Shabazz Palaces "Black Up" 2025-03-28 capturing the essence of life

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Shabazz Palaces "Black Up" 2025-03-28 capturing the essence of life2011's Black Up was the first full length sonic move from Shabazz Palaces, and it remains a milestone of forward looking hip hop. This new LP edition is on luxurious and limited gold vinyl. Black up: Like rich velvet hijabs or gold threaded abayas. Luxury as understood by the modest. Shabazz Palaces. If Bedouins herded beats instead of goats and settled in Seattle instead of the Atlas Mountains, this would be their album. Forward thinkers but