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Shabazz Palaces albums. Shabazz Palaces are one of the great hip hop duo’s of the last five years, along with Run the Jewels. They approach rap music like aliens from outer space, not only in the sound effects used on their records but also in their approach to lyrics and emphasis on words. 2011 – (4.5 / 5) – Black Up. The saying “mystery is the new hype” is one that could easily be applied to Shabazz Palaces. However, it wouldn’t quite be appropriate. The sense that comes from Black Up is, rather than using their mystique to garner popularity, they’re utilizing it to dispel any preconceptions. Heads down, they’re quietly producing some of the most interesting hip-hop of the year.

Black Up Shabazz Palaces Rare

Black Up is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Shabazz Palaces. It was released on June 28, 2011 in the United States on Sub Pop. The album was produced by Knife Knights at Gunbeat Serenade Studio in Outplace Palacelands.'^[2]

Reception[edit]

Critical reception[edit]

Black Up received widespread critical acclaim; many commented on the experimental song structures and intricate lyricism. Review aggregator Metacritic gave the album a normalised rating of 83 out of 100, based on reviews from 36 critics, indicating 'universal acclaim'.^[4] Metacritic included Black Up in its 'Midyear Report: The Best Music of 2011 So Far.'^[15]

In his review for MSN Music, music critic Robert Christgau said that, misleading titles notwithstanding, the album 'improves mightily when the volume is high enough to break the beats into components so they're impossible to ignore.'^[10]Jon Pareles, writing in The New York Times, viewed the album as proof that hip hop 'still has an audacious progressive fringe.'^[16]Kitty Empire of The Observer wrote that, although it is not game-changing, Black Up resonate with listeners in a way the conventional hip hop cannot because each track is 'lean and muscular, never losing sight of the fact that hip-hop should writhe inexorably forward.'^[17] In 2019, Pitchfork ranked Black Up at number 179 on their list of 'The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s'; cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib wrote: 'From great mystery exploded an album of impossible vision.'^[18]

Shabazz Palaces Live

Accolades[edit]

Track listing[edit]

Shabazz Palaces Lyrics

Personnel[edit]

Shabazz Palaces

• Ishmael Butler (aka Palaceer Lazaro) – vocals
• Tendai Maraire – instrumentation

Additional personnel

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• THEESatisfaction – guest vocals
• Blood – mixing
• Dumb Eyes – artwork
• Knife Knights – production

References[edit]

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1. ^Wragg, Stephen (August 9, 2011). 'Shabazz Palaces: Black Up'. No Ripcord. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
2. ^'Sub Pop – Black Up'. Sub Pop. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
3. ^'Black Up by Shabazz Palaces reviews'. AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
4. ^ ^ab'Reviews for Black Up by Shabazz Palaces'. Metacritic. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
5. ^Lymangrover, Jason. 'Black Up – Shabazz Palaces'. AllMusic. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
6. ^Martins, Chris (June 28, 2011). 'Shabazz Palaces: Black Up'. The A.V. Club. Chicago. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
7. ^Wood, Mikael; Wete, Brad; Blauvelt, Christian; Anderson, Kyle (June 24, 2011). 'Albums: July 1, 2011'. Entertainment Weekly. New York. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
8. ^Andrews, Charlotte Richardson (June 24, 2011). 'Shabazz Palaces: Black Up – review'. The Guardian. London. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
9. ^Weiss, Jeff (June 20, 2011). 'Album Review: Shabazz Palaces' 'Black Up''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
10. ^ ^abChristgau, Robert (July 12, 2011). 'Shabazz Palaces/Street Sweeper Social Club'. MSN Music. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
11. ^Elan, Priya (June 21, 2011). 'Album Review: Shabazz Palaces – 'Black Up''. NME. London. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
12. ^Grandy, Eric (June 27, 2011). 'Shabazz Palaces: Black Up'. Pitchfork. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
13. ^Dolan, Jon (August 15, 2011). 'Black Up'. Rolling Stone. New York. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
14. ^Reeves, Mosi (June 28, 2011). 'Shabazz Palaces, 'Black Up' (Sub Pop)'. Spin. New York. Archived from the original on July 4, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
15. ^https://www.metacritic.com/feature/best-music-of-2011-so-far
16. ^Pareles, Jon (July 3, 2011). 'Industrial Hip-Hop And Bouncy Sociopathy'. The New York Times. p. AR14. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
17. ^Empire, Kitty (July 2, 2011). 'Shabazz Palaces: Black Up – review'. The Observer. London. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
18. ^'The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s'. Pitchfork. October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
19. ^'MOJO's Top 50 Albums Of 2011'. Stereogum. December 2, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
20. ^Popmatters Staff. 'The 75 Best Albums of 2011'. Popmatters. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
21. ^Amanda Petrusich. 'Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2011'. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
22. ^'The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s'. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
23. ^Ivan Rt. 'The Top 25 Hip Hop Albums of 2011'. Hip Hop Is Read. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
24. ^Epitonic Staff. 'Epitonic's Top 40 Albums of 2011'. Epitonic. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
25. ^Chris. 'contributor list: Top 30 Albums of 2011'. gorillavsbear. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
26. ^Chris. 'Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of the Decade: 2010-2019'. gorillavsbear. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
27. ^Staff. 'best music of 2011: Prefix's Top 50 Albums Of 2011'. Prefixmag. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
28. ^Andrew Matson. 'best pop music of 2011: Best pop music 2011: Seattle and beyond'. The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on December 31, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
29. ^David Reyneke. 'Top 15 Albums of 2011'. Potholes In My Blog. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
30. ^Clayton Purdom. 'Top 50 Albums of 2011'. Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.

External links[edit]

• Black Up at Discogs (list of releases)