Friday, May 23, 2008

Blu & Exile



"Hailing from the West Coast; emcee Blu was raised on the likes of Public Enemy and N.W.A. thanks to his father; later gravitating towards Common, Mos Def & Talib Kweli (Black Star) and Black Thought (The Roots). It’s clear that the above artists were in the 22-year-old emcee’s mental tape deck while he was perfecting his craft. Blu is an extremely talented lyricist; clever rhymes, technically sound, intensely personal and witty. Add this to the fact that the entire album is produced by Exile (one half of the slept on duo Emanon) and you are in for a rousing eargasm reminiscent of that classic 90’s sound that so many people bitch and moan about missing and saying that it’s nonexistent. It’s there (I promise) you just have to dig a bit deeper than you used to."

This review is almost a year old now (hiphopdx.com) but i feel people still arent aware of Blu & Exile and there album "Below the Heavens"

heres the track listing

1. My World Is
2. The Narrow Path
3. So(ul) Amazin'
4. Juicen' Dranks
5. In Remembrance Of Me
6. Blu Cola Workers
7. Dancing In the Rain
8. First Things First
9. No Greater Love
10. Show Me the Good Life
11. Simply Amazin'
12. Cold Hearted
13. The World Is
14. You Are Now In the Clouds With

*there are also 3 untitled tracks on there

I put in bold some of my favorite tracks. Dancing in the rain really does mellow me out after a long day of bitching and stressing. A bit of "BITCHASSNESS" in me i guess. And this song is my personal cure.

here are some videos





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