Shabazz-Palaces-Palace-Slide_featured

A visual comparison…

Stevie Wonder's Innervisions gatefold sleeve image by Efram Wolff. Shabazz Palaces' "The Palace Slide" image by Nep Sidhu.

Stevie Wonder’s Innervisions gatefold sleeve image by Efram Wolff. Shabazz Palaces’ “The Palace Slide” image by Nep Sidhu.

Originally published on criticalminded.com.

RELATED TAGS

Generation “Notti Bop”

In an article on the “Notti Bop” craze inspired by a teen’s murder, New Yorker writer Jody Rosen avoids making aesthetic judgements.

Chicago Rap in 2012

In a brief retrospective, These Days talks to a handful of industry folks involved in the Chicago rap scene’s breakout year of 2012.