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 + 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:
Tendai Maraire of the mighty Shabazz Palaces debuts the shadowy and very dope visual accompaniment for the incendiary but often poignant and beautiful new record from his revolution rap project Chimurenga Renaissance. "Otherworldly sonics, Zimbabwean beats, Congolese guitar ambiance, political heat…" Girlz With Gunz is out now on Glitterbeat...
Shabazz Palaces drop a new track for the latest installment of Adult Swim's Singles 2015 series. Check the sinister noir vibes of "The Mystery of Lonnie the Døn" below, and stay up on Adult Swim's Singles 2015 here for new songs from Chromatics, DOOMSTARKS, Flying Lotus, Run The Jewels + more in the coming weeks...
Lots going on with the Shabazz Palaces crew today: first up, Tendai Maraire unveils a beautifully shot new video from his Chimurenga Renaissance project. Directed by Kyle Seago:
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In other SP news, the Seattle duo shouts out hometown hero Richard Sherman after a dominant performance in his squad's beatdown of the Niners last night:
And finally, watch "Skaters over Razor Blade Beats&
"Forerunner Foray" is the glowing, interstellar new single from Seattle's Shabazz Palaces: straight from the center of the the Phasing Shift, the Palaceer's distinctive visionary flow and cosmically palatial production bridge past and future, bolstered by the ill Hustler's Convention sample and spectral guest vocals from Cat of SP's Black Constellation comrades THEESatisfaction...
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