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Clipse Moves 'Let God Sort 'Em Out' to Roc Nation After Def Jam Rejects Kendrick Lamar Feature

A dispute over censoring a Kendrick Lamar verse pushed the duo out of Def Jam into Jay-Z’s Roc Nation.

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Overview

  • Their album 'Let God Sort ’Em Out' is now slated for a July 11 release under Jay-Z’s Roc Nation.
  • Def Jam originally planned to release the album but refused to issue it with Kendrick Lamar’s verse intact on the track “Chains & Whips.”
  • Pusha T described the label’s request to censor or remove Lamar’s contribution as unwarranted and declined to comply.
  • Following the standoff, Def Jam terminated both Clipse’s group contract and Pusha T’s solo deal with the label.
  • The case underscores growing tensions over creative control and label influence in the hip-hop industry.