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Shabazz Palaces share another one from Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star, one of two LPs they'll drop via Sub Pop on July 14th. Listen below + catch the group when they roll through TX this summer with Porter Ray.

Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines is out July 14th:

Here's another new one from Shabazz Palaces' forthcoming LP Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star, out July 14th via Sub Pop. The Palaceer says about "Since C.A.Y.A.", which features Thundercat on bass:

According to Sub Pop, the group will release the previously announced Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star and its "monozygotic twin" Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines, on the same day (July 14th). Check the video for “30 Clip Extension”, directed by Cristina T. Bercovitz + Jonathan Snipes of Clipping, below, and catch Shabazz Palaces live this summer in TX:

As we mentioned this morning, the legends Shabazz Palaces are back, and they'll make their triumphant return to Texas this August. We're presenting both of the group's TX summer shows with the homies at Margin Walker: catch them at the Mohawk in Austin on August 23rd + at Dada in Dallas on August 24th...

Shabazz Palaces are back to shine a light on the fake. Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star is out July 14th on Sub Pop.

KENZO drops their spring/summer 2017 short film Music is my Mistress, written + directed by Kahlil Joseph, and starring Kelsey Lu and Ishmael Butler of Shabazz Palaces, and featuring Shabazz Palaces' "...down 155th in the MCM Snorkel" + Kelsey Lu's "Morning After Coffee". Check it below:

Seattle rapper Porter Ray shares another hazy and seductive gem from his debut LP Watercolor, out next month on Sub Pop. "Arithmetic" showcases Porter's golden voice and effortlessly vivid flow over a dreamy, immersively narcotic beat, elevated by spectral siren calls from the great Stas THEE Boss (formerly of THEESatisfaction) and anchored by a crucial assist from revered Seattle MC In

Shabazz Palaces + Third Man Records team up for the Shabazz Palaces 1979 Live at Third Man Records 12", out next Friday. Pre-order here, and listen to the eerie live version of "Youlogy" + check the tracklist below:

An animated short documentary/interview with the legend Ish Butler of Shabazz Palaces. Directed + edited by Andrew Franks: