Tuesday 16 August 2011

Shabazz Palaces - Recollections of The Wraith

Wow. This demands your full attention. The beats are complex enough to stand alone, but the lyrics are fast and smart. This is a new direction for hip-hop, and a statement against all the crowd-pleasers that have dominated since the 90's.

It also sounds like a nuanced response to the nostalgia for 80's hip-hop - there's soul in here but it sounds fresh, beats are squiffy. In short, they just reinvented hip-hop. Get excited.

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