CLPPNG

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{{Infobox album

| name = CLPPNG

| type = studio

| artist = clipping.

| cover = Clipping CLPPNG.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = June 10, 2014

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = {{flatlist|

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| length = 55:31

| label = Sub Pop

| producer = William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes

| prev_title = Midcity

| prev_year = 2013

| next_title = Wriggle

| next_year = 2016

}}

CLPPNG is the debut studio album by American hip hop group clipping. It was released on June 10, 2014, through Sub Pop as the follow-up to their debut mixtape Midcity.{{cite web|url=https://clppng.bandcamp.com/album/clppng|title=Official clipping. Bandcamp}} The album has guest appearances from Gangsta Boo, King T, Cocc Pistol Cree, Guce, Mariel Jacoda and Tom Erbe.

{{Music ratings

| ADM = 7.3/10{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/6463/clipping-CLPPNG.aspx|title=CLPPNG by clipping. reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=December 20, 2019}}

| MC = 73/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/clppng/clipping|title=Reviews for CLPPNG by Clipping|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=January 22, 2015}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/clppng-mw0002666976|title=CLPPNG – clipping.|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=September 9, 2016|last=Thomas|first=Fred}}

| rev2 = DIY

| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2014/06/03/clipping-clppng-album-review|title=clipping. – CLPPNG|work=DIY|date=June 3, 2014|access-date=May 9, 2019|last=Price|first=Joe}}

| rev3 = Exclaim!

| rev3score = 9/10{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/clipping-clppng|title=clipping.: CLPPNG|work=Exclaim!|date=June 9, 2014|access-date=May 9, 2019|last=Quinlan|first=Thomas}}

| rev4 = Fact

| rev4score = 3.5/5{{cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2014/06/16/clipping-clppng/|title=CLPPNG|work=Fact|date=June 16, 2014|access-date=May 9, 2019|last=Pattison|first=Louis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214223253/http://www.factmag.com/2014/06/16/clipping-clppng/|archive-date=December 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}

| rev5 = Financial Times

| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/20305ce4-eb8e-11e3-8a5f-00144feabdc0.html|title=Clipping: CLPPNG – review|work=Financial Times|date=June 6, 2014|access-date=May 9, 2019|last=Hunter-Tilney|first=Ludovic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701192957/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/20305ce4-eb8e-11e3-8a5f-00144feabdc0.html|archive-date=July 1, 2014|url-status=dead}}

| rev6 = The Irish Times

| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/clipping-clppng-1.1838299|title=Clipping: Clppng|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=June 20, 2014|access-date=May 9, 2019|last=Carroll|first=Jim|author-link=Jim Carroll (journalist)}}

| rev7 = Mojo

| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|title=clipping.: CLPPNG|journal=Mojo|issue=248|date=July 2014|page=88}}

| rev8 = NME

| rev8score = 8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/15377|title=Clipping – 'CLPPNG'|work=NME|date=June 9, 2014|access-date=September 9, 2016|last=Homewood|first=Ben|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140613060149/http://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/15377|archive-date=June 13, 2014|url-status=dead}}

| rev9 = Pitchfork

| rev9score = 5.6/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19431-clipping-clppng/|title=clipping.: CLPPNG|work=Pitchfork|date=June 13, 2014|access-date=September 9, 2016|last=Raymer|first=Miles}}

| rev10 = Uncut

| rev10score = 8/10{{cite journal|title=clipping.: CLPPNG|journal=Uncut|date=2014|quote=Subversive commentary hits home with industrial force.}}

}}

Composition

Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! writes that the album sees the group continue their combination of musique concrète and gangsta rap, while deeming it more accessible than their earlier work.{{cite web |last1=Quinlan |first1=Thomas |title=clipping. CLPPNG |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/clipping-clppng |website=Exclaim! |access-date=December 16, 2022 |date=June 9, 2014}} Fred Thomas of AllMusic deems it a harsh album that fuses "noise frequencies, brutally dark beats, and MC Daveed Diggs' unhinged, often ugly lyrical flow."{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Fred |title=CLPPNG Review by Fred Thomas |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/clppng-mw0002666976 |website=AllMusic}} "Intro" features rapping over a beatless backdrop of feedback reminiscent of Merzbow. "Dream" features a "ringing bell, white noise and tape hiss", while the next track "Get Up" is built solely around the sound of an alarm clock. The album also features a performance of John Cage's Williams Mix (1951–1953), recorded with Tom Erbe.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = clipping.

| all_lyrics =

| headline = CLPPNG track listing

| title1 = Intro

| note1 = Not featured on vinyl release due to extended intro on "Body & Blood."{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/release/5762314-Clipping-CLPPNG | title=Clipping. - CLPPNG | website=Discogs | date=10 June 2014 }}

| length1 = 1:04

| title2 = Body & Blood

| length2 = 4:28

| title3 = Work Work

| length3 = 3:41

| note3 = featuring Cocc Pistol Cree

| title4 = Summertime

| length4 = 4:02

| note4 = featuring King T

| title5 = Taking Off

| length5 = 4:49

| title6 = Tonight

| length6 = 4:35

| note6 = featuring Gangsta Boo

| title7 = Dream

| length7 = 5:29

| title8 = Get Up

| length8 = 2:55

| note8 = featuring Mariel Jacoda

| title9 = Or Die

| length9 = 4:05

| note9 = featuring Guce

| title10 = Inside Out

| length10 = 3:36

| title11 = Story 2

| length11 = 2:11

| title12 = Dominoes

| length12 = 5:58

| title13 = Ends

| note13 = Not featured on vinyl release.{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/release/5762314-Clipping-CLPPNG | title=Clipping. - CLPPNG | website=Discogs | date=10 June 2014 }}

| length13 = 5:25

| title14 = Williams Mix

| length14 = 4:22

| note14 = featuring Tom Erbe

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Vinyl edition (bonus track)

| title13 = Run Out

| length13 = 4:50

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japanese edition (bonus tracks)

| title15 = Brian

| length15 = 3:55

| note15 = featuring Brian Chippendale

| title16 = God Given Tongue

| length16 = 8:05

| note16 = featuring Bryan Lewis Saunders

}}

Charts

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{{Album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|22|artist=Clipping|accessdate=February 1, 2020|rowheader=true}}
{{Album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|46|artist=Clipping|accessdate=February 1, 2020|rowheader=true}}

References

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