Shabazz Palaces discuss their Creative Process - Pitchfork Music Festival 2011

Pitchfork.tv chats with the Seattle hip-hop outfit during 2011's Pitchfork Music Festival.
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[@Kubiak04]

OF are creatively translating their punk, young, 'me against the world' attitude into music while shabazz palaces are creating music that uses their creativity to display their humanity and energy

[@unfriendlyblackhottie1698]

Ishmael is absolutely gorgeous here!

[@cupcakes7015]

unfriendly black hottie Yes, he is fine ❤ 8/25/19

[@suledrake]

I miss when Butterfly had his afro. He looked damn good with it. He's still fine tho.

[@jbarrier3506]

Butta still got it. Black up!!! shabazz still making great records and that digable reunion was dope

[@NDPdEport]

bastard is a great album in a way that tyler would have no clue of expressing. its beautiful

[@Faaade_]

perfect articulation.

[@EntropyAcolyte]

Bastard is a fantastic album.

[@grandeisern]

Guys can someone pls tell me - who is knife knights? Is it a person outside of Ishmael Butler, Tendai "Baba" Maraire or is it both of them or one of them. I`m struggling with this question lately - would appreciate your advice.

[@Faaade_]

how could he mistake him for wayne...lol tyler is so silly...wayne is like 5 feet tall and his locs are like waist length..haha..i love these guys : )

[@gravymuztache8108]

Butterfly: The Black Mark Ruffalo

[@Hitamaru]

Tyler was talking about Tendai? I was kinda wondering who tyler thought lil wayne was.

[@kassylion]

Art hop i call this. Also like EL P, Death Grips, Allflaws

[@skyjuiceification]

kassylion ...its just angular underground hip hop. Not art hop as u call it. Avant garde has been a part of the hip hop stock and trade from wayyy back.

[@dln.sweeney]

Very well said. I'm not an OF fan, dismissing them as shock jocks of sorts but that made me think.

[@Qball9311]

I am aware.

[@ERogersPark]

Love. Hate is ugly and limiting.

[@EntropyAcolyte]

well, that's just like your opinion, man

[@Axel2992]

Palaceer resembles Musiq Soulchild a little bit

[@YASUNBEY913]

word

[@Qball9311]

You either love or hate OF

[@cloudparter]

The other guy looks like Lil' Wayne oi..

[@EvaAnika]

amazing how many people do everything they can do not to be considered "haters." the reality is wayne and his monotone meaninglessness is inconsistent with the art form. period.

[@DiddyKatt]

People stand outside in the heat to listen to this stuff? Unbelievable! lol

[@Shirokinukatsukami]

Hate.