With the release of Black Up last month, Shabazz Palaces have made major strides in shifting the paradigms of contemporary hip-hop towards previously unimagined grounds. Noisey.com caught up with the reclusive duo to discuss their roots in the Seattle music scene, and their alignment with SubPop Records for their first full-length release: the critically lauded Black Up. The footage here not only includes the candid interview, but exclusive clips from the band's high energy set at Seattle's Neumo's venue giving fans insight into Shabazz's creative flow, but a rare glimpse at what it's like to see the band explode on stage. Let us know if you want any follow-up on what the hell this band is up to cuz it’s big big big bright bold and bombastic shit. And in the meantime you can post this as your very own - we give you SHABAZZ PALACES of Seattle on Noisey:

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