| An Interview With Ishmael Butler of Shabazz Palaces | June 11, 2024 |
Staley Sharples speaks to Ishmael Butler of Shabazz Palaces about the loss of originality among creatives, their latest album Exotic Birds of Prey, wanting to pursue filmmaking and more.
| “I’m Looking for That New, Mind-Bending, Bewildering Fly Shit:” An Interview with Ishmael Butler | April 28, 2020 |
Zilla Rocca speaks to the rap legend once again, this time about touring with Camp Lo, Seattle's current social climate, and much more.
| The Last Don: The Return of Shabazz Palaces | April 21, 2020 |
Chris Robinson explores the astral plane of the Seattle rap legend's fifth LP under the Shabazz Palaces name.
| A Long Lost Interview With Ishmael Butler of Shabazz Palaces | February 28, 2019 |
Around the release of Black Up, Matt Shea spoke with the Shabazz Palaces frontman about his creative process, his chemistry with instrumentalist and musical partner Tendai Maraire, and signing to Sub Pop.
Will Schube takes a look at the new single from Shabazz Palaces.
| “I Know all that Shit Comes and Goes”: An Interview with Ish Butler | September 5, 2016 |
Zilla talks with the legendary Ish Butler about his early days in Digable Planets, his favorite books, and creating art ahead of its time.
| Stay Woke: George Clinton, Flying Lotus, Shabazz Palaces and Thundercat Blast Off | September 28, 2015 |
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| We’re Not Worthy: Shabazz Palaces Transmit | August 18, 2015 |
Crater-causing music from the Seattle duo for the Adult Swim Singles series.
| Cool Blast Mega: Shabazz Palaces “Ham Sandwich” | January 7, 2015 |
Zilla Rocca is catchy, yes. Trendy, no. The criticism I read about Shabazz Palaces’ latest LP Lese Majesty were dumbfounding to me. I’m a completely biased Shabazz devotee, and even I will acknowledge that Lese Majesty wasn’t as great as Black Up. But what I noticed about critics knocking Lese was that they couldn’t grasp the […]
| Crowns Down: Shabazz Palaces “Lese Majesty” | August 18, 2014 |
Peter Holslin wrote this from his vacation home on Mars Ishmael Butler handles the mic like a king. I mean this quite literally. On the new Shabazz Palaces album, Lese Majesty, I keep picturing the veteran rapper luxuriating atop a throne, ruling over some deep space Planet X, as he drops 10-dollar words (“sepulcher,” “farceur”), […]
