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CMU Approved
Approved: Clipse (SNAP Of The Day)
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 7 May 2009
The new Clipse single is one of the best things Kanye West has appeared on all year and delivers a delicious slice of topical humour in being called ‘Kinda Like A Big Deal’ given that he infamously apologised for his ego recently. Tribal percussion works alongside an N.E.R.D-ish guitar lick (unsurprising given Clipse and Pharrell’s history), which is broken down right before the chorus hits. Big guns are in for the album in the shape of Rick Rubin and the Neptunes team, but this DJ Khalil produced party track will keep their profile ticking over nicely until then. Plus, just in case the Kanye reference hadn’t convinced you of its topicality, they’ve even take a nod at the economic crisis: “It’s a blessing to blow a hundred thou in a recession”. I’m holding my breath (literally) for the announcement of a swine flu-influenced second single.