Shabazz Palaces: Being caught in the past is the most frightening thing I could possibly imagine

“When jazz first came out, the older cats thought it was too wild and wouldn’t last. When rap came out, the older heads said it wasn’t gonna last and we all said they were stuffy" - Ishmael Butler of the Shabazz Palaces says in NME interview about emo-rap being disregarded. "Being caught in the past is the most frightening thing I could possibly imagine, man. Socially, musically, romantically – that’s just death to me" - he added. Butler shared some thoughts about the big lockdown - "Fear is used to make money. Fear is used to control people’s minds. And these are things I’m really starting to see with coronavirus... I know that people are trying to capitalise on people’s fears about large gatherings as it will lower their costs". Shabazz Palaces new album 'The Don of Diamond Dreams' is out now.