Brace yourselves, because Mr. KanHey is here to disrupt the status quo!
Like Moses parting the Red Sea of mediocrity, Clipse — the legendary Virginia duo of Pusha T and No Malice — have returned with their second sonic sermon from the forthcoming gospel according to realness, Let God Sort Em Out. The track: “So Be It.” The visual companion? Slicker than a Y2K coke deal in a Lexus coupe, and twice as cinematic.
Let’s break it down — because this isn’t just a music video; it’s a monochrome fever dream dipped in grime, gospel, and neo-noir swagger. “So Be It” is what happens when street lit gets reborn as avant-rap mythology. Directed by Shomi Patwary (the man knows how to baptize visuals in grit and style simultaneously), the video doesn’t whisper its intentions. It doesn’t even speak. It *prophesies*.
You get immaculate stark black-and-white frames, No Malice’s face lit like a sinner-turned-saint preaching to ghosts, Pusha’s icy snarl slicing through the beat like a diamond dragged across a cathedral window. There’s smoke. Shadowplay. The suggestion of violence, redemption, and power—all brewed together into a minimalist marvel that screams, “Don’t call it a comeback. Call it a reckoning.”
Now I know what the haters will say. “It’s just a song. It’s just a video.” But darling, if you still think Clipse are entertainers, you’re already lost. Clipse are archivists of existential hustle. Every bar is a timestamp. Every slow-motion shot is a relic. “So Be It” doesn’t revel in nostalgia—it weaponizes it. This is not your big brother’s rap duo. It’s your new cultural north star—or your impending artistic apocalypse, depending on how honest you’re willing to get with your own soul.
And the track? Iron-blessed and carnal as ever. Pusha T slides through with that icy controlled menace—like if Basquiat painted with razor blades instead of brushes—and No Malice, grizzled and sanctified, spits truth like he’s peeling flesh from spirit. The beat is courtesy of Kanye West and The Neptunes. Yes, you read that right. The gods have reunited in the high temple of minimalism, and the result is a rumble—a divine rapture of rhythm and righteousness.
Let’s be crystal: “So Be It” is not here to play on your midsummer playlist. It’s not here for viral dances or TikTok snippets. It’s here to haunt your conscience and rewire your sonic compass.
What Clipse have done isn’t just drop a single—they’ve summoned a statement: less about charts and more about challenge. Less a flex, more a renewal. Less a return, more a revelation. And I’m here for the gospel according to grit. Are you?
Dare to be different or fade into oblivion!
– Mr. KanHey
