ROLLIN’ TO THE OLDIES attending bmw’s performance driving school, clipse try to earn credit for proper drifting and reverse turns at high speeds. will the results be street-certified dope?

Story toshitaka kondo /// Photography michael pisarri

After months of speculation, the swagger-jacker from Clipse’s first single is finally revealed.“My friends call me ‘Donnie,’ but my nickname is ‘Mr. Me Too,’” jokes Donnie Isley, their driving instructor at the BMW Performance Driving School in Spartanburg, SC. While brothers Gene “Malice” Thornton, 32, and Terrence “Pusha T” Thornton, 28, have been busy promoting their upcoming sophomore release, Hell Hath No Fury, their focus this sweltering afternoon is on the Mystic Blue M3, Sepang Bronze M5 and Silverstone II M6 waiting to be unleashed on the course. “[Virginia’s car culture] is about the need for speed,” says Pusha from behind red Louis Vuitton Millionaire sunglasses, “but I’m really not into going fast. My brother is. He got a 911, that’s his whole twist.”

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