From his 2007 Below The Heavens album with Exile to his 2008 LP with Mainframe Johnson & Jonson, Los Angeles’ Blu has captivated audiences, garnering numerous HipHopDX Year End Awards and others. Now signed to Warner Brothers at work on his major label debut, the emcee/producer will formally unveil his unreleased debut, Her Favorite Colo(u)r.
Nature Sounds Records is poised to release Blu’s mid-’00s album August 24, featuring acts such as TiRon, Sene and Strange Fruit Project’s Myth. Aside from one song, the entire album is produced by Blu.
To add to the fanfare, Nature Sounds and Blu have also included another unreleased Blu project, The Godlee Barnes LP as a bonus disc within this deluxe packaging.
“Every project I approach, I don’t want it to sound like anything else,” Blu said in a statement. “I feel like I’m going to be producing a lot longer than I’ll be rapping.”
Similar releases have taken place in the past with fellow California artists such as U-N-I and Murs. (July 8)
UPDATE: According to online retailer AccessHipHop.com, the early work from Blu will be released on February 15, 2011. The retailer also provided a tracklisting to Her Favorite Colo(u)r‘s first disc:
1.Love
2.Amnesia
3.Since
4.Morning
5.Melo
6.Wind(terlude)
7.When(terlude)
8.Silent
9.Pardon
10.Vanity
11.Beggars Black Gold
12.Cellin’Ls
13.Untitled(LovedU)2
14.Peace
(December 23)
UPDATE #2: While Her Favorite Colo(u)r is still planned for release – in March of 2011, Nature Sounds contacted HipHopDX to reveal that they will be releasing a vinyl and digital Blu EP on February 15. The work will be called Amnesia, and will feature songs from Her Favorite Colo(u)r and some other unreleased material.
UPDATE #3: Nature Sounds Records revealed that Her Favorite Colo(u)r is now planned for April 19 release.
I always get nervous when I hear double disk.
u nervous bitch!
Blu is the shit. Can’t wait.
Should be hot.
Her favorite Colo(u)r was released last year as a mixtape same tracklisting, aint nothing new…
The Godlee barnes album is serious shit, if it wasnt in such shit quality and got an actual release it would definitely be considered a classic
So far Blu has made everything sound different. I mean I can’t think of a single LP or album he’s made that sounds the same.
I know he’s a talented dude because all his shit is good. Even though he doesn’t fit one style
I influeced this artist too
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This is so awesome. I am so excited for this. BLU is so dope and I loved his verses on the newest Roots album “How I Got Over”. I am definitely buying this when it drops! I hope he re-releases Below The Heavens and the Johnson and Johnson project so I can own the physical copies of the CDs. BLU AND EXILE ARE COOL CATS!
A quality version of godlee would be worth the price alone. I expect both CDs to be no fucking joke. Keep it comming blu…
Well take your time, saving money here and other cds to pick up.
I’ll buy this. Bought Blu’s first album and bunch of copies of J&J. CRAC sucked.
Do you actually have a physical copy of Below the Heavens?….if so, sell me one nigga 🙂
Digital? I want the physical.
Untitled(LovedU)2 is the sickest track I’ve heard in a while, genius, amazing, hard to find that quality of hip hop nowadays, that feeling. Dim the lights and play that shyt, while playing some Xbox is what I do! lol
never heard of him…how do i get some of his music
Amazon.. Buy “Below The Heavens”.
10bucks my man.. trust me..it’ll be worth it lol.
Then go to Datpiff and download this mixtape (Her Favorite Color) and another 1.
definitely coppin!
wonder if/how he got that radiohead sample cleared.
Radiohead are known for being pretty humble when it comes to copyright infringement.
Looking madly forward to this!
Ok is the GodLeeBarnes Lp also mastered or is it the same shit quality one?
Really want the song Crowns mastered that shit is tight
They should re-release Below The Heavens.
This stuFF is OLD! “Blu” is trying to put out to the public. I HAVE these songs already on a MixTape Dude did, NO LIE. Glad to hear “Blu” is trying to get back into Rapping, BUT he gotta Drop some NEW Shit.