Posts Tagged ‘Blu’

Blu - Open(theInstrumentalLP)

Photo: RL While many take this holiday weekend off as a respite to labor, Blu has decided to eschew that notion & keep working. Straight out of left field, Blu took to his Myspace to release his second instrumental collection in recent weeks.

September 5th, 2009 | AUDIO, MUSIC, STRAY SHOTS | Read More

Blu - NoSleepForADay

Hey Blu, thanks for dropping off this instrumental tape. I’ve been in a real “okay, I don’t want to hear you rap dudes right now” kind of mood & favoring instrumentation so this works quite well.

August 27th, 2009 | AUDIO, MUSIC, STRAY SHOTS | Read More

Midterm Grades: XXL Class Of 2009

The XXL Class of 2009 is a little bit past the six month mark of its Freshman year. These 10 MCs may go down as one of the most important crop of newcomers to hit the scene in a while as the industry is watching closely to see which of the 10 different approaches to starting a career can set the blueprint...

June 9th, 2009 | GENERAL, REVIEWS, SMOKE BREAK, WE GOT NOW | Read More

Danny Brown - “Can’t Find My Mind”

Helloooooo, Summer music. This is apparently coming off of a forthcoming LP called Danny Johnson, as in Danny Brown and Johnson & Jonson. A whole album of Blu and Danny Brown?!? Fuckouttahere…

May 20th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC, STRAY SHOTS | Read More

Tanya Morgan Feat. Blu - “Morgan Blu”

Ahh, nothing better than some Tanya Morgan to finish off a work week. Von Pea works the beat, complete with guitar loop, vocal chops, and swinging drums, and the emcees

May 1st, 2009 | AUDIO, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

Free Blu!

When time & space permit, we’re all about public service. Consider this a good deed, especially if you’re in the Bay Area & looking for something to do this weekend. Found in the inbox…

May 1st, 2009 | Events, GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK | Read More

TSS Presents Fifteen Minutes With Exile

Props if you know him from Emanon, and if it wasn’t until Below The Heavens with Blu that convinced you of Exile’s musical genius, welcome. Since the early 90’s the Los Angeles-bred and buttered producer has been steadily building a resume of work few can rival. From underground 12-inches...

April 24th, 2009 | "Fifteen Minutes With...", ARTIST INTERVIEWS, GENERAL, Videos | Read More

Video: Pepsi Mic Smash - SXSW Edition

With appearances by Pac Div, The Knux, B.O.B aka Bobby Ray, Charles Hamilton, Talib Kweli, Mistah F.A.B., Freeway, Blu, Jake One, Hi-Tek & Dow Jones Tha Bizness. The SXSW footage still manages to find it’s way onto the net nearly 3 weeks after the fact but this is actually worth the view. Previously...

April 7th, 2009 | AUDIO, MUSIC, Videos | Read More

Flying Lotus Feat. Blu - “GNG BNG”

J.Kim got up extra early (or maybe he stayed up dumb late considering he’s on Pacific time) to send out this remix of Flying Lotus’ “GNG BNG” featuring Blu. It’s hard to

April 7th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

L.A.U.S.D Presents Curly Tops And Nautica Jackets

I’m pretty sure almost everybody around here remembers walking out the house in a similar fashion a few years ago. Polo, Nautica, Tommy, Starter and Eddie Bauer were the brands du jour and we walked around high school/college like it was an urban country club. Poppin’ tags meant leaving...

March 25th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, MUSIC, Mixtapes, WE GOT NOW | Read More

Video: Blu & Exile - “No Greater Love” Live @ SXSW

Blu & Exile performing the aforementioned “No Greater Love” @ the B&T show. Previously Posted — Video: Mistah F.A.B., Zumbi (of Zion I), Kosha Dillz, & Others - Freestyle Cipher

March 21st, 2009 | MUSIC, VIDEO | Read More

2.22 The Cooler

sports sunday with Luna B New Yeah Yeah Yeahs - “Heads Will Roll” [Stereogum] Britain’s Young People Want Music More Than Sex [Guardian UK] A Monkey Riding a Goat Who’s Walking a Tightrope…And It Just Gets Crazier From There [Coed] Long Beach’s Blu: ‘I’m Not Going...

February 22nd, 2009 | GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK, The Cooler | Read More

Blu - HerFavoriteColo(u)r Mixtape

The boy Blu has been putting songs on his MySpace for a few days now. Usually, they would end up being ripped & that would be that. This time around, he made them available for download & we have HerFavoriteColo(u)r mixtape. Tracklising & link after the jump.

February 15th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, MUSIC, Mixtapes, STRAY SHOTS | Read More

Video: Fashawn, Blu and Exile Live @ The Mezzanine

Blu and Exile Live @ The Mezzanine in San Fran, courtesy of Blogmedown.tv. Below the break, footage of Fashawn doing his thing on stage for the camera & the crowd.

February 8th, 2009 | GENERAL, MUSIC, VIDEO | Read More

DJ Heat & Blu - (So)ul Amazing Mixtape

Since Part 2 and his self-produced “Vanity…” have everyone’s attention focused on Blu, I figured why not go back & reup the first tape for those just now waking up to his music?

January 12th, 2009 | AUDIO, MUSIC, Mixtapes, STRAY SHOTS | Read More