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Blu
Blu

Birth name

Johnson Barnes III

Born

April 15, 1983 (1983-04-15) (age 40)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Genre

Hip hop, alternative hip hop

Occupation(s)

Rapper, record producer

Years active

2003-present

Label

Sound in Color (2004)
NewWorldColor (2008-present)
Warner Bros. (2010-2011)
Nature Sounds (2011-present)

Associated acts

Bombay, C.R.A.C., Damu the Fudgemunk, Exile, Fa†e, Shafiq Husayn, Johnson&Jonson, Madlib, M.E.D., Nottz, Oh No, Pac Div, Sene, Union Analogtronics

Johnson Barnes III (born April 15, 1983), better known by his stage name Blu, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California. Following the success of his 2007 Exile collaboration album Below the Heavens, Blu has become a respected rapper in the alternative West Coast hip hop scene. He has released two solo albums, as well as collaboration albums with Sene, Bombay, M.E.D., Madlib and Fa†e

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

  • 2011: Her Favorite Colo(u)r
  • 2013: NoYork!

Collaborative albums[]

  • 2007: Below the Heavens (with Exile)
  • 2009: A Day Late & a Dollar Short (with Sene)
  • 2012: Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them (with Exile)
  • 2014: Good to Be Home (with Bombay)
  • 2015: Bad Neighbor (with M.E.D. & Madlib)
  • 2016: Open Your Optics to Optimism (with Fa†e)
  • 2016: Cheetah in the City (with Union Analogtronics)
  • 2018: The Blueprint (with Shafiq Husayn)
  • 2018: Gods in the Spirit, Titans in the Flesh (with Nottz)
  • 2019: A Long Red Hot Los Angeles Summer Night (with Oh No)
  • 2019: Ground & Water (with Damu the Fudgemunk)
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