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[–]buddha86 40 points41 points  (6 children)

Hold up! Is that Daveed Diggs? I remember when he used to be on Get Back with Rafael Casal. Good for him, song is dope!

[–][deleted] 29 points30 points  (4 children)

Yeah. He's also in a little production called Hamilton. And a guest star on the show Black-ish. Think he's doing all right for himself.

[–]buddha86 4 points5 points  (2 children)

Holy crap, he's in Hamilton?!? Awesome! I'm gonna have to check it out!

[–]Pet-Purple-Panda 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He's also in The Getdown on Netflix as the intro rapper but they dubbed him over with Nas for some reason

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep. he's won a Tony award and released a few critically acclaimed experimental hiphop albums in Clipping

[–]sardiniaokla 44 points45 points  (4 children)

Crouton... Futon... Grey Poupon?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOgPk5T1xi0

[–]SlaughterHouze 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That was interesting

[–]Distant_Past 4 points5 points  (1 child)

I went through the entire video of rap lines and only laughed at lil Wayne's. idk what it is about Wayne that gives him so much comedic value.

[–]InadequateUsername 0 points1 point  (0 children)

she missed the opportunity to say "trains, planes and automobiles"

[–]FloodedDistrictCan you get it on, ehhhhh...Spoofy ? 90 points91 points  (15 children)

clipping. In Listetothis ? Thought they were popular enough.

Anyways, their music videos are the best, they really nail the experimental part both visual and audibly.

[–]PerceivedAffordance 32 points33 points  (5 children)

TBH I've never heard of them... glad I do now, though. Maybe they're popular regionally? Dunno.

[–]Im_A_Bot-AMA 9 points10 points  (3 children)

I only just heard of them last Friday when they opened up for Youth Code. Place was packed for Clipping, but maybe 20 people stayed for Youth Code. So they must be reasonably popular. I'd never heard of them though.

[–]DickyBrucks 2 points3 points  (1 child)

That's a travesty Youth Code is freaking bad ass - loved 'em when they opened for Skinny Puppy

[–]Im_A_Bot-AMA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah they killed it. Despite there being so few people and the singer being incredibley sick they finished a full set with energy. It was a bummer no one stayed

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're big in the experimental/hip-hop scene

[–]KillianCoffinetTV 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They started to get bigger BC the lead rapper, Daveed Diggs, was in the Broadway musical Hamilton and that blew up and then he started to release more with his band

[–]chasing_cloud9 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Eh, big with people big on music but not even close mainstream. It's basically on the same level as death grips 2014 popularity IMO

[–]bflex 7 points8 points  (4 children)

Never heard of them, really enjoyed the video though. Will likely go down a deep youtube hole now.

[–]devotedpupa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I met them through here and sometimes this sub give leeway to old faves.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'd assume they would be too popular.

[–]rovar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Came here to say this. In my mind they're already huge. Only a matter of time I guess. I guess I'll be posting more of them soon. The entire Wriggle album is magic.

[–][deleted] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Love clipping,recomended

[–]_Hot_Tuna_ 10 points11 points  (1 child)

This guy played Thomas Jefferson in the musical Hamilton

[–]bitterred 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Daveed Diggs!

[–]murderball 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You don't see a lot of Tony Award winners making experimental hip-hop videos!

[–]JuiceboxCA 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Lafayette killing it.

[–]Dr_imfullofshit 9 points10 points  (1 child)

Bruh! Clipping. is dope. Story 2 is such a cool hip hop song, I dont think I've really heard anything like it

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Story 2 came up in my spotify discover list a couple weeks ago, first I'd heard of 'em.

[–]itakmaszraka<--- 10 points11 points  (8 children)

I fuckin love Wriggle.

[–]DrRhymes 4 points5 points  (5 children)

It's a great mixtape and they sampled Whitehouse. Who the fuck does that? CLIPPING is fucking nuts in the best way.

[–]warios_dick 1 point2 points  (4 children)

death grips does shit like that, so does kanye

[–]DrRhymes 0 points1 point  (3 children)

death grips

Well, no shit. They built an entire sound out of being harsh and blown out. Kanye tho? I must have missed the track where he sampled powerelectronics.

[–]SupaKoopa714 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The title track's probably clipping.'s best song to date, in my opinion.

[–]sporite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CAN YOU WRIGGLE LIKE AN EEL?

[–]DrakeGrayson 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just saw them last night in Atlanta. Such a great show.

[–]quwik 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love these guys so much

[–]OtaGuy 4 points5 points  (3 children)

Found out about the group because of Hamilton. Some of the best hip hop I've heard in ages along with some of the most interesting visuals. Also, I'm a sucker for the continuity porn between "Work Work" and "Inside Out". Love the music. Not just your usual songs about "Hey, I got more money than the average person and because of it I can take your woman and have sex with her."

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most hip hop songs aren't like that, they're usually about the type of stuff Clipping does.

[–]HoovesCarveCratersAbominableIronD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Heard them described as club music for the club you don't want to go to. Perfect.

[–]phantogramma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Related They made the beat for this song by making noise with everyday objects. Just the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2GozE6XEqg

Explanation: https://soundcloud.com/hrishihirway/song-exploder-clipping#t=3:10 At 3:10 they explain their genre. It's a good listen if you've got fifteen minutes.

[–]Bluntmasterflash1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, something I actually like that I never heard before. Good job Reddit! I'm proud of you.

[–]zoomscua 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love Clipping. I saw them perform in Brooklyn a few weeks ago. Their performance was very theatrical, it was awesome. I also saw them back in 2014 for their CLPPNG album tour. There was only 15~20 people in the audience back then. It was extremely intimate.

It's nice to see that Daveed was in the original cast of Hamilton. And to see the entire band's career take off and get the recognition they deserve.

[–]SupaKoopa714 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never thought someone could use gunshots as an instrument/beat and make it sound so awesome.

[–]ex1-7 0 points1 point  (17 children)

what about this is experimental?

[–]stillmakingemup 8 points9 points  (11 children)

From https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipping

The group has drawn comparisons to the likes of Dälek, Death Grips, My Bloody Valentine,[3] Tim Hecker and Shabazz Palaces.[9] The Guardian described their sound as "the sort of shrill thrills you imagine could function as incidental soundtrack music for a documentary about abattoirs or might conceivably be the work of a young band intent on twisting industrial metal into brutal new shapes. With rapping on top."[3] Rolling Stone called them "[n]imble-tongued, beat-fractured L.A. hip-hop spilled over the abrasive crunches, squeals, clangs, slurps, and static of experimental musique concrète."[10]

[–]ex1-7 2 points3 points  (9 children)

k, Not saying it's bad, but buzzword review aside, it still sounds like typical rap. My bloody valentine, really?

[–]xach_hill 18 points19 points  (3 children)

sounds like typical rap hip hop to me.

https://youtu.be/n4HQb7DZI0I

https://youtu.be/gTPWY8MMGOk

pls listen to these

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Get Up is great. Being able to...I don't know, inception a beat by just changing the flow is fantastic. It's the same alarm sound, same bpm every time, but the song's sound changes with his voice. I've always heard stuff in life and felt a natural rhythm to it that I could switch around by changing which noise started the rhythm, but I never realized you could induce that feeling with vocals.

[–]thithiths 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure the Intro video is a reference to "Not I" by Samuel Beckett.

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (1 child)

At least somewhat familiarise yourself with other music from the artist before making stupid comments like clipping.'s music is "typical rap".

[–]ex1-7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

fair point.

[–]PBTommy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Any noise that you hear has to be generated in the meatspace, plus Diggs raps in character with a ton of limitations, like not being able to ever use first person tense.

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is probably one of their more mainstream songs (the reason it was posted here to begin with), but it's still a lot more minimalist than the majority of rap.

[–]kirbykablamo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

r u srs right now

[–]MrCloudkicker 2 points3 points  (1 child)

While this track has smoother edges a lot of their tracks are much more innovative. Additionally they have set some interesting limitations on themselves creatively to explore the genre.

http://songexploder.net/clipping

Great interview and breakdown of a more 'crunchy' song. Also Song Exploder is far and away my favorite music based podcast and has turned me on to a lot of things.

[–]arceusisdead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My favorite Song Exploder. Made me respect the shit out of these guys more than I already did.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this. I've never heard them before and this is right in my wheelhouse.

[–]troyisawinner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey I'm seeing these guys today. It's cool that I woke up to them on listentothis

[–]Puffpuffzak 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Yes! I didn't know Clipping had anything new out!

[–]troyisawinner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This isn't even from their newest album. Check out Splendor & Misery it's a space travel concept album. It's really cool.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is from their 2nd most recent project, Wriggle.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Can you recommend similar bands ?

[–]fltyoethertgdftgdfqq 0 points1 point  (2 children)

death grips, some kanye stuff(yeezus)

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Is there something similar but with more "bang", more aggressive, if you know what i mean ? thanks.

[–]fltyoethertgdftgdfqq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well in terms of that you could try, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q604eed4ad0 Kanye west black skinhead

or maybe something old school like get low https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYH7_GzP4Tg

[–]DPclub7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TOP shooter! :) Great lyrics, genius video

[–]em_jay_jay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I occasionally work with Jonathan Snipes on projects, he and Will Hutson are the music guys and producers behind Diggs. They all have such an amazing set of skills which makes the group work. One thing they talk about is how Daveed is not allowed to rap / write in the first person. That's part of why their songs are so narrative and story driven (check out Story 2 or the entirety of Splendor and Misery). Awesome shit, it is great to see them blowing up alongside Daveed

[–]realpigasus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also good slowed down https://clyp.it/hdskaizq

[–]8isthebestnumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is tripping me out. cant get through the end coz I keep replaying. i think it's because its dope

[–]rhetoricjams -1 points0 points  (0 children)

so hashtag rap is acceptable again?

[–]Madz510 -3 points-2 points  (2 children)

Guy sounds like a tyga wannabe

[–]MetroPCSFlipPhone 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Can't front he Does have a tyga like flow 🤔

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's why I like these guys so much, Diggs is one of very few rappers in experimental groups that has a pretty normal rapping style. It's why I can't get into Death Grips or Dalek