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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Black_Up > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Black_Up.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Up > Source revision: 1294251009 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{distinguish|blacking up}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2012}} {{Infobox album | name = Black Up | type = studio | artist = [Shabazz Palaces](/source/Shabazz_Palaces) | cover = Black up.jpg | alt = | released = June 28, 2011 | recorded = | studio = | genre = [Experimental hip hop](/source/Experimental_hip_hop){{cite web|last=Wragg|first=Stephen|date=August 9, 2011|url=http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/shabazz-palaces/black|title=Shabazz Palaces: Black Up|publisher=No Ripcord|access-date=July 21, 2013}} | length = 36:01 | label = [Sub Pop](/source/Sub_Pop) | producer = Knife Knights | prev_title = Live at Sasquatch 2010 | prev_year = 2011 | next_title = [Live at KEXP](/source/Live_at_KEXP) | next_year = 2012 }} '''''Black Up''''' is the debut studio album by American [hip hop](/source/hip_hop_music) duo [Shabazz Palaces](/source/Shabazz_Palaces). It was released on June 28, 2011, in the United States on [Sub Pop](/source/Sub_Pop). The album was produced by Knife Knights at Gunbeat Serenade Studio in Outplace Palacelands."{{cite web |url=http://www.subpop.com/releases/shabazz_palaces/full_lengths/black_up |title=Sub Pop – Black Up |work=[Sub Pop](/source/Sub_Pop) |access-date=2011-11-05 |archive-date=November 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107053429/http://www.subpop.com/releases/shabazz_palaces/full_lengths/black_up |url-status=dead }} ==Reception== === Critical reception === {{Music ratings | ADM = 8.2/10{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/3327/Shabazz-Palaces-Black-Up.aspx|title=Black Up by Shabazz Palaces reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=December 25, 2019}} | MC = 83/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/black-up/shabazz-palaces|title=Reviews for Black Up by Shabazz Palaces|publisher=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)|access-date=November 5, 2011}} | rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) | rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Lymangrover|first=Jason|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/black-up-mw0002135130|title=Black Up – Shabazz Palaces|publisher=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)|access-date=March 12, 2020}} | rev2 = ''[The A.V. Club](/source/The_A.V._Club)'' | rev2score = A{{cite news|last=Martins|first=Chris|date=June 28, 2011|url=https://www.avclub.com/shabazz-palaces-black-up-1798168696|title=Shabazz Palaces: Black Up|newspaper=[The A.V. Club](/source/The_A.V._Club)|location=Chicago|access-date=July 21, 2013}} | rev3 = ''[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)'' | rev3score = B−{{cite magazine|last1=Wood|first1=Mikael|last2=Wete|first2=Brad|last3=Blauvelt|first3=Christian|last4=Anderson|first4=Kyle|date=June 24, 2011|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2011/06/24/albums-july-1-2011|title=Albums: July 1, 2011|magazine=[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)|location=New York|access-date=July 21, 2013}} | rev4 = ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)'' | rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news|last=Andrews|first=Charlotte Richardson|date=June 24, 2011|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/24/shabazz-palaces-black-up-review|title=Shabazz Palaces: Black Up – review|newspaper=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)|location=London|access-date=July 21, 2013}} | rev5 = ''[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)'' | rev5score = {{Rating|4|4}}{{cite news|last=Weiss|first=Jeff|date=June 20, 2011|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/06/album-review-shabazz-palaces-black-up.html|title=Album Review: Shabazz Palaces' 'Black Up'|newspaper=[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)|access-date=July 21, 2013}} | rev6 = ''[MSN Music](/source/MSN_Music)'' ([Expert Witness](/source/Robert_Christgau)) | rev6score = A−{{cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=July 12, 2011|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/ew2011-07.php|title=Shabazz Palaces/Street Sweeper Social Club|work=[MSN Music](/source/MSN_Music)|access-date=July 21, 2013}} | rev7 = ''[NME](/source/NME)'' | rev7score = 8/10{{cite journal|last=Elan|first=Priya|date=June 21, 2011|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/shabazz-palaces/12153|title=Album Review: Shabazz Palaces – 'Black Up'|journal=[NME](/source/NME)|location=London|access-date=July 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092730/http://www.nme.com/reviews/shabazz-palaces/12153|archive-date=March 4, 2016}} | rev8 = ''[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))'' | rev8score = 8.8/10{{cite web|last=Grandy|first=Eric|date=June 27, 2011|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15570-black-up/|title=Shabazz Palaces: Black Up|work=[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))|access-date=July 21, 2013}} | rev9 = ''[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)'' | rev9score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Dolan|first=Jon|date=August 15, 2011|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/black-up-20110815|title=Black Up|magazine=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)|location=New York|access-date=July 21, 2013}} | rev10 = ''[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))'' | rev10score = 7/10{{cite journal|last=Reeves|first=Mosi|date=June 28, 2011|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/shabazz-palaces-black-sub-pop/|title=Shabazz Palaces, 'Black Up' (Sub Pop)|journal=[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))|location=New York|access-date=July 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704030825/http://www.spin.com/reviews/shabazz-palaces-black-sub-pop|archive-date=July 4, 2011}} }} ''Black Up'' received widespread critical acclaim; many commented on the experimental song structures and intricate lyricism. Review aggregator [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic) gave the album a normalised rating of 83 out of 100, based on reviews from 36 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Metacritic included ''Black Up'' in its "Midyear Report: The Best Music of 2011 So Far."{{Cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/feature/best-music-of-2011-so-far | title=Midyear Report: The Best Music of 2011 So Far | website=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic) }} In his review for ''[MSN Music](/source/MSN_Music)'', music critic [Robert Christgau](/source/Robert_Christgau) said that, misleading titles notwithstanding, the album "improves mightily when the volume is high enough to break the beats into components so they're impossible to ignore." [Jon Pareles](/source/Jon_Pareles), writing in ''[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)'', viewed the album as proof that hip hop "still has an audacious progressive fringe."{{cite news|last=Pareles|first=Jon|author-link=Jon Pareles|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/arts/music/new-cds-from-shabazz-palaces-foster-the-people-and-wu-lyf.html|title=Industrial Hip-Hop And Bouncy Sociopathy|date=July 3, 2011|newspaper=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)|page=AR14|access-date=July 21, 2013}} [Kitty Empire](/source/Kitty_Empire) of ''[The Observer](/source/The_Observer)'' wrote that, although it is not game-changing, ''Black Up'' resonate with listeners in a way the conventional hip hop cannot because each track is "lean and muscular, never losing sight of the fact that hip-hop should writhe inexorably forward."{{cite news|last=Empire|first=Kitty|author-link=Kitty Empire|date=July 2, 2011|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jul/03/shabazz-palaces-black-up-review|title=Shabazz Palaces: Black Up – review|newspaper=[The Observer](/source/The_Observer)|location=London|access-date=July 21, 2013}} In 2019, ''[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))'' ranked ''Black Up'' at number 179 on their list of "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s"; cultural critic [Hanif Abdurraqib](/source/Hanif_Abdurraqib) wrote: "From great mystery exploded an album of impossible vision."{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-albums-of-the-2010s/|title=The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s|work=[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))|date=8 October 2019|access-date=9 October 2019}} === Accolades === :{|class="wikitable sortable" |+''Black Up'' on year-end lists ! Publication ! Country ! Accolade ! Year ! Rank |- | [''Mojo''](/source/Mojo_(magazine)){{cite web | url=https://stereogum.com/894362/mojos-top-50-albums-of-2011/list/ | title=MOJO's Top 50 Albums Of 2011 | publisher=[Stereogum](/source/Stereogum) | date=December 2, 2011 | access-date=December 16, 2011}} | align="center"| UK | Top 50 albums of 2011 | 2011 | align="center"|36 |- | [Popmatters](/source/Popmatters){{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/152303-the-75-best-albums-of-2011/ |title=The 75 Best Albums of 2011 |author=Popmatters Staff |publisher=[Popmatters](/source/Popmatters) |access-date=May 5, 2013}} | align="center"| US | 75 Best Albums of 2011 | 2011 | align="center"|30 |- | [Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website)){{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/8727-the-top-50-albums-of-2011/5/ |title=Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2011 |author=Amanda Petrusich |author-link=Amanda Petrusich |publisher=[Pitchfork Media](/source/Pitchfork_Media) |access-date=December 16, 2011 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304220733/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/8727-the-top-50-albums-of-2011/5/ |url-status=dead }} | align="center"| US | Best Albums of 2011 | 2011 | align="center"|14 |- | [Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website)){{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-albums-of-the-2010s/|title=The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s|author=| date=October 8, 2019 |publisher=[Pitchfork Media](/source/Pitchfork_Media) |access-date=October 9, 2019}} | align="center"| US | The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s | 2019 | align="center"| 179 |- | Hip Hop Is Read{{cite web |url=http://www.hiphopisread.com/2011/12/top-25-hip-hop-albums-of-2011.html |title=The Top 25 Hip Hop Albums of 2011 |author=Ivan Rt |publisher=Hip Hop Is Read |access-date=December 31, 2011}} | align="center"| US | Top 25 Hip Hop Albums of 2011 | 2011 | align="center"|10 |- |[Epitonic](/source/Epitonic){{cite web |url=http://epitonic.com/#/features/articles/epitonics-top-40-albums-2011-1-10/ |title=Epitonic's Top 40 Albums of 2011 |author=Epitonic Staff |publisher=[Epitonic](/source/Epitonic) |access-date=February 9, 2012}} | align="center"| US | Top 40 Albums of 2011 | 2011 | align="center"|4 |- |[Gorilla vs. Bear](/source/Gorilla_vs._Bear){{cite web |url=http://www.gorillavsbear.net/2011/12/05/gorilla-vs-bears-albums-of-2011/ |title=contributor list: Top 30 Albums of 2011 |author=Chris |date=December 5, 2011 |publisher=[gorillavsbear](/source/gorillavsbear) |access-date=December 5, 2011}} | align="center"| US | Albums of 2011 | 2011 | align="center"|1 |- |[Gorilla vs. Bear](/source/Gorilla_vs._Bear){{cite web |url=http://www.gorillavsbear.net/gorilla-vs-bears-albums-of-the-decade-2010-2019/|title= Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of the Decade: 2010-2019|author=Chris |date= September 20, 2019|publisher=[gorillavsbear](/source/gorillavsbear) |access-date=October 9, 2019}} | align="center"| US | Albums of the Decade: 2010–2019 | 2019 | align="center"|5 |- |Prefixmag{{cite web |url=http://www.prefixmag.com/features/bon-iver-danny-brown-destroyer-drake-fucked-up-jay-z-kanye-west-kurt-vile-real-estate-shabazz-palaces-tune-yards/prefixs-top-50-albums-2011-10-1/59582/ |title=best music of 2011: Prefix's Top 50 Albums Of 2011 |author=Staff |publisher=[Prefixmag](/source/Prefixmag) |access-date=December 12, 2011}} | align="center"| US | Top 50 Albums of 2011 | 2011 | align="center"|1 |- |''[The Seattle Times](/source/The_Seattle_Times)''{{cite web |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/matsononmusic/ |title=best pop music of 2011: Best pop music 2011: Seattle and beyond |author=Andrew Matson |publisher=[The Seattle Times](/source/The_Seattle_Times) |access-date=December 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231213018/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/matsononmusic/ |archive-date=December 31, 2011 |df=mdy-all }} | align="center"| US | Best Pop Music 2011 | 2011 | align="center"|1 |- |Potholes In My Blog{{cite web |url=http://potholesinmyblog.com/top-15-albums-of-2011/ |title=Top 15 Albums of 2011 |author=David Reyneke |publisher=Potholes In My Blog |access-date=January 4, 2012 |archive-date=January 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121022041/http://potholesinmyblog.com/top-15-albums-of-2011/ |url-status=dead }} | align="center"| US |Top 15 Albums of 2011 | 2011 | align="center"|1 |- |Cokemachineglow{{cite web |url=http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/6630/top50albums-2011?pg=5/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724004512/http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/6630/top50albums-2011?pg=5/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 24, 2012 |title=Top 50 Albums of 2011 |author=Clayton Purdom |publisher=[Cokemachineglow](/source/Cokemachineglow) |access-date=January 4, 2012 }} | align="center"| US | Top 50 Albums of 2011 | 2011 | align="center"|1 |} == Track listing == {{Track listing | headline = ''Black Up'' track listing | title1 = Free Press and Curl | length1 = 4:16 | title2 = An Echo from the Hosts That Profess Infinitum | length2 = 3:15 | title3 = Are You... Can You... Were You? (Felt) | length3 = 4:48 | title4 = A Treatease Dedicated to the Avian Airess from North East Nubis (1000 Questions, 1 Answer) | length4 = 2:46 | title5 = Youlogy | length5 = 3:59 | title6 = Endeavors for Never (The Last Time We Spoke You Said You Were Not Here. I Saw You Though.) | length6 = 2:51 | title7 = Recollections of the Wraith | length7 = 3:36 | title8 = The King's New Clothes Were Made by His Own Hands | length8 = 2:07 | title9 = Yeah You | length9 = 3:21 | title10 = Swerve... The Reeping of All That Is Worthwhile (Noir Not Withstanding) | length10 = 5:10 }} == Personnel == '''Shabazz Palaces''' * Ishmael Butler (aka Palaceer Lazaro) – vocals * Tendai Maraire – instrumentation '''Additional personnel''' * [THEESatisfaction](/source/THEESatisfaction) – guest vocals * Blood – mixing * Dumb Eyes – artwork * Knife Knights – production ==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+Chart performance for ''Black Up'' ! Chart (2011) ! Peak
position |- {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|4|artist=Shabazz Palaces|rowheader=true|access-date=June 28, 2021}} |- {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|33|artist=Shabazz Palaces|rowheader=true|access-date=June 28, 2021}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|38|artist=Shabazz Palaces|rowheader=true|access-date=June 28, 2021}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRap|23|artist=Shabazz Palaces|rowheader=true|access-date=June 28, 2021}} |- {{album chart|BillboardTastemaker|23|artist=Shabazz Palaces|rowheader=true|access-date=June 28, 2021}} |} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{Discogs master|type=album|348228}} {{Shabazz Palaces}} {{Authority control}} Category:2011 debut albums Category:Sub Pop albums Category:Shabazz Palaces albums --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Black Up](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Up) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Up?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.