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Lupin3rd Neo or Bust since: Feb 2003	Dec 08, 08 at 7:52pm ^ Blu
	Log in to remove this sponsored message blu quote assorted Born in 1983, blu is an american rapper from San Pedro, California. In his early days in the music business, Johnson worked as a hype man for underground rap and soul artists such as Slum Village, Steve Spacek, Platinum Pied Pipers, and Emanon. He signed to Los Angeles independent label Sound in Color in 2004. His debut album Below the Heavens was released in August 2007, Village Voice called it "one of the most thoughtful indie-rap releases in some time". C.R.A.C Knuckles and Johnson & Jonson followed in 2008. Named rookie of the year 2007 by hiphopdx.com and a top ten freshmen 2008 in XXL Myspace Wiki Releases: Mixtapes So(ul) Amazing (2008) E.Q.E.P. (with Mainframe as Johnson&Jonson) (2008) (So)ul Amazing II (2009) Powders & Oils (2009) Untaped (2010) ParieArtNommee (2010) God is Good; A Soundtrack To Life (2010) And If You See the E Drop ‘Em (2011) Heavy(LightYearsBehind) (TBA) Instrumental Tapes Open (theInstrumentalLP) (2009) NoSleepForADay (2009) The Norman Rockwell Beat Tape (2011) EPs Bruise Brothers (with Jack Spade) (2003) Lifted (2006) The Narrow Path (2006) BeSene (with Sene as Patch Adams) (2008) IntoBlu EP (2010) Amnesia (2011) ar r ie mx a ll pink r ep (2011) The Almost Lost Tape (with DJ Gman) (2011) Independent Albums Below the Heavens (with Exile) (2007) The Piece Talks (with Ta'Raach as C.R.A.C. Knuckles) (2008) Johnson&Jonson (with Mainframe as Johnson&Jonson) (2008) theGODleeBarnes(lp) (2010) HerFavoriteColo(u)r (2009) j e s u s (2011) NoYork! (2011) Give Me My Flowers While I Can Smell Them (with Exile) (2011) ucla (with Madlib) (TBA) TBA (with MED) (TBA) Videos of Interest: Soul Amazin' (Steel Blazin') Buy Me Lunch Up All Night Started listening to blu when Below the Heavens started causing a rumbunction at the end of last year grabbing all the album of the year accolades in the rap scene, having previously only heard him on Dilla's Jay Love Japan, and it turned out to be a dope album. Then C.R.A.C dropped with Ta'Raach and was good, then Johnson with Jonson with Mainframe a month or so ago. Within the last week he's guested on The Alchemist and Evidence's new EP's so he's making a name for himself and early into next year he's at it again with yet another album. Dope flow, picks dope producers to work with: one to watch/listen to often. Mod Edit: Apr 25, 12 3:30pm by EricF raphiphop
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judaspriest steyoyoke Still Seekin' total posts: 3971 since: Dec 2005	Feb 20, 09 at 11:10pm ^ re: Blu
	A good emcee to be honest! Nice voice, keeps the flow popping. Was liking his album with exile - Below the Heavens. Now Lupe, make a thread for Mr. Munroe. -------------------
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Red Steel The Lord Is My Weapon Neolithic total posts: 6313 since: Mar 2007	Feb 20, 09 at 11:11pm ^ re: Blu
	Blu and Exile is the shit. Haven't heard any solo stuff by Blu though. Does he have any stuff that's just him? or is he always teaming up with other people? ------------------- Out Of Step With The World
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judaspriest steyoyoke Still Seekin' total posts: 3971 since: Dec 2005	Feb 20, 09 at 11:19pm ^ re: Blu
	What you mean? Blu does most the vocals on Below the Heavens, apart from the tracks with featured artists. Exile just does the beats, I think he raps on about one song. -------------------
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Red Steel The Lord Is My Weapon Neolithic total posts: 6313 since: Mar 2007	Feb 20, 09 at 11:23pm ^ re: Blu
	quote judaspriest What you mean? Blu does most the vocals on Below the Heavens, apart from the tracks with featured artists. Exile just does the beats, I think he raps on about one song. I meant like if he did something where he made all the beats and did the majority of the vocals or vice versa. Maybe it's a stupid question, sorry. ------------------- Out Of Step With The World
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judaspriest steyoyoke Still Seekin' total posts: 3971 since: Dec 2005	Feb 20, 09 at 11:29pm ^ re: Blu
	Haha, well I haven't heard of Blu doing any beats. You never know though. Here's an excellent song anyway (props to Lupe) which is off one of Exile's solo albums I think ; (even on that album I don't think Exile does much rapping) -------------------
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Red Steel The Lord Is My Weapon Neolithic total posts: 6313 since: Mar 2007	Feb 20, 09 at 11:36pm ^ re: Blu
	Ok, I see why I was confused now. I thought Blu was the pretty much only a producer. Wow, stupid of me. Sorry all! I've heard like 2 songs off of Below The Heavens, and they were both cool as hell. ------------------- Out Of Step With The World
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Melo Saccharine true seeker since: Aug 2008	Feb 20, 09 at 11:54pm ^ re: Blu
	Soul Amazing is so amazing. :acknowledges:
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BANDITO ATTACK everything brainless loves music! Neoholic since: Apr 2004	Feb 21, 09 at 2:06am ^ re: Blu
	i didn't know he did so much stuff. below the heavens was really nice, and so was johnson&Jonson, but there were quite a bit of forgettable tracks on both of them. he's another instance of a rapper that needs to team up with a better beat-maker imo ------------------- whats up, its pickles. leave a message.
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Iscariot Neoholic since: May 2001	Feb 21, 09 at 3:14am ^ re: Blu
	Very good stuff. Great flow, great voice, clean beats. Looking into more of his collaborations. ------------------- WTB purpose / will trade indie cred.
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judaspriest steyoyoke Still Seekin' total posts: 3971 since: Dec 2005	Feb 21, 09 at 12:29pm ^ re: Blu
	quote BANDITO ATTACK he's another instance of a rapper that needs to team up with a better beat-maker imo Exile's beats are smoking what you on about? -------------------
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BANDITO ATTACK everything brainless loves music! Neoholic since: Apr 2004	Feb 21, 09 at 12:35pm ^ re: Blu
	he's alright, but his beats just sound lightweight unprofessional at times.i like his sound, for the most part.. maybe it was a bit of a stretch to say he just plain needs better beats, but theres just something about them that i just think 'they could be way better'. nothing on either of blu's albums that i've heard made me want to hear them again :\ ------------------- whats up, its pickles. leave a message.
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Lupin3rd Neo or Bust since: Feb 2003	Nov 07, 10 at 6:17pm ^ re: Blu
	He's dropped enough instumental work in the last year for me to have no qualms with his beat choices, Exile, Ta'Raach and Mainframe have earned that position also. Blu should be intergalactic at this stage, meanwhile he stalled his own career by not dropping HerFavouriteColor and GodLeeBarnes in an official capacity. Dude's like Jay Elec, without a doubt the best around but won't drop anything, sad how sickening. Take it back:
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Oogity_Boogity_Boo R.I.P. Ethan Relentless total posts: 9133 GameGrep pts: 549 since: Mar 2006	Nov 07, 10 at 9:40pm ^ re: Blu
	I only heard of Blu because of the ACCC and Lupe's I'm Beamin' Remix. Started checking his stuff out after that, and I love it. (So)ul Amazing and HerFavoriteColor are both awesome mixtapes. Definitely hope he'll have another album come out sometime relatively soon. ------------------- R.I.P. Ethan Beyers/Zhou Tai Rocks Stay Classy, Coolcat.
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Lupin3rd Neo or Bust since: Feb 2003	Dec 14, 10 at 8:05pm ^ re: Blu
	If God exists he and Exile will drop a follow up to Below The Heavens, in the meantime: hope: .
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