Shabazz Palaces

Shabazz Palaces

"Forerunner Foray"

PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2014

Hip-hop explorers Shabazz Palaces are finally set to drop their Lese Majesty LP later this month. Today, we get another taste of the LP wit...

Shabazz Palaces

"#Cake"

PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2014

Next month, Shabazz Palaces are set to return with their new album Lese Majesty. We've already heard the song "They Come in Gold," and now...

Shabazz Palaces Detail New LP, Share "They Come in Gold"

PUBLISHED May 6, 2014

Shabazz Palaces premiered their new Lese Majesty album for a Seattle crowd over the weekend, and now the Pacific Northwest rap eccentrics a...

Shabazz Palaces to Return with 'Lese Majesty' This Summer

PUBLISHED May 5, 2014

Ishmael "Palaceer Lazaro" Butler and Tendai "Baba" Maraire are both involved in Chimurenga Renaissance, a new group with whom they released...

Shabazz Palaces Issue First Two EPs on Vinyl

PUBLISHED Dec 2, 2013

Before Shabazz Palaces signed to Sub Pop and released 2011's Black Up, the group led by Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler (of Digable Planets fame...

Shabazz Palaces

"An Echo from the Hosts that Profess Infinitum" (video)

PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2013

Shabazz Palaces released their album Black Up two years ago this month, but the Sub Pop rap outfit aren't yet done promoting it just yet, s...

Shabazz Palaces and THEESatisfaction Unveil North American Tour

PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2013

It's been almost two years since out-there Seattle hip-hop outfit Shabazz Palaces delivered their debut disc Black Up, though the album has...

Shabazz Palaces Announce North American Tour, Play Toronto, Montreal

PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2012

Left-field hip-hop project Shabazz Palaces wowed West Coast audiences last summer with a "high-flying set," and the duo will get a chance t...