I am typing here today to let you all in on a little secret. Rarely in todays music scene do you stumble across a talented, fresh, new face. Especially in hip hop. The synth-laden over processed vocals mixed with the electro pop riffs that lace todays hip hop music scene are dope, don’t get me wrong, but there’s something about an ill, real instrument snatched sample that will never fail to kick you in the stomach and make your head bob. When you combine a dope sample driven beat with a nasty lyricist, someone who knows how to breathe, duck the kick, duck the snare and consistently write 3+ syllables deep you’ve got gold. Ladies and gentleman, I am proud today to introduce you to Blue.

Hailing from the fucking metropolis that is LA this dude is dope. Not dope like kanye getting techno’d out over some drums, dope like brother ali meets cage, throws a little common in the mix and stirs it up with some tupac. That dope. So there you have it, my stamp of approval, meet Blu.

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