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Blu (rapper)

Johnson Barnes III (born April 15, 1983), better known by his stage name Blu, is an American rapper and record producer from Los Angeles, California. He performs as one half of the duo Blu & Exile, which was formed in 2007 and whom released their debut studio album, Below the Heavens in July of that year.[2] He is also the forefront member of the California-based collective, Dirty Science. He is recognized for his collaborative albums with record producers Mainframe, Ta'Raach, Bombay, Damu the Fudgemunk, Madlib, Nottz, and Union Analogtronics.

Blu

Johnson Barnes III

(1983-04-15) April 15, 1983[1]
Inglewood, California, U.S.[1]

Hip hop

  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • record producer

2002–present

California Soul (2003; officially re-released in 2024)

(with Exile, as Blu & Exile) (2007)

Below the Heavens

(with Ta'Raach, as C.R.A.C.) (2008)

The Piece Talks

(with Mainframe, as Johnson&Jonson) (2008)

Johnson&Jonson

theGodleeBarnesLP (rereleased in 2021 as God is Good) (2010)

Her Favorite Colo(u)r (2011)

(2011)

Jesus

(with Exile, as Blu & Exile) (2012)

Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them

(2013)

York

(with Bombay) (2014)

Good to Be Home

(with MED and Madlib) (2015)

Bad Neighbor

Cheetah In The City (with Union Analogtronics) (2016)

Gods In The Spirit, Titans In The Flesh (with ) (2018)

Nottz

The Blueprint (with Shafiq Husayn) (2018)

A Long Red Hot Los Angeles Summer Night (with ) (2019)

Oh No

True & Livin' (with , as Blu & Exile) (2019)

Exile

Ground & Water (with ) (2019)

Damu The Fudgemunk

(with Exile, as Blu & Exile) (2020)

Miles

The Color Blu(e) (2021)

Bad News (with Real Bad Man) (2023)

Afrika (with Nottz) (2023)

Royal Blu (with Roy Royal) (2024)

Out of the Blue (with Shafiq Husayn) (2024)

discography at Discogs

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at AllMusic

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