Blu & Exile

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Blu & Exile
Blu getting interviewed in Atlanta.jpg
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Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States [1]
Genres Hip hop
Years active2007–present
Labels
  • Sound in Color
  • Fat Beats
  • Dirty Science
Members Blu
Exile

Blu & Exile are an American hip hop duo, formed in 2007, composed of rapper Blu and hip hop producer Exile. [1]

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History

Blu and Exile first met in the mid-2000s while Blu was serving as a hype man for various hip hop groups including Slum Village, Platinum Pied Pipers, and Exile's own group, Emanon. [1] He was personally introduced to Exile through Emanon's other member, Aloe Blacc. [1] In 2007, Blu & Exile released their debut album, Below the Heavens , which was described by XXL as "one of 2007's most celebrated hip-hop releases". [2] In 2012, the duo released their second album, Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them . [3] In 2017, the duo released In the Beginning: Before the Heavens, deleted tracks from Below the Heavens. [4] Their next release, the True & Livin' EP was released May 24, 2019. [5] On July 17, 2020, Blu & Exile released their third album, Miles: From An Interlude Called Life (or Miles for short), coinciding with the 13th anniversary of Below the Heavens.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Compilation albums

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cordor, Cyril. "Blu & Exile - Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ Cho, Jaeki (July 18, 2012). "The Making of Blu & Exile's Below the Heavens". XXL . Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ Bromwich, Jonah (August 30, 2012). "Blu & Exile: Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ Diep, Eric (October 19, 2017). "Blu & Exile Talk Comeback Album 'In the Beginning: Before the Heavens,' Stream New Project: Exclusive". Billboard . Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Blu & Exile True & Livin'". Dirty Science. May 24, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
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