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Blu
Johnson Barnes (born April 15, 1983 in Inglewood, California), better known by the stage name Blu, is an American rapper and producer. In 2007 he released his debut album, "Below t ...read more on Last.fm →
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Blu - Kiss The Sky (Large Professor Remix)
Blu - Kiss The Sky (Large Professor Remix)
Sounds like: Kendrick Lamar, Fashawn, Earl
By sweeney kovar on Jan 23, 2015 | If a picture is worth a million words, Blu is Gustav Klimt. His lyricism is symbolic with a dash of abstraction, shining with presence and passion.  A while back, he debuted an excellent loose single with DJ Revolution, "Kiss The Sky." Out of the gr... read more →
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Blu - The West
Blu - The West
Sounds like: Madlib, Kendrick Lamar, Vince Staples
By sweeney kovar on Mar 12, 2014 | The West Coast is experiencing a multifaceted musical resurgence in the last half decade. From jazz to gangster rap to funk and back to beats and underground hip-hop, it's CA all day. While folks like Kendrick and YG are reviving the presence of stre... read more →
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Blu - The Clean Hand (Prod. Pete Rock)
Blu - The Clean Hand (Prod. Pete Rock)
Sounds like: Pete Rock, Alchemist, Exile
By sweeney kovar on Aug 21, 2013 | Some time ago, the mercurial Blu tweeted Pete Rock a YouSendIt link to a song entitled "TheCleanHand," a demo rough of a track Blu had laid over a new Pete beat. Though gritty and lo-fi, the chemistry of the two masters together shone through the dem... read more →
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Blu - Rap Dope
Blu - Rap Dope
Sounds like: Scoop Deville, Kendrick Lamar, Zeroh
By sweeney kovar on Apr 1, 2013 | It seems Blu is reinventing himself yet again. After channeling the sound of the L.A. beat scene with NoYork, taking us to church with Jesus, and producing a pair of LPs for up-and-comers Anthm and Ræl J Wallace, Azulito's next project looks like it... read more →
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Blu - The Only One
Blu - The Only One
Sounds like: Exile, Sene, Quelle
By sweeney kovar on Dec 23, 2011
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Blu - Spring Winter Summer Fall
Blu - Spring Winter Summer Fall
Sounds like: Freestyle Fellowship, Edan, Madlib
By sweeney kovar on Sep 11, 2011 | Myth building is never a tidy endeavor. The process can be messy, offensive, inconvenient, impractical and strange. But a myth can maintain longer and stronger than anything tangible. What the fuck does that have to do with anything? Well, it has eve... read more →
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Blu - My Sunshine
Blu - My Sunshine
Sounds like: Common, Pharcyde, Exile
By sweeney kovar on Aug 16, 2011 | Blu's long awaited major label debut, NoYork!, is still in the pipeline it seems, even though Warner Bros. themselves have yet to say a word about it. Hmmm.Regardless of artistically-suffocating corporate red tape, the two Flying Lotus-produced track... read more →
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Blu - Vanity
Blu - Vanity
Sounds like: Ghostface Killah, Pharcyde, Baatin, Common
By sweeney kovar on May 26, 2011 | A bit of history: In early 2009 the Los Angeles MC Blu seemed poised to be on the cusp of breaking into the mainstream. His debut, Below The Heavens, made the world of hip hop take notice. His personal narratives and sublime lyricism had fans calling... read more →
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