On the cover of Hell Hath No Fury, the second album by hip-hop duo Clipse, brothers Malice and Pusha T pose with a ... stove. Not the most obvious set piece: most rappers prefer to opt for an expensive car, pit bull or beautiful woman - or all three at the same time, of course. But those who are familiar with Clipse's background understand this choice a bit better. The Thornton brothers of Virginia
… have never made it a secret that their main source of income in the past was dealing cocaine and crack, and this is where the stove can come in handy: boiling the cocaine into crack. The time and again delayed Hell Hath No Fury is, just like the debut Lord Willin '(2002), fully produced by The Neptunes, who finally show again why they are so good. Their bare and minimalist beats form the perfect background for the grim lyrics of Malice and Pusha T, who rap song after song about their existence as a dealer. Suspicious perhaps, but Hell Hath No Fury was rightly received as one of the best hip-hop CDs of 2006. (IV)more
