Who We Are: Two Brothers From Virginia Beach
We are Clipse: two brothers, one name. Here is who we are, where we come from and how the name came about.
Who is in Clipse?
Pusha T is Terrence Thornton, the younger brother by five years.
No Malice is Gene Thornton. He went by Malice when we started and changed it to No Malice in 2012, because the old name carried a meaning he didn't want anymore. On some later credits, Malice is back.
Where are we from?
Born in the Bronx: we were both born in New York.
Raised in Virginia Beach: our family moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1979. That is where we grew up and where Clipse was formed in 1994.
Where does the name Clipse come from?
Full Eclipse first: that was our name at the start.
Then Clipse: when Pharrell Williams suggested we team up as a duo, we shortened it to Clipse. It's said like "clips".
What kind of music do we make?
East Coast hip-hop: hardcore rap, with Pharrell Williams and the Neptunes behind the boards on our early records.
Four albums: Lord Willin' in 2002, Hell Hath No Fury in 2006, Til the Casket Drops in 2009 and Let God Sort Em Out in 2025. The story of each one is in the albums behind our designs.
What is in the shop?
Our records, worn: stacked Let God Sort Em Out lettering, the My Name Is My Name mark and grain portraits, in black, cream and white.
Every garment: each design comes on a tee, a long sleeve, a crewneck and a hoodie, and every product page has its own size chart.