Butler, one half of the hip-hop duo, tells the Guardian about gutting an old brewery and his favorite kind of #cake ...

Nick FeldmanShabazz Palaces: All Black Everything.I was at the same Shabazz Palaces show that Chris Kornelis was at last night–I was standing just next to him–and then again I wasn’t. I may have seen ...

Shabazz Palaces – “Belhaven Meridian” [OFFICIAL] from Kahlil Joseph on Vimeo.Earlier this year, we named Shabazz Palaces one of the ten best local albums of the year thus far, and while this video is ...

Every Friday, The FADER's writers dive into the most exciting new projects released that week. Today, read our thoughts on Shabazz Palaces' Robed In Rareness, Wild Nothing's Hold, Sofia Kourtesis' ...

Whether he's in the pop spotlight or on hip-hop's experimental fringe, Ishmael Butler of Shabazz Palaces accepts his position with humility. Soon after winning a Grammy in 1993 as part of the popular ...

A couple weeks back, Shabazz Palaces announced a new mini-album, Robed In Rareness, due out at the end of October. The collab-heavy release’s first single was “Binoculars,” which featured the Seattle ...

Shabazz Palaces, the Seattle hip hop group led by Digable Planets’ Ishmael Butler, have shared a new single this weekend called “Time Knows Me.”It’s not yet available on Spotify or Apple Music, but ...

The initial lineup announce includes headliners Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Toro Y Moi, two bands that’ve been deep in the ...

Better than: Expecting a Digable Planets reunion. I won't lie: if I wasn't sure what to expect of Shabazz Palaces. I secretly hoped I might witness a Digable Planets revival at the very least. There ...

Andrew Dansby covered culture and entertainment, both local and national, for the Houston Chronicle. He left the company in January 2025. Andrew came to the Chronicle in 2004 from Rolling Stone, where ...

Ishmael Butler — co-founder of '90s hip-hop group Digable Planets — released The Don of Diamond Dreams, his fourth album as Shabazz Palaces, in April. He may be 50 now, but he's still hip, and his ...