7 Best Moments From Clipse’s Commanding NYC Tour Stop

Pusha T and Malice are true MCs.

Clipse’s Let God Sort Em Out Tour is in full swing, and the first of two stops in New York City was last night (Aug. 7) at Terminal 5. As annoying as that venue could be, the energy in the building more than made up for it. The place was buzzing as fans waited for the duo to hit the stage after opener EarthGang, and the place exploded as soon as the “Chains & Whips” beat came on. They then followed that up with “POV” and “Popular Demand” as the crowd rapped along to every word.

I was expecting more guest appearances, like maybe Jada and Styles for “I’m Not You” or Fabolous for his feature on “Comedy Central” that never gets talked about enough, but unfortunately they didn’t perform these songs. They also didn’t do “Virginia” which also a bit disappointing. All in all, their set lasted about an hour and I was home before midnight, so I can’t really complain, especially because the show they put on was damn near flawless.

They controlled the crowd like the masters of ceremony that they are, and had the audience losing it with each needle drop. After I left the show, I thought to myself that they might have another classic under their belt with Let God Sort Em Out.

Certain albums represent a moment in time and this may be one of them, especially when you consider all of the factors in play — the impeccable rollout, Push’s Travis diss on “So Be It,” the Stove God Cooks feature, the chart success the album has had so far, Malice blacking out on every song as he makes his triumphant return to the group, and the hip-hop community’s overwhelmingly positive response. That may be another conversation for another day, though.

Until then, here are the 7 best moments from the Clipse’s first NYC tour stop.