The Color Blu(e)

by Blu

The Color Blu(e) cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 24 September 2021
  • Label: Nature Sounds
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:10
  • Community rating: 3.68/5 from 7 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A focused solo effort that revolves around the literal and metaphorical concept of the color blue, referencing everything from the ocean to the police. The album features production that heavily leans into soulful vocal samples and traditional boom bap percussion. It highlights the artist's technical lyricism and his ability to maintain a thematic through-line across a full-length record.

Genres

Descriptors: Conscious, sampling, conceptual, male-vocalist, political, conscious, rhythmic, rap, underground, lo-fi, soulful, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. I Am Blu(e) (4:03)
  2. Everyday Blu(e)s (3:21)
  3. People Call Me Blu(e) (4:12)
  4. Because The Sky Is Blu(e) (4:01)
  5. You Ain鈥檛 Never Been Blu(e) (3:18)
  6. I Was Born To Be Blu(e) (3:37)
  7. Blu(e)r Than Blu(e) (4:11)
  8. We Are Darker Than Blu(e) (3:33)
  9. Mr. Blu(e) Sky (3:20)
  10. Mr. Blu(e) (4:13)
  11. Blu(e) World (5:16)

Credits

  • Damu The Fudgemunk - scratches
  • Blu - primary artist, co-producer, executive producer
  • Jose Jurado - mixed by
  • Michael "Mic West" Lloreda - recorded by
  • Sirplus - producer
  • Exile - producer, scratches
  • J57 - producer

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