At Wednesday night's SPIN, Tekken 6, and 'Stache Media sponsored CMJ event, virtually every Clipse song ended with a gunshot and/or explosion echoing throughout New York City's Highline Ballroom. And though the sound effects were just theatrical flourishes, they certainly underlined the unnerving power of the Virginia hip-hop vets' live act.

Lightspeed Champion (a.k.a. Devonte Hynes) may have split personality disorder.