SEPTEMBER
Our first installment of Who To Know is a rapper/producer combo out of Southern California that go by the name Blu & Exile. Rapper, Blu has one of the smoothest deliveries in the game and his voice flows so perfectly over Exiles production that it's as if they share the same mind. They released their first studio album, "Below the Heavens" in 2007. The album features lyrical intensity and seemingly bottomless runs on some tracks, such as "Simply Amazin'", while featuring brutal honesty and laid back story telling on others, like "In Remembrance of Me". He is arguably the best in both fields.
After taking a long break from each other creatively, Blu & Exile hooked back up for "Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them" and have done some big shows together including the real-hip-hop heavy festival Rock the Bells in 2011. Blu has been a feature for some notable artists including masters of the underground, The Roots. Undiscovered tracks have been popping up all over the place and it seems inevitable that Blu will eventually get the recognition he deserves. This 'SoCal residential lyrical monster' is definitely someone to watch out for.
(Simply Amazin')
(In Remembrance of Me)
(Guest Verse for The Roots - The Day)
