Jeff Miller
View all posts by Jeff Miller April 13, 2026
Pusha T of Clipse performs at 2026 Coachella on April 12, 2026. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella Toward the end of Clipse’s hour-long set on the Outdoor Theatre stage at Coachella, the duo broke into “The Birds Don’t Sing,” a standout track from their Grammy-nominated album Let God Sort Em Out. The song is about the deaths of rapper Malice’s parents; it’s heartfelt, warm, and loving, with lyrics like “You told me that you loved me/It was all in your tone/“I love my two sons” was the code to your phone/Now you’re gone.” There’s no apologies or cynicism or irony: this is earnest, heartfelt hip-hop, here abetted and made even more emotional via family portraits. At the end of the song, Malice and his partner-in-rhyme Pusha T looked back in silence at the final photo, paying homage to the family love and support that allowed them to pursue their dreams.
It’s a far cry from “Grindin’,” the Neptunes-produced cocaine-slanging smash that put them on the map in the 2000s, and it’s proof positive of their longevity: They’ve matured expertly without losing their edge along the way. The story of Clipse is also the story of one of hip-hop’s most unlikely reunions: Let God… is their first album in 15 years, and many fans never thought they’d see the duo perform together again.
