Blu
With his charismatic SoCal everyman demeanor, Blu was championed at the outset of his recording career when he collaborated with Emanon DJ/producer Exile for the highly acclaimed LP Below the Heavens (2007). While the album became so well-regarded that Blu and Exile performed it in its entirety a decade later, Blu has never relied on its reputation, typically releasing multiple full-length projects each year since his emergence from the West Coast underground. He hit Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with another Exile collaboration, Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them (2012), and did it again with Good to Be Home (2014). Since then, his discography has grown at an even faster rate, highlighted by LPs recorded with the likes of MED and Madlib (2015's Bad Neighbor), Nottz (2018's Gods in the Spirit, Titans in the Flesh), and Oh No (2019's A Long Red Hot Los Angeles Summer Night). He also reunited with Exile for the 2020 set Miles.
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Purchase on Vinyl:
Blu - “Comfy in the Trunk” Single
Closed Sessions Vol. 2 - “Comfy in the Trunk”
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