Blu & Exile
{{Short description|Hip hop duo}}
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| origin = Los Angeles, California, United States
| genre = Hip hop
| years_active = 2007–present
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Blu & Exile are an American hip hop duo, formed in 2007, composed of rapper Blu and hip hop producer Exile.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/blu-exile-mn0001597819/biography|title=Blu & Exile - Biography|work=AllMusic|first=Cyril|last=Cordor|accessdate=October 12, 2014}}
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. He was personally introduced to Exile through Emanon's other member, Aloe Blacc. 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".{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2012/07/the-creation-of-blu-exiles-below-the-heavens-five-year-anniversary/|title=The Making of Blu & Exile's Below the Heavens|work=XXL|first=Jaeki|last=Cho|date=July 18, 2012|accessdate=October 12, 2014}} In 2012, the duo released their second album, Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17017-give-me-my-flowers-while-i-can-still-smell-them/|title=Blu & Exile: Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them|work=Pitchfork|first=Jonah|last=Bromwich|date=August 30, 2012|accessdate=October 12, 2014}} In 2017, the duo released In the Beginning: Before the Heavens, deleted tracks from Below the Heavens.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8006597/blu-and-exile-interview-in-the-beginning-before-the-heavens-album|title=Blu & Exile Talk Comeback Album 'In the Beginning: Before the Heavens,' Stream New Project: Exclusive|magazine=Billboard|first=Eric|last=Diep|date=October 19, 2017|accessdate=October 21, 2017}} Their next release, the True & Livin' EP was released May 24, 2019.{{cite web|url=http://thedirtyscience.com/blu/blu-exile-true-livin/|title=Blu & Exile True & Livin'|work=Dirty Science.|date=May 24, 2019|accessdate=June 10, 2019}} 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=
- Below the Heavens (2007)
- Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them (2012)
- Miles: From an Interlude Called Life (2020)
- Love (the) Ominous World (2024)
=EPs=
- Maybe One Day (2012)
- True & Livin (2019)
=Compilation albums=
- In the Beginning: Before the Heavens (2017)
References
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External links
- {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0001597819|label=Blu & Exile}}
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Category:American hip-hop duos
Category:Musical duos from California