Blu - NoYork! (2011?)

The man that needs no introduction. And well, if you need it, I made a megapost about him a few months ago that will satisfy your needs for EVERYTHING Blu. 

Blu performed at Rock the Bells (LA) over the weekend, and was seen throwing out free copies of his upcoming album out into the crowd. Word on the street is that his label still hasn't given him a release date...so here we are. He knows what he was doing. Based on his latest twitter status -- which has a youtube channel that has all the songs --  he wants it out. So here it is. Tracklist (about official as you can get other than a few grammatical nitpicks) and link below.

*includes all 4 possible album covers, along with the one shown above mosaic-style (my favorite)

Read more »

Fashawn - Samsonite Man (feat. Blu)

So in light of the comments on my feedback post, I figured I could start posting music videos more often. It does help someone connect to the artist more if you can see them, as I somehow totally forgot when I began posting. 

Fashawn is an MC out of Fresno, California (one of the most miserable climates in the US, lol). This song features crowd favorite Blu, and is produced by none other than Exile -- who also produced this entire album.  Video and link below.

Read more »

The Complete Blu Collection [Discography]

Just recently did a little digging into Blu’s solo work, which a lot have you been requesting for awhile. This definitely took longer than my previous Jay Electronica and Kendrick Lamar megaposts combined. If you don't know Blu, you should. Coming out of Los Angeles, he is well known for his laid-back, personal approach to hip-hop, and his chill beats. He is as prolific a producer as he is an MC. Sort of in the vein of MF Doom (who I think is the only artist who's top 10 as both a producer and MC), Blu has stayed mighty busy over the past 5 years or so. He has an amazing amount of material for that time span, certainly the polar opposite of Jay Electronica. Overall, he probably has more than 200+ tracks he's been involved in during his short music career.. Let's just say it's so many songs that I don't even want to count. 

A lot of people have only heard his work with producer Exile, Below The Heavens. While I think that is both a great starting point and a classic album, some decide to end their knowledge of Blu's work right there. I did for awhile, but after a little digitial digging, I found gems everywhere. Unfortunately, as some of you Blu fans know, he has a proclivity (don't know how I thought of that word either) to release projects out of the blue (pun intended) but with horrible quality. So don't shoot the messenger, but this is as good as they were made. 

Below I will present to you every official and non-official releases/mixtape out worth downloading with an assortment of new Blu tracks at the time. This includes his solo work, compilation mixtapes, guest features, and official projects with other artists. 

After the jump, check for a total of EIGHTEEN releases that Blu has released in the past handful of years. And if you're iffy on Blu (which you shouldn't be because you're reading this), I presented a periodical stream from each release to peak your interest. As we await the highly sought-after NoYork! album this year, catch up on everything Blu in the meantime. Plus, you gotta check my mediocre/snazzy album artwork.

Read more »

Blu

Just recently did a little digging into Blu’s solo work. If you don't know Blu, you should. Coming out of Los Angeles, he is well known for his laid-back, personal approach to hip-hop, and his chill beats. He is as prolific a producer as he is an MC. He has a lot of material, probably more than 200+ tracks he's been involved in during his short music career. Loved his collab with Exile (Under The Heavens), so I figured his solo stuff would be more of the same. Luckily I was right. I love jazz influenced hip-hop, and this is a perfect example of it. This cut is from one of his first projects, dropped unexpectedly on Valentine's Day a few years ago, named "Her Favorite Colo(u)r.". The song's called Amnesia, and features an amazing sample from Billie Holiday.

Read more »