BONUS: Ari talks to Pusha T & Malice about Clipse, Pharrell & truth in hip hop

The Beat with Ari Melber

MSNBC

Government, Daily News, Politics, News

4.6 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

In this podcast extra, Rappers Pusha T and Malice join MSNBC’s Ari Melber for an extended interview, and open about reuniting as Clipse after 15 years, losing their parents, stepping inside the Obama White House, and how working with Pharrell and Kendrick Lamar shaped their ever-sharpening lyrical edge. Plus, listen to Melber's 2022 interview with Pharrell.

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0:00.0	Hey, this is Ari Melbert from MSNBC.
0:05.4	Thanks for listening to The Beat with Ari Melbert podcast.
0:08.0	We want to share some extra programming today.
0:10.3	So buckle up and stay tuned for a special edition from MSNBC brought to you by the Beat with Ari Melbert podcast.
0:18.7	Hey, it's John Legend.
0:20.1	What's your man, L.L. Cool J.
0:21.6	Did you grow Tiana Field?
0:22.5	Are you checking out the beat with Ari Melba with my man Ari Melba?
0:26.4	The beat, baby.
0:27.2	MSNBC. I got Ari with me.
0:29.3	My man, Arby Melba.
0:30.9	With Harvey Milberg.
0:32.1	We love what you doing.
0:33.4	The whole Wu-Tang is behind me here.
0:35.3	And this is the beat.
0:39.7	Welcome to a special edition of Mavericks with Ari Melburgh.
0:42.3	We have a duo that once disappeared like Houdini, now reuniting after 15 years.
0:47.5	Push it to you Malice back as the iconic hip-hop duo clips returning with their sharp lyrics,
0:52.4	bending wordplay, and that signature
0:54.2	for rel-driven sound. Yep, yeah, you too. Okay, we get it. Yep, yeah, you too.
1:38.0	Hey, buddy, I'm good. What they tell you? I'm good. What do they tell you? I'm good. Smoke. So be it, so be it. The last song, off the new album, Let God Sort of Mouth, featuring Nas, John Legend, Kendrick, and Tyler. the Guardian has already dubbed it one of the best albums of the year, coming amid one of the most thorough, thoughtful album rollouts in many years, Pusha T and Malice, our special guest. Thanks for being here.
1:40.2	Thanks for having us. You guys are busy.
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