The visual features John Legend & Voices of Fire
Clipse has shared a new visual for “The Birds Don’t Sing,” the highly anticipated third official video from their critically-acclaimed album Let God Sort Em Out.
Directed by Brendan O’Connor, the deeply personal visual features scenes shot at the Thornton brothers’ family home in Virginia Beach, VA. A pastiche of imagery from their childhood, including home movies and family photos, interspersed with an emotional performance set in the family living room, the clip opens with Pusha’s son Nigel placing flowers at the grave of his grandparents. “The Birds Don’t Sing” was written as an homage to Pusha T and Malice’s parents, who passed away within a year of one another. Trading verses between a soaring chorus from John Legend and Voices Of Fire, Pusha T raps directly to their mother, Malice to their father, both sharing messages of love and grief they never got the chance to say.
Earlier this month, the rappers made history at Pharrell Williams’ Grace For The World concert in St. Peter’s Square, becoming the first rap artists to perform at The Vatican with their epic performance of “The Birds Don’t Sing” with John Legend. Clipse joined Legend again this week, with a surprise guest performance of the song at his sold-out show at The Hollywood Bowl.
Executive produced by Pharrell Williams, Let God Sort Em Out features guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Tyler the Creator, Nas, John Legend, The-Dream, Ab-Liva, Stove God Cooks and more. The project debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Independent Albums chart via Roc Nation Distribution, marking a significant milestone for Pusha T and Malice’s first fully independent album release and first full-length album in 16 years.
