Blu_&_Exile
Blu & Exile
Hip hop duo
Blu & Exile are an American hip hop duo, formed in 2007, composed of rapper Blu and hip hop producer Exile.[1]
Blu & Exile | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States[1] |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Sound in Color, Fat Beats, Dirty Science |
| Members | Blu Exile |
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.
Albums
EPs
- Maybe One Day (2012)
- True & Livin (2019)
Compilation albums
- In the Beginning: Before the Heavens (2017)
- Cordor, Cyril. "Blu & Exile - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- Cho, Jaeki (July 18, 2012). "The Making of Blu & Exile's Below the Heavens". XXL. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- Bromwich, Jonah (August 30, 2012). "Blu & Exile: Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- 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.
- "Blu & Exile True & Livin'". Dirty Science. May 24, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.