Shabazz Palaces, the Ishmael Butler-helmed avante-hip hop perplexity out of Seattle, released the royal Lese Majesty earlier this year on the suddenly hip hop-forward Sub Pop (see also: clipping.). The group has followed with a video for the single “#CAKE.” The treatment of the track, which features Catherine Harris-White of frequent co-collaborators and fellow Seattleites THEEsatisfaction, was […]
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Stream Shabazz Palaces’ Lush New Album ‘Lese Majesty’
July 22nd, 2014 
Tyler Hanan Shabazz Palaces, still mysterious even after discovering Seattle’s Ishmael Butler was behind the project, returns. The fascinating Sub Pop art rap releases Lese Majesty in one week, but you can hear it for a week via NPR’s First Listen series. The album has plenty of the avante garde weirdness of past Shabazz tunes, but it’s also a […]
Shabazz Palaces Release Their “#CAKE,” Get To Eat It Too
June 23rd, 2014 Tyler Hanan Shabazz Palaces are weird as hell, which is why we call them art rap – we don’t know what else to call something so off-kilter and bizarre. Everything about Shabazz follows suit. The songs are unpredictable and bear titles like “Are You… Can You… Were You? (Felt)” and “Swerve… The Reeping Of All That Is […]
STREAM: Shabazz Palaces – “They Come In Gold”
May 6th, 2014 Corey From Yesterday, we ran news regarding details about the new Shabazz Palaces‘ album, Lese Majesty. Well, late last night, the group posted its first track from the new full-length, “They Come in Gold,” via the Sub Pop Soundcloud Page. The track starts out with a real forceful trap beat and some intense synth work that is […]
Shabazz Palaces to Release New Album in July
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 […]
MUSIC VIDEO: Shabazz Palaces – “An Echo From The Hosts That Profess Infinitum”
June 17th, 2013 Brian Leak Just shy of two years since the release of their debut album, Black Up, Seattle’s experimental hip-hop duo, Shabazz Palaces, have just gotten around to releasing the visuals for my favorite track off the album, “An Echo From The Hosts That Profess Infinitum.” In a fitting black and white video directed by Joris Grelet, the […]
Full Bonnaroo 2015 Lineup Revealed
January 13th, 2015 Drew Caruso After an interesting campaign to slowly reveal artists for this year’s Bonnaroo, the full lineup has been revealed. Before, fans were asked to dial a specific phone number, to which the operator would reveal a single artist playing the festival. For those who haven’t been paying attention, or participating in the telethon-like reveals, the entirety […]
Lucki Eck$ Drops Trippy Video For “Hidden Place”
September 11th, 2014 Brian Leak Up-and-coming alternative hip-hop savior Lucki Eck$ has just released a new video for “Hidden Place” off his most recent mixtape, Body High. Featuring some fittingly trippy visuals that accentuate the drugged-out, slow-trap feel found on the majority of the mixtape, the video for “Hidden Place” contains a lot of Lucki and a lot of green […]
UTG LIST: The Best Releases You Might Have Missed From The First Half of 2014
June 30th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler If there’s one thing 2014 has brought us thus far it is an array of fantastic music. It seems as though every week there is a new record released that needs to be thrown into the consideration for album of the year. For our mid-year review at Under The Gun, we wanted to bring you […]
UTG PREVIEW: Why Middle of the Map Is Festival Season’s Best Kept Secret
April 2nd, 2014 Corey From Tucked away in the heart of the Midwest, Middle of the Map Fest has became one of the premier festival stops for up-and-coming indie artists. After three years of experimentation with the festival, MOTMF has produced a near-perfect lineup for this year’s event, which is set to take place this weekend in Kansas City. 2014 […]
Young Fathers Want You To “Get Up” With Their New Single
January 14th, 2014 Brian Leak Young Fathers have been such a refreshing force in my music catalog since I came across Tape One and Tape Two through Anticon. I try to follow anything Anticon has their name associated with and more often than not I’m far from disappointed. This is certainly the case with Young Fathers who are the most […]
Flying Lotus Releases Compilation Of Previously Unheard Music
December 11th, 2013 Mike Giegerich California-based musician Flying Lotus seemingly never disappoints with his productions, so it was an extremely pleasant surprise to find out he has released a zip file featuring cuts that were previously unheard by his fan-base until now. With over twenty songs and guest spots from multiple notable names including Shabazz Palaces and The Underachievers, the […]