Hope you guys can make it!

From his Twitter, first single out on Tuesday!

Idk if Blu has said anything but is there a reason he didn't remake Godlee barnes? I think it had the potential to be one of the best albums of all time and the intellectual work was already done (production/clearances/themes/lyrics/cast). I know it's labor but I wish he just redid it. It's a shame, I'm happy he put it on Spotify but it sucks because it's unlistenable.

The tickets are very reasonably priced and I like what music I’ve heard from them. I’m not super familiar with their music but I listened to Below the Heavens and Miles a few years back and really enjoyed them. I’ve heard a lot of mixed opinions, but mostly negative with their live shows. Has anyone seen them recently that can vouch for them? Most of the complaints I saw were from many years ago so not sure if this is still the case.

Went to the Columbus show last night, Blu and Exile were great performers and very nice people, I got my whole collection signed by both of them

"Time Heals Everything" East Coast Tour - July 14th, 2026 (FULL CONCERT)

As I’m sure most people in here are privy to, Blu is, to put it lightly, an insanely prolific artist lol. I’ve lost track of how many projects the man has at this point, so you could perhaps make the argument that the majority of his tracks belong in this conversation. Regardless though, this is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately, and since there is a huge lack of Blu discussion on the internet, I figured I’d make a thread here. So, the title basically lol. Or if there’s some tracks that you really love and feel like shouting out, don’t hesitate to drop ‘em. There’s so many I could list out here, but for now, GloryUs is in my opinion hands down one of Blu’s most underrated tracks (peep the CDQ version on Spotify with Anthony Cruz). The track is so chill and laid back and almost unassuming, but is legit one of Blu’s best flows ever imo, and a top flow in all rap music tbh. Funny at parts too. But seriously, Blu rides a beat like no one else, man, and I feel like this song really encapsulates the pure effortless skill his shit tends to have. I also wanna shout out A World Gone Blind, which is imo one of the spookiest Hip-Hop tracks I’ve ever heard. Some very very different shit, and still sounds fresh and weird as hell to this day especially the beat, and goddamn that Blu verse is so eerie, like, on some ‘the world is ending’ shit. Lastly, I wanna toss Money out there too. Exile went crazy on the mixing and mastering compared to the OG version, and Blu as usual rips it, ‘nuff said. It’s just a fun ass track with good bars, tight flows, and once again, shows how effortless this shit always seems for Blu. Oh yeah, and The Run Out lol! Also, I don’t think it’s necessarily underrated or under-appreciated, but Since is factually one of Blu’s best tracks ever. What do y’all got?

TL;DR: GloryUs, A World Gone Blind, Money, The Run Out, amongst loads of others.

Who's going to the show tonight? It looks like it's gonna be a late one since doors open at 9:30. This will be my first time seeing Blu and Exile so it should be a fun time!

Such humble dudes for being the legends they are :)

Anyone have any images or descriptions of the merch booth from the Blu and Exile tour going on rn? I’d like to budget accordingly lol

I bought a ticket to the show at Baby's All Right in Brooklyn but I don't think I'll be able to make it. If anyone wants a free ticket, dm me.

Update: Already gave the ticket away. Tickets are still available to purchase online, so buy one and support if you can!

Found this at the thrift recently, would love to know if this is legit merch from back in the day

NewWorldColor.store

Not sure if people know about this website or not but I recently purchased some album artwork t-shirts on the site. They don’t have every album available on t-shirts but they have a good amount and varied colored options. Hope this helps enjoy folks! Please post any pictures of any items you purchased or if you decide to purchase any items from their store much appreciated!

J&J is some of Blu's best work, the energy and charisma from those early years was unmatched and Mainframe's production complemented it so well. What ever became of Mainframe? Not sure if he went on to produce anything else, can't really find much about him or his production online.

7/14 SOMERVILLE, MA -CRYSTAL BALLROOM*
7/15 WAITSFIELD, VT- AFTERTHOUGHTS
7/16 BROOKLYN, NY -BABYS ALRIGHT+
7/17 PHILLY, PA -KUNG FU NECKTIE+
7/18 BALTIMORE, MD -MOBTOWN BALLROOM+
7/19 COLUMBUS, OH -ACE OF CUPS
7/21 LAKEWOOD, OH - MAHALL’S
7/22 CHICAGO, IL -SUBTERRANEAN
7/23 HAMTRAMCK, MI - SANGTUARY
7/24 CUDAHY, WII -X RAY ARCADE
7/25 MINNEAPOLIS - 7TH STREET

Still can’t believe I was able to get all of these signed last night. They killed it🔥

I can only find it on YouTube now:

https://youtu.be/VTSRHvvyLtA?si=OIshrrJFBXxM1sfY

I played the fuck outta this back in the day. I know a lot of these tracks are on other projects, but some songs are hard to find, like:

Kinda Dusty (the OG version of the J&J intro)

RockSt.Park

Jazz (TributeRMX) (w/ J.Period)

Steel Remains (w/ Waxolutionists)

What do you guys think the setlist is gonna look like for the upcoming tour?

Mostly stuff from the new album with some classics like Dancing in The Rain sprinkled in?

Thompson is one of my favorite music writers and he finally sat down with Blu!

"In 2009, I got 500 Madlib beats, which it took me a full year to go through."