Hip-hop duo Clipse's upcoming reunion album, 'Let God Sort Em Out,' faced delays due to Def Jam's concerns about including a Kendrick Lamar verse tied to the ongoing feud with Drake. Pusha T revealed that the label instructed him to either censor Kendrick's verse or remove it entirely. After refusing these terms, Clipse negotiated to leave Def Jam and eventually signed with Roc Nation, securing a new release date of July 11 with Kendrick's contribution preserved, despite it reportedly lacking references to his rivalry with Drake.
Per Pusha, the duo's then-record label Def Jam got skittish about the inclusion of a Kendrick Lamar guest verse on album cut "Chains & Whips" because Def Jam's parent company, UMG, was concerned about the optics of pairing Drake's two biggest rap rivals.
Pusha goes on to say that Def Jam instructed him to ask "Kendrick to censor his verse" or "take the record off" and that, when he refused, the parties began negotiations for Clipse to be dropped from Def Jam.
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