Monday Notes for August 25th, 2025

Ghostface Killah Supreme Clientele 2 (released August 22, 2025) Sequel albums are a gift and a curse. And I mean that literally – look at Jay Z’s Blueprint 2, for example. In terms of music, attemp…

A couple of months ago, the all-time great rap duo Clipse released Let God Sort Em Out, their long-awaited reunion album. As Pusha T explained during the rollout, the record took longer to come out than anyone expected because Clipse had to deal with some label issues. They were signed to Def Jam, but parent company Universal blanched at releasing their song “Chains & Whips” with its Kendrick Lamar feature intact. That led to Clipse buying out their contract, leaving the label, and releasing their album, Kendrick feature and all, independently. Kendrick Lamar probably recorded his “Chains & Whips” verse a couple of years ago, but its release still felt like an event. It also felt like an event when surprise guest Kendrick joined the Clipse onstage to perform the track for the first time this past weekend.

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NFL.com breaks down Week 3 of the preseason, closing out with Saturday’s full slate of games.

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