Clipse have addressed the acrimonious breakup of The Neptunes which has led to the duo being unable to work with longtime collaborator, Chad Hugo.
The upcoming Clipse reunion album, Let God Sort Em Out, is produced in its entirety by Pharrell Williams due to his ongoing legal battle with Hugo.
Speaking to Popcast, No Malice said that things were still cool with Hugo: “Absolutely miss Chad. As far as, you know, being on the album. But I’ll see Chad in the airport, in the street, at Buffalo Wild Wings, you know, in VA. Whatever they got going on, just hope for the best for that […] Whenever we see each other, it’s always still love. Always.”
Pusha T then added: “For me no, you know, no. Everybody knows my favorite album is Hell Hath No Fury. Pharrell did that alone. That’s it […] Chad’s my guy. I love Chad. Pharrell’s my guy, love Chad, too. We’re brothers, we came up together. But, you know, when you say missing in the music, there is no missing in the music when it comes to the Clipse. And if it’s just P, it don’t matter—we find what we find.”
Pharrell previously revealed that he and childhood friend and longtime collaborator Hugo were no longer on speaking terms as a result of their legal battle over the ownership of The Neptunes.
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Skateboard P touched on his fractured relationship with Hugo in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, although he said he “wishes him the best.”
When asked if he and Hugo are speaking, Pharrell replied: “No. But I love him, and I always wish him the absolute best, and I’m very grateful for our time together.”
Pharrell was sued by Chad Hugo over claims that he was “fraudulently” seeking sole control over the rights to The Neptunes’ name.
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In a legal action filed last year at a federal tribunal, Hugo’s attorneys accused his former production partner and his company PW IP Holdings LLC of violating their longstanding agreement to split everything equally by attempting to unilaterally register trademarks for the Neptunes name.
The dispute centers around three separate applications to register “The Neptunes” as a trademark, filed in 2022, relating to the use of the name on streaming, music videos and live performances.
