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CLPPNG is the debut studio album by American hip hop group clipping. It was released on June 10, 2014, through Sub Pop as the follow-up to their debut mixtape midcity.[1] The album has guest appearances from Gangsta Boo, King T, Cocc Pistol Cree, Guce, Mariel Jacoda and Tom Erbe.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.3/10[2]
Metacritic73/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
DIY[5]
Exclaim!9/10[6]
Fact3.5/5[7]
Financial Times[8]
The Irish Times[9]
Mojo[10]
NME8/10[11]
Pitchfork5.6/10[12]
Uncut8/10[13]

Composition

Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! writes that the album sees the group continue their combination of musique concrète and gangsta rap, while deeming it more accessible than their earlier work.[14] Fred Thomas of AllMusic deems it a harsh album that fuses "noise frequencies, brutally dark beats, and MC Daveed Diggs' unhinged, often ugly lyrical flow."[15] "Intro" features rapping over a beatless backdrop of feedback reminiscent of Merzbow.[15] "Dream" features a "ringing bell, white noise and tape hiss",[14] while the next track "Get Up" is built solely around the sound of an alarm clock.[14][15] The album also features a performance of John Cage's Williams Mix (1951–1953), recorded with Tom Erbe.[14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by clipping.

CLPPNG track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:04
2."Body & Blood"4:28
3."Work Work" (featuring Cocc Pistol Cree)3:41
4."Summertime" (featuring King T)4:02
5."Taking Off"4:49
6."Tonight" (featuring Gangsta Boo)4:35
7."Dream"5:29
8."Get Up" (featuring Mariel Jacoda)2:55
9."Or Die" (featuring Guce)4:05
10."Inside Out"3:36
11."Story 2"2:11
12."Dominoes"5:58
13."Ends"5:25
14."Williams Mix" (featuring Tom Erbe)4:22
Vinyl edition (bonus track)
No.TitleLength
15."Run Out"4:50
Japanese edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
15."Brian" (featuring Brian Chippendale)3:55
16."God Given Tongue" (featuring Bryan Lewis Saunders)8:05

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16] 22
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17] 46

References

  1. ^ "Official clipping. Bandcamp".
  2. ^ "CLPPNG by clipping. reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "Reviews for CLPPNG by Clipping". Metacritic. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  4. ^ Thomas, Fred. "CLPPNG – clipping". AllMusic. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  5. ^ Price, Joe (June 3, 2014). "clipping. – CLPPNG". DIY. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  6. ^ Quinlan, Thomas (June 9, 2014). "clipping.: CLPPNG". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  7. ^ Pattison, Louis (June 16, 2014). "CLPPNG". Fact. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  8. ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (June 6, 2014). "Clipping: CLPPNG – review". Financial Times. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  9. ^ Carroll, Jim (June 20, 2014). "Clipping: Clppng". The Irish Times. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  10. ^ "clipping.: CLPPNG". Mojo (248): 88. July 2014.
  11. ^ Homewood, Ben (June 9, 2014). "Clipping – 'CLPPNG'". NME. Archived from the original on June 13, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  12. ^ Raymer, Miles (June 13, 2014). "clipping.: CLPPNG". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  13. ^ "clipping.: CLPPNG". Uncut. 2014. Subversive commentary hits home with industrial force.
  14. ^ a b c d Quinlan, Thomas (June 9, 2014). "clipping. CLPPNG". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  15. ^ a b c Thomas, Fred. "CLPPNG Review by Fred Thomas". AllMusic.
  16. ^ "Clipping Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  17. ^ "Clipping Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

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