The Clipse have opened up about the breakup of the Neptunes.
During a recent interview with Popcast, the dynamic spoke about the creative process of their upcoming album, Let God Sort Em Out, which Pharrell produced by himself and his falling out with Chad Hugo.
“Absolutely miss Chad. As far as, you know, being on the album,” No Malice said. “But I’ll see Chad in the airport, in the street, at Buffalo Wild Wings, you know, in VA. Whatever they got going on, just hope for the best for that […] Whenever we see each other, it’s always still love. Always.”
Pusha T shared that Hugo had been absent on other projects, but that won’t impact their progress.
“For me, no, you know, no. Everybody knows my favorite album is Hell Hath No Fury. Pharrell did that alone. That’s it […] Chad’s my guy. I love Chad. Pharrell’s my guy, love Chad, too. We’re brothers, we came up together,” Pusha explained. “But, you know, when you say missing in the music, there is no missing in the music when it comes to the Clipse. And if it’s just P, it don’t matter—we find what we find.”
In April 2024, Williams and Hugo were involved in a legal dispute over the group’s name, which HO797 previously reported.
“Throughout their over thirty year history, [Hugo] and Williams agreed to, and in fact, have divided all assets,” wrote Hugo’s attorney Kenneth D. Freundlich. “By ignoring and excluding [Hugo] from the any and all applications filed by applicant for the mark ‘The Neptunes,’ applicant has committed fraud in securing the trademarks and acted in bad faith.”