“LA experimental rap trio Clipping’s third album is a dystopian hip-hop space opera played out between the lone survivor of a slave revolt on an intergalactic cargo ship, the onboard computer that falls for him and, via multiple hisses, whistles and the clanking of industrial machinery, the ship itself. But don’t let the ripe whiff of concept album put you off: ‘Splendor & Misery’ is no prog indulg”
“The experimental hip hop trio clipping. returns with an intriguing concept album.”
“The L.A. rap deconstructionist trio, which features Hamilton’s Daveed Diggs, has released their highest-concept work yet: a hip-hop space opera.”
