It’s hard to define Shabazz Palaces and their caper. Indie label sub-pop considers them their first ever hip hop signing, but tagging them as ‘hip hop artists’ doesn’t do justice to the sound they’re pioneering. Like an intricate patchwork Persian rug, they weave Middle Eastern come North African beats with Bedouin prophecy – all embellished with coded lyrics to describe a future world free from oppression.…
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