Clipse have finally addressed acrimonious breakup of The Neptunes.
During an interview with The New York Times’ Popcast, the brothers from Virginia were asked how they feel about the fallout of Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams.
“Absolutely miss Chad [Hugo], as far as, you know, being on the album,” No Malice admitted. “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. … Whenever we see each other, it’s always gonna be love. Always.”
Pusha T added, “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. 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.”
Previously, Pharrell revealed that he and childhood friend and longtime collaborator Hugo were no longer on speaking terms as a result of their legal battle over the ownership of The Neptunes with Hugo accusing Williams of “fraudulently” looking to take full control of the legendary group’s trademarks.
Pharrell is handling Clipse’s upcoming album, “Let God Sort Em Out”, all on his own and they have shared the singles “Ace Trumpets” and “So Be It.”
You can watch the full interview below.