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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Shabazz Palaces Reveal Grim, Giant-Populated “#CAKE” Video
August 22nd, 2014 
Tyler Hanan 
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Tags: Cake, hip hop (genre), Hiro Murai, lese majesty, music video, Shabazz Palaces, sub pop, sub pop records, THEEsatisfaction 
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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