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Last Friday Blu released a new album "Afrika" with producer Nottz and a few weeks ago we got a chance to talk to Blu after his amazing live show with Exile, MED and live band Satvrn in Warsaw, Poland promoting the album "Bad Neighbor". It was our second time meeting & interviewing Blu - first one happened in 2019 when we got a chance to talk to Blu & Exile at Hip Hop Kemp festival in Czech Republic (https://youtu.be/1P3GwWYY8-A) - and once again the California MC proved that he's absolutely one of the coolest guys you will ever meet! 

We talked about a variety of topics, starting from this year's Hip Hop 50th Birthday and Blu's most precious hip-hop memories, through his album with Madlib, recent collabs with legendary MC's such as CL Smooth, Fatlip (The Pharcyde), Gift of Gab (Blackalicious), the crazy story of Blu almost signing with Suge Knight's infamous Death Row Records in the early 2000's, the mythical unreleased debut solo album "California Soul", and his brand of soulful hip-hop & the desire to write songs with a purpose.

The Los Angeles artist also spoke on the comparisons between "Below The Heavens" and "Miles" with Exile, his love for "blue" samples, the "No York" movie and wanting to venture into film, plus a dream collab project he'd like to do - and more! Boom boom!

Interviewer, video editing: Marcin Natali
Camera: Mateusz Natali

#Blu #hiphop50 

0:00 Introduction
1:01 Playing with a live band
1:57 "Bad Neighbor" w/ Madlib & MED
2:33 50 Years of Hip-Hop, memories
4:14 Hip Hop Celebration at Grammy Awards
5:04 "Bad News" EP
5:40 CL Smooth collab
6:08 Working w/ Fatlip, The Pharcyde influence
7:07 Gift of Gab & Blackalicious
8:44 Death Row & Suge Knight story
12:00 "California Soul" debut album
13:22 Approach to writing lyrics, purpose
15:06 Blu & Exile "Miles" vs. "Below The Heavens"
17:24 Going back to the roots
18:15 Miguel, Aloe Blacc
18:40 "Blue" samples, "The Color Blu(e)"
19:35 Getting into film, "No York" Movie
21:32 Most underrated project
22:36 Dream collab album / Pete Rock
23:27 Old Soul Music, L'Orange
24:25 Billie Holiday
25:32 Last words for the fans
26:33 "The Narrow Path" live

Blu on rapping for Suge Knight, Hip Hop 50, Madlib, California Soul, Pete Rock & Exile — interview

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