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Discuss “Clipse performs at Rex Theatre”

You either love Clipse or hate it. You either find the band’s witty-but-sincere lines about drug dealing to be snappy and clever, or completely banal. You either find its beats badass, dark, and spooky, or just plain cheesy. You either love Clipse or hate it.

Clipse — composed of two brothers, Malice and Pusha T — rolled through Pittsburgh Thursday night at the Rex Theatre and brought every drop of sincerity that a respectable rap group of this caliber should have. Rapping to a racially, stylistically, and age-diverse crowd, the brothers were focused, down-to-earth, and intense, just like their music.

Whereas many rappers strut around stage with bloated egos, Clipse was always in the music, crouching low as each verse climbed in intensity...

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