The veteran MC’s subsequent album, “Dynamic Duos,” will arrive in September.
Erick Sermon is applauding Clipse for reigniting the dialog round age and artistry in Hip-Hop, crediting the Virginia duo’s return as a cultural shift that challenges the style’s long-standing ageism.
“Y’all must thank the Clipse,” Sermon mentioned in a current video. “The Clipse got here on the proper time for Raekwon to return, for Ghostface to return we wanted the Clipse to do what they did at 52 and 48 years outdated it doesn’t matter the age in the event you make nice materials…”
Erick Sermon provides his flowers to the Clipse and says Let God Type Em Out album have rejuvenated Hip Hop because it dropped and says Ageism in Hip Hop must cease
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The Clipse reunion album, Let God Type Em Out, launched in July, marked their first full-length mission in 16 years. Produced totally by Pharrell Williams, the album debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Unbiased Albums chart. Critics praised the duo—Pusha T and Malice—for his or her “lyrical versatility” and “impressed” manufacturing, noting how they blended their signature grit with a extra seasoned perspective.
Sermon mentioned their return helped open doorways for different veteran MCs like Raekwon, Ghostface Killah and Nas all of whom have launched current albums via Mass Attraction.
He additionally criticized the style’s tendency to label older artists as “old style,” a time period hardly ever utilized in different genres. “We’re the one style to speak about age, they don’t say old style Madonna, old style Paul McCartney, old style Barbra Streisand or old style Cher,” he mentioned.
Public Enemy additionally addressed ageism on their newest mission, Black Sky Over the Initiatives: Condo 2025, launched earlier this 12 months. Chuck and Taste Flav used the album to problem the notion that Hip-Hop has an expiration date, asserting that have ought to be celebrated, not dismissed.
Sermon additionally introduced his subsequent album, Dynamic Duos, will arrive in September.
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