Key Takeaways:

• Clipse made historical past as the primary hip hop act to carry out on the Vatican in St. Peter’s Square.
• The duo carried out “The Birds Don’t Sing” with John Legend, honoring their late mother and father.
• The live performance, co-directed by Pharrell and Andrea Bocelli, closed the World Meeting on Human Fraternity.

Virginia rappers Clipse have at all times been a God-fearing duo. Now, the brothers Pusha T and Malice have the excellence of being the primary rap act to carry out on the Vatican.

On Saturday (Sept. 13) night time, the Grace for the World live performance was held in Vatican City, a sovereign state dominated by the pope and situated in Rome, Italy. Notably, it was the primary live performance to ever go down in St. Peter’s Square.

Clipse performed “The Birds Don’t Sing,” the opening monitor from their newest, critically acclaimed album, Let God Sort Em Out. Dressed in black fits, and accompanied by John Legend, the duo carried out the highly effective monitor that pays homage to their late mother and father.

The live performance was co-directed by Pharrell and famed Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. “This is a uncommon cultural second the place the world stops and collectively tunes in,” the record producer wrote in a press statement proper to the show. “It is a message of unity and style for all of humanity.”

“This is really happening. [I’m] literally driving to the airport now because this is really happening,” Pusha T wrote on X the day earlier than the present. The second was a full circle specifically for Malice aka No Malice. The older brother of the duo famously walked away from the group after he felt the music didn’t align along with his religion. He would launch a pair of solo albums, titled Hear Ye Him and Let the Dead Bury the Dead, in 2013 and 2017, respectively, earlier than finally reuniting along with his brother in 2019.

Clipse had loads of firm on the occasion, too. Also on the star-studded invoice had been Jennifer Hudson, Karol G, Teddy Swims, Jelly Roll and extra. The live performance was free and streamed stay on ABC News Live, Hulu and Disney+ and served because the nearer to the third annual World Meeting on Human Fraternity.