Badru Umi is a well-known figure in the West Coast Hip Hop Music Industry/Culture. First established a name for himself in the world of Urban Art as Kemp One of the Kings With Styles crew in the mid-1980s, then later graduated from writing on buses & walls, to designing logos, album covers & flyers. Badru also Co-Founder of the 2000 Crows crew soon began to promote local Hip Hop venues such as the Request line with then Project Blowed GM, J Smoov. From there he has gone on to host & promote events across the United States and around the World, eventually moving on to work for various major labels such as Def Jam Recordings, Interscope, Sony & Bad Boy Records.
Badru now known also as the "Good King" has risen to the ranks of General Manager of Project Blowed recordings. Badru is best recognized for his constant efforts to further the careers of Major, Indie & upcoming Hip hop artists. Through the years he has worked with many relevant artists & musicians to put out many classic Hip Hop albums.
Artists roster managed by Badru Aceyalone, G Dep, Young Bars, Hornz & Halos, Planet Asia, Medusa, Faxx, Black Silver, Thirsty Fish, The (SIS)TEM, Black Knucklez, DJ Panamami, Hines Buchanan, DJ Handprints,
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In 2005, to commemorate the 10 Year Anniversary of the first Project Blowed Compilation Album- Project Blowed/Decon Records released a follow up album packaged with a DVD. The Project Blowed 10th Anniversary CD and DVD was Executive Produced by Aceyalone & Peter Bittenbender, with Badru Umi also Executive Producing the DVD.
1. "4343 Leimert Blvd. L.A., CA 90008"
2. "Enter the Kaos" - Aceyalone, Busdriver, Longevity, NgaFsh
produced by Riddlore
3. "Who the F*ck Is You?" - Aceyalone, Riddlore, Abstract Rude, Busdriver, Rifleman Ellay Khule
produced by PMG
4. "Live @ the Blowed" - Customer Service
produced by Longevity
5. "Villains" - C.V.E
produced by CVE
6. "The People" - Sach, Pigeon John, Rifleman Ellay Khule
produced by Omid
7. "Sound Boy Murderers" - Abstract Tribe Unique
produced by Fat Jack
8. "Too Underground" - Busdriver
produced by Kenny Segal
9. "Sounds Like" (Hip Hop Clan) - Rifleman Ellay Khule and Pterradacto
produced by Nobody
10. "What's Your Aim?" - Acid Reign
produced by Re.4m
11. "Cray Crazy" - Aceyalone, Busdriver, NoCanDo, Subtitle
produced by Thavius Beck
12. "Jazzy Girl" (Freestyle) - Myka 9, Busdriver, Xololanxinxo, and Toca
produced by Toca
13. "Astro Pimp" - Cypher 7
produced by JB
14. "How You Been?" (Homegirl) - Otherwize
produced by R. Leon (Jizzm High Definition)
15. "What It Do?" - Medusa, Mr. Perkins, Black Silver, Volume 10
produced by PMG
16. "Do Unto Others" - Aceyalone
produced by Beat Science
17. "13th Month" - Abstract Rude, Busdriver, Phoenix Orion
produced by Kenny Segal
18. "Mama & Pappa Raised Right" - Pterradacto, Aceyalone, Jah Orah, NoNsToP
produced by DJ Drez
19. "Battle Prone" - Myka 9, Power Tung, Wreek One
produced by Myka 9
20. "Ruff Rhymes" - Aceyalone, Longevity
produced by Longevity
21. "Doing What We Love" - Jah Orah
produced by Beat Science
The packaged DVD that accompanied the 10th Anniversary CD included footage from the 10th Anniversary concert itself, with performances by Freestyle Fellowship, Hip Hop Clan (Rifleman Ellay Khule and Pterradacto), Busdriver, Phoenix Orion & Sunfire, Medusa, Haiku D'Etat, 2Mex, and a collective posse cut featuring freestyles and flows by Aceyalone, Abstract Rude, Chu, Myka 9, P.E.A.C.E., and Rifleman Ellay Khule.
Also included on the DVD was a 15-minute documentary about the Project Blowed open mic, consisting of interviews with veteran Blowdians such as Aceyalone, newer Blowdians such as Kail of Customer Service, and influential figures such as Ben Caldwell, founder of "KAOZ Network" where the Project Blowed Workshop is held every Thursday.
The DVD also featured the following music videos: