The Clipse has been in the mainstream for some time time since 2002. 4 years later they hit us with their third album (not their sophomore, their first one came out in 2000) "Hell Hath No Fury". And this has to be one of the best albums of 2006. Something must have happened to Pusha T & Malice these past 3 years, because they really come full force lyrically. "Hello New World" is one of those tracks that shows their lyrical skills. Seriously they have shown a BIG improvement from their "Lord Willin'" album. A lot of these songs have nice hooks which really makes their songs good such as "We Got It For Cheap (Intro)" & "Keys Open Doors".

Also the Neptunes beats are awesome! Their first single "Mr. Me Too" is one of the sickest beats I've heard from them. Heck even Pharrell spits a hot verse on that song. "Wamp Wamp (What It Do)" is just sick. To tell you the truth, I can't find one wack beat on this album from the Neptunes. Actually the beats here are much better than the ones you heard on Pharrell's "In My Mind" as well as The Neptunes' "Clone's" album.

Guests aside from Pharrell are also good. The Re-Up Gang do good jobs laying down verses on the songs "Ride Around Singing" as well as "Ain't Cha". Slim Thug handles the hook for the "Wamp Wamp" song. Bilal as well as Pharrell somes in for the slow & soft sounding track "Nightmares" to close off this album.

To have a gripe about this album would only be that the album seemed kinda short, only 48 minutes long, but still no filler. Also one song, "Chineese New Year" didn't appeal to me. Other than that, there is not one inconsistant part on The Clipse's or The Neptune's behalf.

To state before, this album is one of the best commercialized albums of 2006. I'm glad to see that they came back with a new album that is going to blow many weak albums way this year. (To tell the truth at one point, I thought they fell off). Three and a half years in the making, they really took their time with this one and made sure everything was carefully made. Guaranteed to make your head bop up and down. Props up to the Clipse for getting back in the game!

Lyrics: A
Production: A+
Guest Appearances: A
Musical Vibes: A-
Overall: A

Favorite Tracks: We Got It For Cheap, Mr. Me Too, Wamp Wamp (What It Do), Hello New World, Keys Open Doors, Ain't Cha, Trill, Nightmares

Peace!

... and the winner for rap album of the year goes to... 'Hell Hath No Fury', The Clipse. Is this for real? This album is so solid it frightens me. There's something so eerily perfect about The Clipse. The brothers Malice and Pusha T are unbelievable MCs, I mean they just manhandle the mic. Since their lyrical content is on par with what most popular rappers are barking about (drugs), the topics are accessible to mass audiences digging all that Rick Ross rap yet equally enjoyable for fans interested more in flow than in floss. The Neptunes always bring out their biggest guns for these guys - Lord Willin was among the first albums that launched the Neptunes into stardom - and there are no complaints on that end. The overall pace of the album is a little faster than their last LP, but it's standard stand-out production by the Virginia duo.
I haven't heard anything this consistently good in a long, long time. Maybe Ghostface's last album was the last time I heard something this phenomenal, but that's neither here nor there: bottom line is that this album is so important right now, so good, so worth your money.

This is really more like a 3 1/2 star album, but I'm a huge Neptunes fan. Anyway, I was watching my TV back in '02 and two guys I'd never seen before were rapping over a dope, albeit stripped down beat.....and then Pharell's grill pops up on the screen. The video : Grindin'. The group: Clipse. I immediately got the album after it dropped. No complaints there. Then, out of the blue, label issues leave them blackballed and handcuffed for 4 years. Then after creating huge a buzz by releasing a few excellent underground mixtapes, they finally see light at the end of the tunnel. The end result...Hell Hath No Fury. Lyrically, the new LP is just more of the same coke rap that made them so addictive to begin with. The difference this time is the stripped down Neptunes production. No radio friendly joints (with the exception of Mr. Me Too), no fluff, no frills, no hot artist of the moment....just Pusha & Malice hittin' you over the head with the blunt force of their street themes.

There are no wack tracks on the album, but there are a few that may fall under skip material after the new release buzz wears off. Tracks like "Momma I'm Sorry", "Trill", "Ain't Cha" (despite a decent Malice verse), and "Dirty Money" would fall under such a category. The songs bang right now, I'm just saying that I don't see myself popping in this disc and heading straight for these songs. Outside of that, the rest of the album flows well. It would've been nice if the album was longer (it's only 47 minutes long), but after waiting four years, I'll take whatever I can get from these guys as long as it isn't pop rap.

Hell Hath No Fury isn't your typical sophmore rap release. In rap, most artists drop ever 1 or 2 years in order to stay relevant. The Clipse had 4 years to create, rework, season, and marinate this album. The end result is quite possibly the best album of the year. I recommend adding this one to your collection.

Standout Tracks: Mr. Me Too feat. Pharrell, Hello New World, We Got It For Cheap, Wamp Wamp (What It Do) feat. Slim Thug, Chinese New Year, & Keys Open Doors

THIS ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS TO COME OUT THIS YEAR. YOU CAN BUMP IT FROM START TO FINISH. IT SUCKS HOW JIVE RECORDS IS TRYING TO RUIN THERE RECORD SALES