Blu - NoYork! (2011) Tracklist and Features inside! Production from Madlib and Exile!
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Even though one of the dopest artists doing it has been quiet as of late since the Freshmen cover. It doesn’t mean he hasn’t been working on new material. His major label debut — entitled NoYork — is looking at a first quarter release w/ production from the likes of Flying Lotus, Sam I Am, Shafiq, Exile, etc; and you can expect the dopehouse to drop a premiere or two soon enough. With that said, Blu sat down with Vibe to discuss the album, his GodLeeBarnes(LP), the possibility of an official mixtape and why he keeps such a low profile.
What inspired the NoYork! title?
It’s got two different meanings, but I would say it’s about a state of mind. It really stems from people always saying I had a New York or East Cost style flow. This being my first real solo record⎯it kind of brings all my different styles together on one album. NoYork! has this broad West Coast sound. There are some other reasons but it’s definitely because of the sound. It’s not a state, it’s a state of mind.
We can already see Internet cats saying you’re dissing New York with that title. Did you actually record any of the project in New York City?
I recorded a song with U-? out here. I spent some time recording Uptown and in Brooklyn. We had to make sure we were getting love from the city. I want to make sure everyone knows I’m not discriminating against New York. It’s a nod to this place if anything.
There have been some rumors of you being dropped from Warner Bros. Are you still with the label?
Nah, there’s been no problems. I haven’t had any problems with the label at all. They’ve been open to all our creative ideas. I just like to really take my time before I release anything. I want to make sure I’m completely satisfied with my music.
You have a true DIY approach to releasing new music. Why did you decide to drop the GodLee Barnes LP as one long un-mastered song?
I started to really enjoy releasing songs on MySpace. I did that for about a year, and then it went to releasing short projects. I dropped a couple instrumental projects and the Her Favorite Colour mixtape online. Then Twitter started popping. With the GodLee Barnes LP, I just felt the raw energy of it because that was the original way I recorded it. That old school cassette feel felt right. I may release an official version of that in the future.
Will you ever drop an official mixtape with a DJ?
We’re still wrapping mixing the record and getting our campaign together. There might be a mixtape coming. I’ve been talking to some real DJs about doing my first official mixtape. I definitely want to out my foot in that arena⎯show them how I would do it. You’ll definitely hear some random singles from me very soon.
You really seem to keep a low profile.
I definitely have this aura where I like to keep it low-key. I’ve always felt like an underground artist, and it was pretty easy to keep it that way in a sense because that’s where I was established and my comfort zone is. But with the Internet, I’m able to keep my presence without any major radio or TV play.
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Album artwork is dope and he speaks on things in the way that you'd like any artist to promote their album, with a calm and humble approach with an eye for perfection. Can't wait for this to drop, I'm guessing it's not going to drop 1st quarter though.
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mephistopheles wrote: »2010?
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? , no, I just forgot the year we are in, SMH! He's supposedly going to drop it this year. It looks likely too given the interview above, no label problems. Thankfully. -
i first heard of blu on the layover ep by evidence. he held his own with ev and phonte. i been meanin to check out that below the heavens album i heard a few songs but not in its entirety yet.
i didnt know he signed a major thats good but i dont see him blowing up, it would be a very good look though -
im coppin, but everything since BTH has been either OK or a disppointment
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i first heard of blu on the layover ep by evidence. he held his own with ev and phonte. i been meanin to check out that below the heavens album i heard a few songs but not in its entirety yet.
i didnt know he signed a major thats good but i dont see him blowing up, it would be a very good look though
Seriously, you need to check BTH. If there's an album you need to hear in its entirety, then that one is up there. Exile gives him the perfect landscape to walk on with his rhymes.
Yeah, I don't see him blowing up per se either, but hoping he comes with what he has been doing of late (i.e. with The Roots).Mvpbrodie93 wrote: »im coppin, but everything since BTH has been either OK or a disppointment
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props on this, cant believe this dude BTH and then went missing.
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all over this...cant wait. Thanks for the update kenna :tu
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where can i get BTH...
I'mma give it a good listen before i diss him for this title...(I know what he said, but i don't believe him)...
You can get the album from Amazon or iTunes. -
Buying this!!!
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her favorite color- ehh
soul amazing mixtape series were ok
J and J has some tracks i ? with
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Mvpbrodie93 wrote: »her favorite color- ehh
soul amazing mixtape series were ok
J and J has some tracks i ? with
and CRACC sucked
I thought her favourite color (which was a re-release) was nice...
But agreed on CRAAC, I wasn't a fan. J & J has some fans though...
I think his debut album will hold something similar to Below the Heavens, I heard somewhere that the leaked tracks that didn't make the album were incredible (anyone got those?) so it sounds like it isn't going to disappoint. -
I thought her favourite color (which was a re-release) was nice...
But agreed on CRAAC, I wasn't a fan. J & J has some fans though...
I think his debut album will hold something similar to Below the Heavens, I heard somewhere that the leaked tracks that didn't make the album were incredible (anyone got those?) so it sounds like it isn't going to disappoint.
my favorite joint from jNj -
Mvpbrodie93 wrote: »my favorite joint from jNj
Yeah good drop, I don't know what it is with me as a listener, but I'll always stray towards the favourite over the new if the new release doesn't capture me the same... but I remember bumping that track a few times, John Lennon! -
Is there a better version of Her favorite colour? or is this grainy one the only one available
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andoni-jean wrote: »Is there a better version of Her favorite colour? or is this grainy one the only one available
I've only come across the one version, although on Wiki it stated that Blu's first project was Her Favourite Colour and that it was only re-released later... so I'm guessing it could have changed...
Don't know what you mean by grainy though :unno: -
Tracklist
1. doin’ nothin (ft. u-? )
2. everything ok (ft. jack davey)
3. super dooper u
4. a bove crenshaw (ft. cashus king)
5. every body nose
6. SLNGBNGrs
7. ta g’s (ft. exile)
8. hours
9. annie hall
10. spring winter summer fall (ft. jimetta rose)
11. down to earth (ft. the donel smokes x dubble o x definite)
12. my sunshine
13. ronald morgan (ft. edaaaan)
14. jazmine
15. and the jazzmen
16. keep ush inn
17. doin something
Production by Madlib, Flying Lotus, Shafiq Husayn, Knxledge, Exile, Samiyam, Daedalus & Dibia$e. source: blu.
written by johnson barnes
recorded in los angeles and new york.
mixed by ken barrients, ken bts.
sire/ warner bros
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Thoughts? Excited about the production on there!! -
When is it coming out
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When is it coming out
Unknown as yet, check out the tumblr link I posted though, it's a nice way to unveil the tracklist!! -
Tracklist
1. doin’ nothin (ft. u-? )
2. everything ok (ft. jack davey)
3. super dooper u
4. a bove crenshaw (ft. cashus king)
5. every body nose
6. SLNGBNGrs
7. ta g’s (ft. exile)
8. hours
9. annie hall
10. spring winter summer fall (ft. jimetta rose)
11. down to earth (ft. the donel smokes x dubble o x definite)
12. my sunshine
13. ronald morgan (ft. edaaaan)
14. jazmine
15. and the jazzmen
16. keep ush inn
17. doin something
Production by Madlib, Flying Lotus, Shafiq Husayn, Knxledge, Exile, Samiyam, Daedalus & Dibia$e. source: blu.
written by johnson barnes
recorded in los angeles and new york.
mixed by ken barrients, ken bts.
sire/ warner bros
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Thoughts? Excited about the production on there!!
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cant wait. i got her favorite colo(u)r yesterday and i dl'd his jesus joint too.
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cant wait. i got her favorite colo(u)r yesterday and i dl'd his jesus joint too.
Has he changed her favorite colo(u)r at all? -
Hopefully it drops soon!..
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Looks Good........
definitly be copping this. -
cant wait. i got her favorite colo(u)r yesterday and i dl'd his jesus joint too.
yea I'm copping that ? soon, that album is trill!! -
Has he changed her favorite colo(u)r at all?
you know i dont know i never heard it until he said he was gona release it a while back. tho i thought it was supposed to be a double disc with another unrelaesed album. but his Jesus mixtape/album is pretty dope tho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4cyNAHnk70
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD28N0gmk_4
