''Let God Sort Em Out'' is the upcoming fourth studio album by American hip-hop duo

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, consisting of brothers Malice and

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. Set to be released by Roc Nation on July 11, 2025, it marks the duo's first album since '' Til the Casket Drops'' (2009). Recording sessions, which date back to 2023 at least, were split between a studio in Virginia Beach, United States and the

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headquarters in

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. The cover artwork was designed by Kaws. The album is fully produced by

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and will include guest appearances by

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, and Stove God Cooks. The lead single, " Ace Trumpets", was released on May 30, 2025.

Background

2009–22: Clipse breakup and reunion

''Til the Casket Drops'' (2009) was the final album before the duo split to make solo material. Although an official breakup announcement wasn't made at the time, rumors that the duo was over began when Malice changed his stage name to No Malice, converted to Christianity, and started making Christian hip-hop. In 2014, No Malice firmly denied the possibility of a reunion. His attitude had softened by 2016: "I'ma tell you that I learned to never say never, and I don't shut the door on anything. I really don't. In fact, I would like to see Clipse do it. But I just do things differently." Later in 2016, he reflected on the moment the breakup occurred—amid pressure from the indictment of their manager and other people in their lives, he angrily declared to his brother on a plane that he was done with the duo. Without announcing a full reunion, the brothers appeared together (credited as Clipse) on "

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" by

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, from his album ''

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'' (2019). They appeared again on "Punch Bowl" by

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, from his album ''

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'' (2022). In 2022, the duo started performing live again. No Malice made a guest appearance (credited as Malice) on "I Pray for You" by

, from his album '' It's Almost Dry'' (2022).

2023–4: Behind-the-scenes label signings and dispute

It was revealed in October 2024 that Clipse was signed to

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, which had already been Pusha T's label as a solo artist. The signing happened much earlier but went long unannounced. Journalist Elias Leight wrote that the duo was already signed as of "early" 2024. Music industry executive Brian Zisook publicly claimed that Clipse was already under Def Jam . The album was delayed significantly from a planned 2024 release when Def Jam and parent company

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(UMG) wanted a guest verse by

to be censored or removed; both Pusha T and Lamar have had feuds with Canadian rapper

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, leading to the exchanging of diss tracks in 2018 and 2024, respectively. UMG were said to be uncomfortable with the "optics" of the situation, and Drake's feud with Lamar would eventually result in a lawsuit by Drake against UMG. Clipse refused to censor or remove Lamar. The stalemate ended when Pusha T paid a seven-figure sum for him and the duo to be released from Def Jam before signing to Roc Nation instead. The latter signing was informally announced in May 2025 when a picture of the duo in front of the Roc Nation insignia, captioned with the album title, was posted to

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jointly by the duo and Roc Nation itself.

Marketing

Teaser tracks and promotional press

A new Clipse track, "Chains & Whips", was played during the

Men's Spring-Summer 2024 Show on June 20, 2023—the first fashion show by

as creative director of menswear at the company. Another song, "Birds Don't Sing" (featuring

), was previewed during the next annual edition of the show on June 18, 2024. The next day, an upcoming album produced entirely by Pharrell was confirmed. An interview with ''

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'' in September announced that the album's recording was split between Virginia Beach and Paris (the Louis Vuitton headquarters), that a feature from

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is recorded and planned for the album, and that "Birds Don't Sing" will be the album's opening track. By December, the album was confirmed to be finished. A Pharrell-produced Pusha T track, then titled "Mike Tyson Blow to the Face", was featured in Pharrell's short film ''All Day I Dream About Sport'' in February 2025. Another teaser, which ''Billboard'' named "So Far Ahead", was posted to Pusha T's

account on May 7. In a June duo interview with '' GQ'', more tracks and features were confirmed: "Mike Tyson", "POV", "FICO" (featuring Stove God Cooks), and "Chains & Whips" (featuring

). A final teaser track, "So Be It", was sent to DJs and previewed on June 16. "So Be It" was released as a promotional single with a music video the next day, and ''GQ'' published a follow-up article (with unused excerpts from the interview) in which the song was discussed, including lyrics from Pusha T which diss former

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labelmate Travis Scott.

Singles

Through their joint and individual Instagram accounts on May 28, 2025, Clipse announced that lead single " Ace Trumpets" was to be released on May 30. The next day, the album's release was set for July 11, with distribution to be handled by Roc Nation Distribution; the cover art by Kaws was also revealed. A lyrics video for "Ace Trumpets" was released on June 4.

Tour

Clipse announced a United States concert tour on June 9, with Atlanta hip-hop duo

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as the supporting act.

Track listing

Credits adapted from

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and the

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description box for the

Men's Spring-Summer 2025 Show.
All tracks produced by

.
The album is confirmed to have thirteen tracks. Other confirmed tracks * "Chains & Whips" (featuring

) * "FICO" (featuring Stove God Cooks) * "Mike Tyson" * "POV" * "So Be It" * "So Far Ahead"

Personnel

Credits adapted from

. * Gene Thornton – vocals * Terrence Thornton – vocals * Mike Larson – programming, mixing engineer *

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– mixing engineer *

– mixing engineer * Zach Pereyra – mastering engineer * Trey Station – assistant engineer * Anthony Vilchis – assistant engineer * Rob Ulsh – engineer

Notes

References

External links

{{Clipse Clipse albums 2025 albums Albums produced by Pharrell Williams Roc Nation albums Upcoming albums Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud