Black Up | Gold LP
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Only a little more than a year after releasing two EPs, Seattle's Shabazz Palaces signed to Sub Pop for their full length debut. Even on a high-profile label, former Digable Planets member Ishmael Butler (formerly Butterfly) maintains a shroud of mystique, rapping under the facade of Palaceer Lazaro and purposely avoiding publicity, interviews, and liner credits. As the mainstream becomes more and more predictable, Shabazz Palaces' inscrutability is a welcome change. Because the beats are so abstract, roots take precedent, and a strong presence on the microphone becomes the most important aspect. Butler fills this role with ease. His smooth, sparkling rhymes glue Knife Knights' watery environment together to create a provocative listen from start to finish.
Tracks
1~1~Free Press And Curl1~2~An Echo From The Hosts That Profess Infinitum
1~3~Are You... Can You... Were You? (Felt)
1~4~A Treatease Dedicated To The Avian Airess From North East Nubis (1000 Questions, 1 Answer)
1~5~Youlogy
1~6~Endeavors For Never (The Last Time We Spoke You Said You Were Not Here. I Saw You Though.)
1~7~Recollections Of The Wraith
1~8~The King's New Clothes Were Made By His Own Hands
1~9~Yeah You
1~10~Swerve... The Reeping Of All That Is Worthwhile (Noir Not Withstanding)
Details
Catalogue Number: SP900AEFormat: Vinyl
Artist: Shabazz Palaces
Release Date: 01 August 2025
Genre: Rap & Hip-Hop
Label: Sub Pop Records
Distributor: Inertia Music
