Lately, I’ve been noticing a name recirculating that I have missed seeing in the headlines.  Here’s a couple of clues: This duo’s name has carried weight in Hip-Hop since 2002 and their home state is Virginia.  Of course I’m talking about the rap duo, Clipse, which comprised of brothers, Terrence “Pusha T” Thornton and Gene “No Malice” Thornton.  If you’re a true Clipse fan, then you know that this subject is tough on the heart, especially when you’ve been praying and hoping for a reunion tour.

Recently, Vice.com, dropped a heartfelt episode on their original series, Autobiographies,  featuring Pusha T.  When I hit up No Malice with my reaction to viewing the autobiography, he told me, “It seems unique to many, but, it’s actually biblical when siblings travel different paths..”

View Pusha T story Below:

No Malice, also, announced (via HipHopDX) the premiere date of film, ‘The End of Malice‘ which will air on Revolt TV 3/27/16.

‘The End of Malice’ also features Pusha T, Skateboard P, and Iceman discussing the story of famed rapper.

“Take a trip inside the mind of a coke-rap pioneer,” and watch the trailer below:

No Malice also revealed the dates of his 16-city tour promoting the film:

2/15 Evansville, IN – AMC 16 – Hosted by I Am Second

2/16 Louisville, KY –  Cinemark Mall St. Matthews and XD – Hosted by St. Stephen Baptist

2/17 St. Louis, MO – AMC Creve Coeur 12 – Hosted by I Am Second

2/18 Chicago, IL – AMC Showplace Galewood 14 – Hosted by HipHopDX

2/22 New Orleans, LA – AMC Elmwood Palace 20 – Hosted by I Am Second

2/23 Memphis, TN – Malco Studio on the Square – Hosted by Memphis Athletic Ministries

2/24 Birmingham, AL – Carmike Vestavia Hills 10 – Hosted by Restoration Academy

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When Lord Willin’ dropped back in 2002, you could feel the tremors it made. Backed by The Neptunes and fronted by Pusha T and his brother Malice, Lord Willin’ was a groundbreaking album that changed The Clipse‘s career forever. Ten years later, it still hits. Life and Times recently caught up with Pusha T to discuss both the legacy and the future. Peep this excerpt on “Grindin’.”

L+T: When you first heard “Grindin’,” did you expect it to be a staple of lunchrooms everywhere?

PT: I didn’t, but it was a record that I knew was gonna be way too innovative. I think it was probably the first time I rewrote a record—and a record that me and my brother honestly rewrote a couple of times—just because it was unorthodox, it was new. We were like, “Wait a minute, where does the beat start? Where’s the verse? Where’s the hook at?” It really threw us for a loop.

The way it was presented to me…I was actually home and Pharrell was in the studio and he called me and he was like, “Listen. Get up here right now. Get up here right now—I’ve got this record and if you’re not up here in 15 minutes I’m just giving it to JAY Z. I am. I’m giving it to him. If you’re not here in 15 minutes…I know you’re home. You’re home. You’re home. Your house is 10 minutes from here. That means you’ve got five minutes to get ready and get over here. If not, I’m giving it to Jay.” I couldn’t really deal with that. And I was there, needless to say, in 13 minutes (laughs).

Read the full interview here.

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The thought of hip hop in 2012 brings a hunger for more great sounds and artists since 2011 ushered in some top notch lyricism and non-wack essentials. However, we already got something to look forward to in 2013. Pusha T announced at his Gramercy Theatre show that he and Malice will have something cooked up for us by 2013. Got damn!

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Malice, AKA Gene, the founding member of the cocaine-obsessed Clipse, gets a 15-minute spot on the Christian Broadcasting Network to promote his book Wretched, Pitiful, Poor, Blind & Naked. He speaks on God and Jesus, obviously. Spoiler alert: the host says “Kayne.”

“I love hip-hop music…but as with any institution, or any fraternity, or any establishment, anything that is without God, it will eventually turn corrupt.”

This is a tad uncomfortable.

But Gene says he’s got new music on the way. Thank God.

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