Shabazz Palaces’ Ishmael Butler is one of the most consistently weird hip-hop innovators out there; a title his new album Robed in Rareness is only too happy to reinforce. Operating as a solo project since Tendai Maraire’s departure a few years back, Butler has surrounded himself with collaborators including Royce The Choice, Porter Ray, O Finess, Geechi Suede and Butler’s son Lil Tracy, none of whom dim the light of creativity that continues to burn bright as he enters his firth decade. Binoculars came out as the lead single a couple of months back and is just sublime.
The Predatory Wasp 