May 5th, 2014 
Corey From 
Hip hop is about to change for the better.
After almost three years, the fantastic rap duo known as Shabazz Palaces will release their sophomore album, entitled Lese Majesty, which is French for “injured majesty.” This will be the followup to their huge break out record, Black Up, which landed on the top releases of 2011 on multiple year end lists.
The group announced the release date for the album, as well as premiered it, in its entirety, at a show at Seattle’s Pacific Science Center Laser Dome, where local publication The Stranger calls for this album to be “the future of hip hop.”
They also commented with a one-sentence review of the album, saying “There was no need for drugs, or even the dazzling light show, since the music’s fathoms-deep dubscapes and strategically predatory beats equaled the angular and smoky psychedelic visuals—each track already dazzled by a universe of deep-space stars, clouds of galactic gases, and the bright trails of wandering balls of ice.”
About a year ago, Palaceer Lazaro commented about the album in an interview saying that the new record would be a significant change from Black Up. “I don’t know. I doubt that it will sound much like it. It will probably sound… I don’t know. We’ve left that. That [last album] is kind of far behind us now. There will be some similarities I guess, because we are who are. Other than that, it’s not gonna sound much like it at all.”
Check out the video below for “Are You…Can You…Were You? (Felt)” off of Black Up below and know that Under The Gun will keep you posted with any updates regarding Lese Majesty or Shabazz Palaces. The record will be released via Sub Pop on July 29th.
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