The debut full-length from Shabazz Palaces, "Black Up" is a dense, challenging, and endlessly rewarding work of avant-garde hip-hop. It cemented the project's reputation for sonic innovation and uncompromising artistic vision.
- "Black Up" was released on June 28, 2011, by Sub Pop Records.
- The album was produced by Shabazz Palaces themselves.
- It was critically acclaimed, appearing on year-end lists from publications like Pitchfork and The Wire.
Shabazz Palaces is the experimental hip-hop project of Ishmael Butler, who also records as Butterfly of Digable Planets. "Black Up" was the first release in a prolific period for the group, which also saw the release of the Lese Majesty album and the late-career resurgence of Digable Planets.
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