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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]

I saw Shabazz Palaces play in the back room of Louisville bar, and in the crowd of this Kentucky show there were many black faces, white faces, and a smattering of ages. They were dancing in the sweaty reverb of Ishmael Butler’s voice as it bounced off the exposed brick walls. Just like on Black Up’s opening track, the crowd was “free”. Shabazz Palaces make cryptic, afro-beat inspired rap music that’s unapologetically for black people. Jun 27, 2011 But if Shabazz Palaces' first phase was about building a mystique, their Sub Pop debut is the product of opening up. Black Up lets some sunlight in, breathes fresh air, and finds Butler returning. 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. On Black Up, Shabazz Palaces take hip hop deep into the left field with odd beats and surreal effects. It's definitely an indulgent LP that requires a little bit of effort from the listener, but repeating these songs until they completely unfold is worth the wait. 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.'

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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]

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Track listing[edit]

Personnel[edit]

Shabazz Palaces

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

Additional personnel

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

References[edit]

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.

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Let's deal with the angle first: Shabazz Palaces' Black Up is the first hip hop album ever to be released on Sub Pop, which for all its varied recent history - hitting pay dirt with the likes of The Shins and The Postal Service, going country with Fleet Foxes and Iron and Wine - is still rather more associated with grunge than the pillars of beats, rhymes and life. Mind you, Shabazz Palaces is a reminder that people, just like labels, can reinvent themselves.

Shabazz are the new project of Palaceer Lazaro, otherwise known as Ishmael 'Butterfly' Butler of Grammy-winning New York hip hop troupe Digable Planets. On the surface, Butler's new group - described as a 'collective', but with no supporting information on other members involved - have relatively little in common with the smooth, Daisy Age jazz-rap of Butler's previous group. Nor is this, as titles like A treatease dedicated to the Avian Airess from North East Nubiss (1000 questions, 1 answer) might suggest, a collection of songs bound for heavy rotation on MTV Base.

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Still, Black Up is far from a fuzzy, unfocused indie-rap document. Butler's rhymes remain lyrical and tight, musing on desire and motivation, artistic freedom and Afro-American identity, in a way that should appeal to the Talib Kweli fans out there. And actually, the jazz is still there - albeit employed in a rather different manner. Instead of smooth stand-up bass grooves employed for chin-stroking cognoscenti, the likes of Endeavors for Never (The last time we spoke…) and Recollections of the Wraith slice up stray beats and horns, cut them with dusty synth and sputtering drum machine, and wind them together into murky surfaces that have you fearing for the health of your stylus.

The effect can sometimes be bewildering - Youlogy, for instance, sounds a bit like two Edan tracks playing simultaneously. When it works, though, it's an insidiously funky listen. Two highlights come right at the end: the penultimate Yeah You rides a beat soaked in saturation and echo, Butler spitting fire at the 'corny' competition; while Swerve… the reeping of all that is worthwhile (Noir not withstanding) sees him pass the mic to two unnamed female MCs that conclude the record on a sussed, lyrical note.

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Hip hop on Sub Pop? Frankly, it's hard to know why they didn't think of it before.