Exclusive Audio Footage

Infobox Album
Name = Exclusive Audio Footage
Type = studio
Artist = Clipse


Released = 1999
Recorded = 1996–1997
Genre = Hip hop
Label = Elektra Records
Producer = The Neptunes
Reviews =
Last album =
This album = "Exclusive Audio Footage"
(1999)
Next album = "Lord Willin'"
(2002)

"Exclusive Audio Footage" is the unreleased debut album from Virginia hip hop duo Clipse. Despite being unreleased, the album spawned one single, "The Funeral".

Overview

"Exclusive Audio Footage" was meant to be the debut album of Clipse, after they signed with Elektra Records. The album's first and only single was "The Funeral". Due to poor promotion from the label, it failed to catch on in any meaningful way despite the substantial buzz it generated with fans, and was quickly deemed a commercial failure. Elektra then decided to indefinitely shelve the album. Clipse were released from their record contract not long afterward.

"Exclusive Audio Footage" also marks the beginning of the Clipse's recording partnership with The Neptunes. Most of the album's content is very similar to the Clipse's recent albums, "Lord Willin'" and "Hell Hath No Fury", focusing on their drug dealing pasts, though it was much more "theatrical" and "movie-esque" than either of their recent albums.cite web | last = | first = | url = http://formatmag.com/features/music/clipse/ | title = Features: Clipse | format = Print interview | work = [http://www.formatmag.com Format Magine] | publisher = | accessdate = February 15 | accessyear = 2008]

While the album has been shelved, it also has been leaked onto the Internet, and can be found quite easily. Clipse often make it a point to mention this in interviews.cite web | last = | first = | url = http://allhiphop.com/features/?ID=982 | title = The Clipse: Time's Up, Part 1 | format = Online interview | work = [http://www.allhiphop.com AllHipHop.com] | publisher = | accessdate = June 8 | accessyear = 2006] Because of the album's unreleased status, some of its instrumentals were ultimately used for other rappers, such as the instrumental for "Hear Me Out" being reworked and used for Jadakiss' single "Knock Yourself Out" from his debut album, "Kiss tha Game Goodbye".

Track listing

(All tracks produced by The Neptunes)

References