TRACKLIST
1. LA 2020 (feat. Exile)
2. CA All Day (feat. VCL Tha Moslem)
3. In Living Color (feat. Skye Louise)
4. Iím G (OMG) (feat. Chuuwee and Born Allah)
5. LA Summer (feat. G Kidd, Jack Davey, and Like)
6. We Originals (feat. Longevity, Sahtyre, and Onwun)
7. We Bang (feat. MED, Thurz, and Yah Ra)
8. The Joy (feat. Speed Walton and Mykestro)
9. West Coast (feat. Iman Omari and Imani)
10. Weekdays (feat. Polyester The Saint)
11. Roll Up (feat. Jimetta Rose, Donel Smokes, and Tiron) 12. Red, White, & Me (feat. Colin Devane)
13. Out Of The Blue (feat. Shafiq Husayn, Ta’Raach, Ayun Bassa, Propaganda, and Jo Roq)
14. Colorful (feat. Cashus King, Self Jupiter, and Myka 9)
DESCRIPTION
• Blu’s music has been championed by outlets like XXL, Pitchfork, Okayplayer, HipHopDX, and more. In recent years, he has been interviewed by Billboard, Complex, LA Weekly, Noisey, Red Bull Music Academy, and more.
• Blu has collaborated with renowned artists like The Roots, Logic, Miguel, MF DOOM, Anderson .Paak, Freddie Gibbs, Aloe Blacc, Roc Marciano, Slum Village, Evidence, and more.
• Shafiq Husayn is one-third of the renowned production crew Sa Ra Creative Partners, and has produced for countless top artists, including Erykah Badu, Anderson .Paak, Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West, Andre 3000, Bilal, John Legend, Ice T, Hiatus Kaiyote, Jurassic 5, Lord Finesse, Pharoahe Monch, and many more. He also earned a Grammy for his work on Robert Glasper’s breakthrough album Black Radio.
• Out Of The Blue features guest appearances by MED, Exile, Chuuwee, Thurz, Speed Walton, Jimetta Rose, and Freestyle Fellowship members Myka 9 and Self Ju
From weaving thought-provoking poetics to channeling the spirit of vintage West Coast gangsta rap, acclaimed Los Angeles emcee Blu is a dynamic musical presence, forever evolving and defying expectations. Supremely talented producer and musician Shafiq Husayn has a similarly diverse skill set, with a storied history as a member of Sa-Ra Creative Partners and solo production credits for top artists across the musical spectrum, from Erykah Badu to Ice-T to Anderson .Paak to Jurassic 5 and many more. After linking up for the mixtape The Blueprint back in 2018, Blu and Shafiq Husayn are reuniting for the new album Out Of The Blue, elevating their collaboration to a new level. “The Blueprint was just me rhyming over some of Shafiq's beats that I found online,” Blu explains. “This time we were actually in the studio together. We’ve been working together since 2008, but this is our first official album.” Awash in Shafiq’s dense sonic architecture, Out Of The Blue showcases the intricacy of Blu’s spiritual street talk while simultaneously delivering a series of bass-heavy L.A. anthems. Entirely produced by Shafiq Husayn, the collection features guest appearances by MED, Exile, Chuuwee, Thurz, Speed Walton, Jimetta Rose, and Freestyle Fellowship members Myka 9 and Self Jupiter. “Out Of The Blue is my G-Funk album,” Blu explains. “Big brother Shafiq gave us a master class in production. We just in here being funky and having fun.”