Mixtape Champs Pt 4 (The Clipse & Re-Up Gang)

When Pharell and Chad Hugo Introduced Brothers Malice and Pusha T (The Clipse) back in 2000 on the unreleased "Exclusive Audio Footage" through the single "the Funeral" nobody took note of what the two had to offer. Even a couple Kelis features and cameos on vaious albums couldn't help push the clipse to new Heights.
Then came 2002 the year "Grindin" dropped and the whole world was seeking a clipse feature from Birdman (what happened to that Boy) to even Justin Timberlake (Like i luv u) for the 1st single off his debut album. The clipse appeared unstoppable from Neptune beats at their disposal to a platinum album under their belt, a release date for their next release and the anticipation to boot.
Unfortunately due to internal lable drama, mergers and downsizing the Clipse follow up album set for 2004 release was shelved resulting in a very quiet couple of years and people forgetting of their once inextinguishable reign.
Fortunately for the Virginia duo the streets never fogot about the clipse and they resurfaced now backed by affiliates "sandman" & "Ab-Liva" as the Re-Up Gang. With the help of Boston based Radio DJ & Producer Clinton Sparks they set the streets on fire with their "Got it for cheap" vol 1, 2 & 3 winning over a new legion of die hard fans and helping launch the careers of their counter parts.
The mixtape series helped reestablish the Clipse as a force to be reckoned with which to this day is yet to be matched. In 2006 the rolling stone gave the clipse a position in their top 10 best albums for their critically acclaimed "Hell Hath the no fury" and XXL gave the album classic status and many agreed.
That ultimately awards them the mixtape champs on Hiphop Pulse. Virginia stand up, shout out to the whole DMV area.