Frontier Psychiatrist

Virginia Beach’s The Clipse has always had a dark history with religion and theology. Just take a look at their breakout album titles: Lord Willin’ and Hell Hath No Fury. In 2011 the religious references still are still prevalent, but the circumstances are different. After 2009s lackluster Til the Casket Drops, the Thornton brothers have found themselves at a crossroads. Gene (known as Malice), typically the headier of the two, turned his eyes towards the Lord and published Wretched, Pitiful, Poor, Blind and Naked, a searing and soul bearing memoir. Terrence (Pusha T), the flashier of the two, has been a bit more reluctant to change his ways. He signed to Kanye’s G.O.O.D. Music label and released his solo-debut mixtape, Fear of God last Tuesday. A dark, vengeful and sometimes barking mad piece, Fear of God may be a return to form for big T, but it’s surely not progress.

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