Person · US rapper Johnson Barnes, of Blu & Exile
Blu
Albums
74
Members
3
Active
1983–present
Origin
United States
Biography
Johnson Barnes (born April 15, 1983), better known by his stage name Blu, is an American West Coast rapper and producer from Los Angeles, California. Following the major success of his 2007 debut album, Below the Heavens, Blu was named HipHop DX's "Rookie of the Year". Since then, Blu has become one of the most prolific underground artists in the Los Angeles area, releasing "six full-length albums, and countless other projects and mixtapes" since his emergence on the rap scene. Blu has also become as proficient a producer as he has a rapper. In September 2011, Blu released his commercial album Open, his 4th solo project which features tracks all produced by the West Coast emcee.
Discography
California Soul
Lifted: The C.O.R.E. Mixtape
Drop The E
So(ul) Amazing
A Day Late & A Dollar Short
Open
So(ul) Amazing, Part 2
God Is Good
Good GOD (The Bonus Songs)
The GODlee Barnes Instrumentals
TheGODleeBarnesLP
TheGODleeBarnes(LP)
Her Favorite Colo(u)r
Jesus
NoYork!
No York E Mo Work (rmx Z 1.3)
Rael Blz
UCLA
York (Remixes)
Back Home Again
Gods In The Spirit
Good to Be Home
Good To Be Home
Soul Amazing, Part Two
Yes
Bad Neighbor
Soul Amazing (Part Five)
The Return
Cheetah in the City
Crenshaw Jezebel
Open Your Optics to Optimism
Open Your Optics To Optimism
Soul Amazing (Part Four)
Soul Amazing (Part One)
Soul Amazing (Part Three)
Soul Amazing (Part Seven)
A Sense of Blu
A Sense Of Blu
Gods in the Spirit, Titans in the Flesh
Gods In The Spirit, Titans In The Flesh
The Blueprint
The Blueprint
The DS Dumb Style Mixtape
A Long Red Hot Los Angeles Summer Night
A Long Red Hot Los Angeles Summer Night
Other Shades of Blu(e)
The Color Blu(e)
The Color Blu(e)
The Original Color Blu(e) (Demos)
Live From the End of the World, Vol. 1 (demos)
Prince of LA 2
soul amazing (part ten)
Afrika
Afrika
Bad News
Bad News
abc
abc
Best Lyricist Underground (2007–2022)
Los Angeles
Credits
Miles: From an Interlude Called Life
Bad Neighbor
Evolution
The Clean Hand
Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them
Jesus
NoYork!
How I Got Over
Johnson&Jonson
The Piece Talks
Below the Heavens
Dirty Science
abc
A Day Late & A Dollar Short
A Long Red Hot Los Angeles Summer Night
Am I Good Enough
Before I Awoke
Big Shoes
Cheetah In The City
Circa 2004: Blaccmatic
Forty
Good To Be Home
Grass Ain't Green
Her Favorite Colo(u)r
Just Relax
King JR
Live From The End Of The World
Los Angeles
Lost Angel b/w Instrumental
Love (The) Ominous World
Maybe One Day
Open Your Optics To Optimism
Orbit
Perfect Hand Off
The Big Picture
The Color Blu(e)
The Confidence Of Knowing
Time Heals Everything
Yes