synffLos Angeles rapper and producer Blu crafts soul-stirring underground hip hop, blending introspective rhymes with dusty, sample-rich beats that evoke West Coast grit and timeless Black musical lineage.
Born Johnson Barnes III, he rose to cult acclaim alongside producer Exile on their 2007 classic…
21 roots·6 legacies
Roots trace the artists and scenes that shaped Blu; legacies follow the artists carrying those ideas forward. The names below are the most-mentioned direct connections in the graph.
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Madlib, Bombay, Exile, Frank Marheineke + 17 more
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