Time flies. 2007 was three years ago. It was then that Blu paired up with Emanon producer, Exile, for his debut album, Below the Heavens. The album quickly received rave reviews on all fronts and the West Coast rapper was consequently dubbed a rising star. Since then, his career has been a bit less straightforward than I expected. He came out with 2 albums that were entirely done by him, the rapping, production, etc. Unfortunately, both albums were leaked and listeners were given over 30 tracks with subpar sound quality.
Here’s some good news…both Her Favorite Colo(u)r and The Godlee Barnes LP are being officially released in a 2-disc set on August 24th. Both albums will be mixed and mastered. For those of you who have not heard either of these albums, expect a nice mesh of Blu’s heartfelt lyrics, beats that are truly tailored for each song, and an abundance of sampling from both movies and other musicians.
Track list
1. Love
2. Amnesia
3. Since
4. Morning
5. Melo
6. Wind(terlude)
7. When(terlude)
8. Silent
9. Pardon
10. Vanity
11. Beggars’/BlackGold
12. Celln’Ls
13. Untitled(LovedU)2
14. Peace
1. TheInnocent
2. AzulitoTheGreat
3. GloryUsDelux (Feat. L’s of A Band Called Glory)
4. NeverDream (Produced by Exile)
5. TheGOD’s&Me
6. Grandma’sKitchen (Feat. Cypher by Da 1 and Sir Joseph)
7. Difficulties (Feat. Cash Us King, Sir Joseph, and R.O.B.)
8. SpanishWinter
9. BeGO(o)D! (Feat. Sene)
10. TheRunOut(erlude)
11. ItsOkay (Feat. Definite and Myth of Strange Fruit Project)
12. OnMarsWithTheStars (Feat. Sene)
13. Smoking@6InTheMo’ (Feat. Cash Us King)
14. CityOfLos(t)Angel(e)s (Feat. Cash Us King)?15. AllTheKing’sMen (Feat. TiRon)
16. aWorldGoneBlind (Feat. Cash Us King)?17. MelloSunshine
18. ‘TilWeDie
19. Crowns
20. Outro(OpenMindDead) (Feat. Miguel Jontel)
21. (TheBonusSong)MyBoyBlu
22. BenevolentOffering&Benediction