Lyrically, clipping.’s music attempts to reshuffle and repeat accepted rap scenarios, while eliminating a traditional single-point perspective. Diggs’s writing is heavily citational, like a rough-edged collage, gluing together half-glimpsed images and misremembered references, many of which might feel familiar, and some of which assuredly do not. But even while he consumes and regurgitates established styles, his self-erasure is incomplete; Diggs’s dense, often motormouthed flow remains wholly his own.
Individually, the members are known outside of the group for their extra-curricular artistic projects. Diggs is a stage actor, while Snipes composes music for film, and Hutson is an established noise music artist. Snipes and Hutson have collaborated on many projects, including the score to the documentary Room 237, which was released by IFC in 2013.
In February 2013, clipping. released their debut album, Midcity, on their website. The project was created entirely in-house, with the trio writing, producing, engineering, mixing and mastering all of the material themselves. There was no budget, no outside promotion, no hype-machine, no blog or label interest. In fact, clipping. had no expectation that anyone would bother listening to the album, let alone enjoy it. Nevertheless, reactions were largely positive— despite the uncompromising nature of the production, and its obfuscatory lyrical content— and within five month’s of Midcity’s release, clipping. signed a deal with Sub Pop Records.
CLPPNG, the band’s label debut, was written and recorded between February and October of 2013. Highly well-received, CLPPNG is an album that demonstrates the variety of sounds available when the ‘rules’ of a genre are willfully questioned.
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The Breach
clipping. Lyrics
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A small anomaly has become evident
And probably should be noted
There is spiking in the pulse of a member of the cargo
And the crew and other passengers have not begun to notice
The facility you certainly have taken steps to cultivate
For all intents and purposes would totally accept it
But the readings that are coming through
Seem to be unable to suggest it
First: the recommended course of action should be to
Administer a sedative to all the cargo via ventilation
The ship is fully capable of automating this
But requires an approval code from the administration
Again, it cannot easily be overstated the importance of alacrity
In acting out the task commanded
The pulses of the cargo are still rising and endorphins
That are often linked to violence are too critical to manage
Now: one specifically is up and moving to the door
He has found the access panel situated in the floor
He is entering the codes and overriding has begun
Reading rage in the nervous system, nothing can be done
It seems to circumvent necessity of physical restraints
Send security immediately over to the gate
And remember that these beings were selected for their strength
Use your army sense accordingly in order to be safe
The lyrics of "The Breach" by clipping. describes a scene of impending danger in a spacecraft where a member of the cargo is experiencing abnormal behavior that is causing their pulse to spike. Although the crew and passengers remain unaware of the situation, the facility's readings suggest that a sedative must be administered to all the cargo via ventilation to prevent potential violence. However, the process requires an approval code, and time is running out as one of the cargo members overrides the system and begins to exhibit aggressive behavior. The song ends with a warning to the security team to handle the situation with caution as the cargo was selected for its strength.
Line by Line Meaning
Generally operating normally
Things are proceeding as usual
A small anomaly has become evident
Something unusual has been detected
And probably should be noted
This anomaly should not be ignored
There is spiking in the pulse of a member of the cargo
One of the passengers is experiencing a rapid heartbeat
And the crew and other passengers have not begun to notice
No one else has realized something is wrong
The facility you certainly have taken steps to cultivate
The ship has been designed to handle situations like this
For all intents and purposes would totally accept it
Under normal circumstances, this would not be a problem
But the readings that are coming through
However, the data we are receiving shows a different story
While not negating wholly the hypothesis
Although it doesn't disprove our original theory completely
Seem to be unable to suggest it
It doesn't appear to support it either
Administer a sedative to all the cargo via ventilation
We need to use the ship's ventilation system to sedate everyone on board
The ship is fully capable of automating this
The ship has the technology to do this automatically
But requires an approval code from the administration
We need clearance from the authorities to proceed
Again, it cannot easily be overstated the importance of alacrity
We need to act fast and efficiently
In acting out the task commanded
To complete the mission as instructed
The pulses of the cargo are still rising and endorphins
The passengers are getting increasingly agitated and are producing more endorphins
That are often linked to violence are too critical to manage
These chemicals can cause violent behavior and must be controlled
Now: one specifically is up and moving to the door
One of the passengers is moving towards the exit
He has found the access panel situated in the floor
He has located the control panel on the floor
He is entering the codes and overriding has begun
He is entering codes to bypass the system
Reading rage in the nervous system, nothing can be done
His nerves are indicating that he is extremely angry and it's too late to stop him
It seems to circumvent necessity of physical restraints
He has found a way to override the need for physical restraints
Send security immediately over to the gate
We need to send security to the exit immediately to prevent him from leaving
And remember that these beings were selected for their strength
These passengers were chosen for their physical abilities
Use your army sense accordingly in order to be safe
Use your training to handle the situation with caution
Lyrics © Fintage House Publishing
Written by: DAVEED DIGGS, WILLIAM MORAN HUTSON, JONATHAN RALEIGH SNIPES, STEVEN KAPLAN
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andiana2025
here are the ACTUAL lyrics bc i think everyone else got them from google 😂
Generally operating normally
A small anomaly has become evident
And probably should be noted
There is spiking in the pulse of a member of the cargo
And the crew and other passengers have not begun to notice
The docility you certainly have taken steps to cultivate
For all intents and purposes would totally accept it
But the readings that are coming through
While not negating wholly the hypothesis
Seem to be unable to suggest it
First: the recommended course of action should be to
Administer a sedative to all the cargo via ventilation
The ship is fully capable of automating this
But requires an approval code from the administration
Again, it cannot easily be overstated the importance of alacrity
In acting out the task commanded
The pulses of the cargo are still rising in endorphins
That are often linked to violence are too critical to manage
Now: one specifically is up and moving to the door
He has found the access panel situated in the floor
He is entering the codes and overriding has begun
Reading rage in the nervous system, nothing can be done
It seems to circumvent necessity of physical restraints
Send security immediately over to the gate
And remember that these beings were selected for their strength
You should arm yourself accordingly in order to be safe
VinhXo2k6
Generally operating normally
A small anomaly has become evident
And probably should be noted
There is spiking in the pulse of a member of the cargo
And the crew and other passengers have not begun to notice
The docility you certainly have taken steps to cultivate
For all intents and purposes would totally accept it
But the readings that are coming through
While not negating wholly the hypothesis
Seem to be unable to suggest it
First: the recommended course of action should be to
Administer a sedative to all the cargo via ventilation
The ship is fully capable of automating this
But requires an approval code from the administration
Again, it cannot easily be overstated the importance of alacrity
In acting out the task commanded
The pulses of the cargo are still rising in endorphins
That are often linked to violence are too critical to manage
Now: one specifically is up and moving to the door
He has found the access panel situated in the floor
He is entering the codes and overriding has begun
Reading rage in the nervous system, nothing can be done
It seems to circumvent necessity of physical restraints
Send security immediately over to the gate
And remember that these beings were selected for their strength
You should arm yourself accordingly in order to be safe
Flowery Fields
me: thinks guns and ships is impressive. also me: hears this LONG LIVE THE KING
Moongem
The line "these being were selected for their strength" always gives me chills. It's so cold to talk about humans as If they're cattle.
Starfucker
@ya mom The "beings" are human. it's an analogy
ya mom
Moongem ok
Moongem
@ya mom I don't think you understand the concept of this album.
ya mom
Moongem my point is they’re not humans they’re a separate form of life
Moongem
@ya mom yeah that's kind of my point. They don't see them as humans.
Inactive Channel
Imma try to do this for my school's talent show next year pray for me
Uriel Espinoza
@Inactive Channel laughs in o h y e a h*
Inactive Channel
This did not age well...