Video: Shabazz Palaces - "Are You... Can You... Were you...? (Felt)"

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Shabazz Palaces‘ unique brand of rap yielded a pretty rewarding 2011, and to approach 2012, the Seattle-based duo is gearing up for an international tour starting February 18th. To remind us of why they deserve your attention, here’s the newest video for Shabazz Palaces’ song “Are You… Can You… Were You…? (Felt)” off of their debut album, Black Up.

While the video seems to simply focus on a day in the life of a girl – she rides her bicycle, nearly gets hit by a car (driven by Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler), and argues with her mother – it’s also rife with deeper meanings on such heavier topics as generation gaps and identity crises. Give the video a watch and the tour dates a look below.

Tour dates:

Saturday, February 18, 2012 La Cave aux poetes, Roubaix France

Sunday, February 19, 2012 Stereolux, Nantes France

Monday February 20, 2012 Les Trinitaires, Metz France

Tuesday February 21, 2012 Strasbourg La Laiterie, France

Friday February 24, 2012 Palace, St Gallen Switzerland

Saturday, February 25, 2012 Stall 6, Zurich Switzerland

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Astoria, Turin Italy

Thursday, March 01, 2012 Circolo degli Artisti, Rome Italy

Friday, March 02, 2012 Bronson, Ravenna Italy

Saturday, March 03, 2012 Studio 2 Vigonovo (Venezia) Italy

Tuesday, April 3, 2012 The Whole, Minneapolis MN (All Ages Show)

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 Mad Planet. Milwaukee WI

Thursday, April 5, 2012 Lincoln Hall, Chicago IL

Friday, April 6, 2012 Magic Stick, Detroit MI

Saturday, April 7, 2012 The Horn Gallery, Gambier OH

Sunday, April 2012 The Shadow Lounge, East Liberty PA

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Lee’s Palace, Toronto ON

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 II Motore, Montreal QC

Thursday, April 12, 2012 Iron Horse, Northampton MA

Friday, April 13 2012 SOB’s, New York NY

Saturday, April 14, 2012 Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn NY

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