Rap duo Clipse continued their comeback on Saturday (September 13) by becoming the first hip-hop act to perform at the Vatican – check out some of the footage below.
Brothers Pusha T and Malice were accompanied by John Legend and the Voices of Fire gospel choir as they performed their track ‘The Birds Don’t Sing’ from their album ‘Let God Sort Em Out’, released in July to become their first album since 2009.
They performed in front of over 250,000 people in St. Peter’s Square, as part of Pharrell Williams’ ‘Grace For The World’ concert that celebrated the 2025 Jubilee and helped close the third annual World Meeting on Human Fraternity.
Voices of Fire and Legend both featured on the album recording of the song. Co-written by Williams and Stevie Wonder – the latter providing piano and spoken word – ’The Birds Don’t Sing’ sees Pusha T and Malice coming to terms with the loss of their parents. Take a look at some of the footage form the concert here.
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JOHN LEGENDTHE BIRDS DON’T SING
LIVE FROM THE VATICAN pic.twitter.com/hNCQ479JJr
— OnThinIce (@OnThinlce) September 13, 2025
From VA to the Vatican. 🔥 Clipse performing at the first ever concert in St. Peter’s Square. Legendary. pic.twitter.com/NMXVxNFpzg
— King Kendrick (@missprivelove) September 14, 2025
Clipse In Louis Vuitton
📍Vatican City pic.twitter.com/exTVgskA4Y
— Dre (@drearetas) September 15, 2025
Clipse recently finished a US tour, during which they brought out Kendrick Lamar to perform their track ‘Chains & Whips’, and they’re set to appear at ONE Musicfest, Dia De Los Deftones, and Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw festival. They’ll also be coming to the UK and Europe in November, and you can find tickets here.
Clipse’s remaining 2025 tour dates are:
OCTOBER
26 – ONE Musicfest, Atlanta, GA
NOVEMBER
1 – Dia De Los Deftones, San Diego, CA
5 – 013 Poppodium, Tilburg, Netherlands
8 – L’Olympia, Paris, France
9 – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, UK
10 – Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK
12 – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, UK
20 – O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK
Clipse were first active as a duo from 1994 before going on hiatus in 2010 to focus on their solo careers. They temporarily reformed in both 2019 and 2022 – even appearing on stage together – before officially coming back in 2023.
In a three-star review of ‘Let God Sort Em Out’, NME wrote: “‘Let God Sort Em Out’ isn’t a total misfire: it’s composed, thoughtful and often impressively lyrically detailed. But after 16 years, Clipse didn’t come back knocking down doors and shocking the world. They came back to remind you they’re still here, still alive, still ruminating.”
