Black Up is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Shabazz Palaces.

The album was produced by Knife Knights at Gunbeat Serenade Studio in Outplace Palacelands.

"[2] Black Up received widespread critical acclaim; many commented on the experimental song structures and intricate lyricism.

"[10] Jon Pareles, writing in The New York Times, viewed the album as proof that hip hop "still has an audacious progressive fringe.

"[16] Kitty Empire of 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.