Blu & Exile

Blu & Exile
Origin United States
Genres Hip hop
Years active 2007–present
Labels Sound in Color, Fat Beats Records, Dirty Science
Members Blu
Exile

Blu & Exile is an American hip hop duo that consists of rapper Blu (Johnson Barnes) and hip hop producer Exile (Aleksander Manfredi).[1]

History

Blu and Exile first met in the mid 2000s while Blu served as a hypeman for a number of hip hop groups such as 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 the 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 the second album, Give Me My Flowers While I Can Smell Them.[3]

Discography

Albums

EPs

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cordor, Cyril. "Blu & Exile - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  2. Cho, Jaeki (July 18, 2012). "The Making of Blu & Exile’s Below the Heavens". XXL.
  3. Bromwich, Jonah (August 30, 2012). "Blu & Exile: Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them". Pitchfork Media.