I dig Blu but I haven't really listened to any of his albums front to back yet. He's released a bunch of music over the last few years. What are your two or three favorite albums or the best places to start in his catalogue?
3. "RE: Below the Heavens, Johnson&Jonson, HerFavoriteColour" In response to Reply # 1
Co-sign all three.
J&J took a a few listens and now I love it. Particularly "Wow" "A perfect Picture" "Long Time Gone" and "The Oath" (one of my favorite hip-hop songs period)
The GODlee Barnes LP. And in spite of the horrible sound quality, I liked it enough to go back and check Below the Heavens w/ Exile. I think either would be a good starting point, but if you begin at BTH, you can follow the progression naturally.
I've yet to hear No York or the joint they just took off of bandcamp (procrastination...!!)
9. "his two Exile projects are prob the best entry points" In response to Reply # 0 Mon Jan-30-12 12:16 AM by Nodima
though I'd almost say give Johnson&Jonson and NoYork! a shot first because people who go with the soulful Blu first can't really get with the cutting loose Blu for some reason.
(for me anything over a 6 is worth a good look so I don't think he's put out a bad product yet.)
I was really slacking on his 2011 stuff though, like Madlib just a ton of stuff and I felt like I needed to find a time when I could just sit with it all and absorb it, which hasn't come yet.