2026 SESSION

INTRODUCED

26108438D

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 249

Offered March 4, 2026

Commending Clipse.

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Patrons—Feggans, Askew, Cohen, Convirs-Fowler, Reaser, Anderson, Anthony, Callsen, Carroll, Clark, Cole, J.G., Cole, N.T., Cousins, Franklin, L.V., Glass, Hernandez, LeVere Bolling, Maldonado, Martinez, McAuliff, McClure, Pope Adams, Price and Tran

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WHEREAS, Clipse, a Virginia Beach-based hip-hop duo, won its first-ever Grammy Award at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards on February 1, 2026; and

WHEREAS, the members of Clipse, brothers Gene “Malice” Thornton and Terrence “Pusha T” Thornton, began performing together in the early 1990s and released their debut single “The Funeral” in 1999; and

WHEREAS, Clipse released three albums between 2002 and 2009, then went on hiatus while Malice and Pusha T pursued opportunities as solo artists; and

WHEREAS, in July 2025, Clipse released a critically acclaimed comeback album, Let God Sort Em Out, produced by fellow Virginia Beach native Pharrell Williams; and

WHEREAS, at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, Clipse won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance with “Chains & Whips,” which featured Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell Williams; and

WHEREAS, Clipse was also nominated for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album of the year for Let God Sort Em Out, Best Rap Song for “The Birds Don't Sing,” and Best Music Video for “So Be It”; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Clipse hereby be commended on winning a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 2026; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Gene and Terrence Thornton of Clipse as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for their contributions to the musical landscape of the Commonwealth.