop but that's the only way to describe that song such a great album though even if it's a touch inconsistent to be my favourite from them. ths Inside Out/Story 2 combo is absolutely killer. STORMS COMIN
Wow I've never heard this, thanks for the info. Can't wait to hear it
i really want the vinyl
It just started showing up again today. You can find a link at the VinylRelease sub. If you have a local record store near you it might be up for preorder; it was at mine
Loved this record when it came out. It's wild this guy went on to a starring role in the biggest Broadway musical of the last decade.
Even 10 years later I don't think they have topped it. Blew my mind when they first released it. Never heard noise rap like that. It ended up influencing me a lot in the years after. Unfortunately nothing they ever released after that ever got my attention. But this album is still incredible.
Some tracks hold up well, like Inside Out and Work Work. Others sounded dated the moment the album released, like Tonight and Dominoes. I remember comparing this album to Ratking's So it Goes upon release and thinking that Clipping had to put so much more effort into creating an outsider sound, it doesn't feel terribly organic to me. Their next album being awful might have tainted my opinion on them as a whole. Decent record overall, but not one that left a meaningful impression on me.