The Clipse & Re-Up Sign With KOCH For New Group Album

Celebrated Virginia duo The Clipse have announced a special partnership deal with Koch Records today.

The deal is for a special LP entitled The Clipse Present the Re-Up Gang, and will be released on August 5th. The project will be a full album with nine new tracks including a Scott Storch produced single and 3 new remixes of tracks from We Got It 4 Cheap Vol. 3.

The project will feature all four members of the Re-Up Gang: The Clipse, Ab Liva, and Sandman. The collective has been recording together since the Clipse's platinum debut Lord Willin' in 2002.

Named "Fast Life," the Scott Storch produced single will be released to radio outlets next week. With what Koch calls its "infectious hand claps and retro synth effects," the label feels the track has "irrepressible energy" and have compared it favorably to the Clipse's hit song "What Happened to that Boy."

After years of bitter legal disputes and lost opportunities on their former label Jive, Clipse member Pusha T was reflective and grateful for the new deal.

"Everything happens for a reason," Pusha T explained to AllHipHop.com. "We put out the We Got It for Cheap series on our own for the street and that helped keep us visible and build the Re-Up name as an entity. This time, (our manager) Tony Draper got with (Koch General Manager) Alan Grunblatt to put together an official album with new music and let Koch records do what they do best. This release gives us something fresh in the marketplace to reward Re-Up fans while we continue to work on the Clipse album."

"Tony Draper and I have worked together since the days of Suave House and Relativity Records," states an excited Alan Grunblatt. "Koch loves the Clipse and are thrilled to be working with the Re-Up Gang."

With the Re-Up Gang taken care of, the Clipse have also found time to negotiate a 5 year, 50/50 deal with Sony/Columbia Records for their own albums. The deal with also allow the Clipse to retain ownership of their masters.

The Clipse Present the Re-Up Gang is scheduled to hit stores August 5.

Originally Written By Ismael AbduSalaam For AllHipHop.com