Blu is Hip-Hop's Favorite Colo(u)r [Documentary]
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The beats in this video are by Noqh, check out his music at the link below:
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Outro beat by SOLE:
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Links to videos used:
Blu - Because The Sky Is Blu(e) (Official Music Video)
• Blu - Because The Sky ...
Pierrot le Fou (1965) by Jean-Luc Godard, Clip: End: (almost) Pierrot paints his face blue- and dies
• Pierrot le Fou (1965) ...
The Battle For L.A. Footsoldiers Vol. 1 - Full 2003 Battle Rap Documentary DVD
• The Battle For L.A. Fo...
Blu & Miguel - Cold Hearted (Live)
• Blu & Miguel - Cold He...
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey) on Mach-Hommy, Earl Sweatshirt & what he listens to
• Mos Def (Yasiin Bey) o...
My Boy Blu (Official Music Video)
• My Boy Blu (Official M...
Johnson&Jonson - Bout It, Bout It (Official Music Video)
• Johnson&Jonson - Bout ...
Blu - Jesus (Official Music Video)
• Blu - Jesus (Official ...
The MOST BEAUTIFUL SHOTS of JEAN LUC GODARD Movies
• The MOST BEAUTIFUL SHO...
Blu - The Return (Official Music Video)
• Blu - The Return (Offi...
Blu & Shafiq Husayn - L.A. L.A. ft. Jimetta Rose (Official Music Video)
• Blu & Shafiq Husayn - ...
Blu x Union Analogtronics - LA Counting (Official Music Video)
• Blu x Union Analogtron...
Blu x Union Analogtronics - Whatever
• Blu x Union Analogtron...
Blu, Oh No - The Lost Angels Anthem
• Blu, Oh No - The Lost ...
Blu & Exile - Miles Davis (Official Video)
• Blu & Exile - Miles Da...
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Quick Edit: the 100 track beat tape I mentioned wasn’t actually an official Blu release. Just a compilation of many of the loose Blu beats from the era
I remember there was a tape wt Exile and Aloe blacc and a few blu feature verses but I can't find it anymore :(💔 #RIPdatpiff
Blu is a legend
Facts!
Dawg beyond legendary. Hes god level skill
Blu was to the only rapper that actually got back to me for a feature. I was ignored by many rappers, but blu came through. I had him featured on one of my songs, and don't regret it. I was supposed to only get a 16 from him (because thats what i paid for.), but he ended up jumping into the hook as well. Ive got mad respect for this dude.
The feature king 👑
Drop a link when/if it's available, please.
Hell yea
@@NateDFunkt look up "Tragik & Blu - Soul Writers"
@@NateDFunkt czcams.com/video/z7t9wCBoPfg/video.html
Below the Heavens was on repeat for soooooo long, Blue & Exile are a musical marriage made in harmony
modern day illmatic
Top 3 Underground artist ever
I remember playing Amnesia for an a school presentation and my teacher (who didnt liked rap nor jazz) said she liked it a lot. She also said earl reminded her of bjork lol
one of the unsung heroes of underground hip hop. favorite blu album is between bad neighbor & miles.
And his album covers are always dope asf
Blu to me is a authentic artist, poet and Hip Hop itself. Love his projects! Thanks for the reconizing, excellent doc bro. Peace from Argentina.
Artist like Blu and Big KRIT shaped my upbringing more than anything else besides my parents. In my opinion, Below the Heavens is the most perfect album since Illmatic. Speaking of KRIT, you should release a video on KRIT mixtapes KRIT WUZ HERE and Return of 4Eva, the full versions not the Spotify ones
ALREADY LEGENDARY I COULD TELL
Thank you, Def.
No, thank YOU 🙏
Lifted and Below the Heavens still in rotation
My favorite MC of the last decade period!
Me like yourself my first time hearing the legendary BLU is from him and Exile’s second album 💿- Give Me My Flowers 💐 While I Can Still Smell Them. I first heard this album 💿 during hurricane Sandy with no electricity nor heat just playing it on a disc man player on CD for the first time it brought me to tears when I heard “Only One” for the first time. Haven’t been moved by a song or album like that since and it had been awhile since an album moved me or touched my soul like that even before that first listen. So BLU and that album especially hold a special place near and dear to my heart until this day. The production and lyrics on that album transcend space and time and are very introspective. Not sure why that album 💿 hits me on so many levels but it does even down to the title and album 💿 artwork. I am a fan and will forever be a fan of their work and his work forever more peace ☮️ ✌🏾 !
@@jonathanbarnes7641His rapping on that is just one the amazing rap performances
@@Mamba4.8 on Jesus or Give Me My Flowers 💐 which album 💿 are you talking about exactly or single?
The Amnesia tape is one of my favorite of all time.
I'm sure that one day he will get all the credit he deserves, hopefully he will still be around when that happens. Fantastic video and hope this one reaches people that haven't heard him before and they will have their mind blown as I did the first time I heard him rap. Hard to pick a fav album, but Below the heavens will always have a special place in my heart, so I'll go with that one.
this is all about blu and i love it! hearing a fellow blu fan for live talking about his discography from cali soul to africa, praising every second of it. the inspirations of blu could've been talked about too but it's not that extensive anyways so this is great :)
Crazy timing! I’ll be opening for Blu here in my hometown on July 4th. Listened to him hella when I first started
Needed this. I have never been a fan of Blu. See his name here and there but lately I have been intrigued about Blu and his music and this after listening to A Long Red Hot Los Angeles summer night. This was the album that made me listen to him more.
Dope!!
Try Jesus or Miles next!
Man I wish I could be in your shoes and hear all his albums for the first time again lol
@@illFigure90 🤯
@@illFigure90 I think I’ve only heard about half or maybe only a third of his music up to this point to be honest with you so I have a ways to go to discovering this new artist of over a decade and counting lmao!
Blu is so dope that he put me onto Okmalumkoolkat from my own country, the art of not sleeping on your own 👌🏾✨
Dope!!!
My favorite Hip Hop biographer!!!! Def got the best shit!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Ayyyy thank you 🙏
Thank you, this was needed and 🐐 level documenting of Blu’s career. 🙏🏿
Thank you for putting this together. So well done! Been following Blu since Below The Heavens.
Living legend. Reminds me of spitta how he moves in his own lane.
Great video, when you look back at his career so far, it’s easy to see why he’s the best ever underground. And to think he has more albums on the way 😮
God bless you, God bless Blu🤞🏾✨
i first heard of blu in 2011 cuz i saw someone mention him in a youtube comment under an asher roth video. not sure why anyone would group blu with a lame like asher roth, but im thankful i saw that comment and searched for his music
Thanks fully enjoyed it
Finally 💜
The most underrated rapper!
An absolute masterpiece Def!!! So dope!! 👌
Blu is the greatest. So happy he’s still doing it. Thanks for the time and effort you put into this.
Blu doesn’t get enough credit in hip hop honestly. Been listening to his music since 2013 he’s definitely one of the best in the underground but it’s shame he isn’t bigger.
Glad you did this video. Blu definitely deserves his flowers. I remember trying to dig up some of his projects and features floating around on the internet before they were on streaming and before the Soul Amazing series on Bandcamp. I'm currently bumping the Good To Be Home Remixes🔥
My guy BLU
Thank you for the work you do.
Much appreciated
Such a great video! I'd love to see a documentary by you about Moor Mother, I haven't got into her catalog deep enough, yet
Great suggestion!
DOPE!
This is dope blu is my fav artist of all time as well coming from Georgia
beautiful video
Thank you
Group with Ta’raach is pronounced CRASS and not crack. I think that was mentioned on one of the intros, to one of the songs on the album.
You right!
Always a treats for heads like myself to see your vids, keep up the good work in keeping whats left of the culture.....alive.
Much appreciated!
The GOAT
He put out another record with Shafiq! Would love to hear your take on that one too. It was really good
That was a dope project!!
One of the best
Amazing rapper favorite lyrical rapper.
Yo yo, amazing video bruh. Where can I find that "Her Favorite Shit" beat tape?
Unfortunately the site where I downloaded it years ago is no longer active. Blu released it on Tumblr originally so that link is gone too. I might try to upload it to the internet Archive, not sure how that works
Ahhhh man, that sucks. But if you are able to upload it somewhere lmk. I would love to hear it.
Upload it G
MISTER CR WAS HERE
GiveMeFlowersWhileICanStillSmellThem
What about eyedea? What about doseone? What about sole? what about slug?
He did an Eyedea video.
I'm sure he is doing his best to cover as many artists as he can.
5:04 what is this song?
Most certainly one of my favorite emcees ever. A true poet for real, but wth happened to ANTHM? I was a huge fan of that guy. Smh if I'm not mistaken I think he has a pretty lucrative career so he just went back to that and stopped rapping. But idk.
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I like blu as a lyricist but I was so disappointed when the lead single from “below the heavens” (my world is) used the same sample and loop as a smut peddlers track on “eastern conference 2” called “Red Lights” (originally produced by alchemist)….it’s a petty gripe but when I hear the same sample flipped the same way (even the pitch and second break is the same) it makes me disappointed on an album that’s not just a mixtape…dope pen game though, and this is a criticism of Exile really.
I don’t know how I feel about blu
He is a great technical rapper but most of his subject matter is kinda surface level
Not mad at his style not being your thing but surface level!? Couldn’t disagree more!