The hip-hop power duo used to be pretty prevalent in the days of old[er]. Unfortunately, such groups are all-but-chillin’ in between sedimentary rock and dinosaur bones. Thank God for the Clipse because they have been holding down the two-dope-rappers niche like nobody else. With names like “Pusha” and “Malice,” it is easy to jump to conclusions and say that Clipse aren’t for the kids but here at URB, we always look before we leap. We caught up with one half of the powerhouse group (Malice) to talk Til The Casket Drops, what fuels classics and why Malice’s new book will probably give kids some much-needed insight.
| Mar | 28 |
As one-half of the coke-centric rap duo Clipse, Gene “Malice” Thornton is not someone most people would look to for parental advice. This is a guy known for lines like “Got love for guns and ‘caine, let nothing come between us/You mistook me for a rapper, huh?/Well that makes me an actor cause I would rather clap a gun,” and from whom even the most innocuous-sounding line is often a disguised reference to cooking up the powdery white. But, as the 33-year-old MC begins talking about his kids, ages 14 and 10, a few things about the Clipse come into perspective.
“I have no problem with my kids listening to what we do because I talk with my kids,” Malice says. “Even watching TV with my daughter, I won’t say ‘Don’t watch that’ but I’ll make sure she understands what she’s …



























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