- Below the Heavens
Infobox Album |
Name = Below the Heavens
Type =Album
Artist = Blu & Exile
Released = start date|2007|07|17 (online)August 14 ,2007 (retail)
Recorded = 2006-2007
Genre = Underground hip hop
Length =
Label = [http://www.soundincolor.com/ Sound in Color]
Producer = Exile
Reviews = *AllHipHop.com rating|8|10 [http://allhiphop.com/blogs/reviewsmusic/archive/2007/08/10/18384244.aspx link]
* ArtOfRhyme.com rating|4.5|5 [http://artofrhyme.com/reviews/Blu-%26-Exile_Below-the-Heavens/41/ link]
* HipHopDX.com rating|4|5 [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.847/title.blu-exile-below-the-heavens link]
* TheMovieBar.net rating|5|5 [http://themoviebar.net/blog3/2007/10/01/blu-exile-below-the-heavens/ link]
* HipHopLinguistics.com rating|5|5 [http://hiphoplinguistics.com/reviews/albums/2007/09/blu-exile-below-the-heavens link]
*Okayplayer rating|4.5|5 [http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/below_the_heavens/ link]
* RapReviews.com rating|8|10 [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2007_08_belowheavens.html link]
Last album =
This album = "Below the Heavens"
(2007)
Next album ="Below the Heavens" is the widely hailed debut album by underground hip hop duo Blu & Exile. Prior to the release, the duo's DJ/producer Exile had released a solo album named "Dirty Science" and two albums as a member of the duo
Emanon . The album is truly the debut by rapper Blu who has only been recording music since 2004. Released by independent record label Sound in Color, neither the album nor its one single "The Narrow Path" charted.Blu rhymes on all of the album's songs, while Exile produces all of the songs and raps just on the final track "I Am...". In addition, the album features guest vocals from Ta'Raach,
Aloe Blacc , Miguel Jontel and Joseph.Track listing
# My World Is...
# The Narrow Path
# So(ul) Amazin' (Steel Blazin')
# Juicen' Dranks (Featuring Ta'Raach)
# In Remembrance Of Me
# Blu Colla Workers
# Dancing In the Rain
# First Things First (FeaturingMiguel Jontel )
# No Greater Love
# Show Me the Good Life (FeaturingAloe Blacc and Joseph)
# Simply Amazin'
# Cold Hearted (FeaturingMiguel Jontel )
#The World Is (Below the Heavens) Pt. 1
# You Are Now In the Clouds With (The Koochie Monstas)(Untitled)
# I Am... (Untitled)
# ... ( Untitled)
# (Bonus) Beat in Exileamples
# "My World Is..."
#* Contains a sample from "L'Amour Est Bleu " as written byAndré Popp andPierre Cour
#* Contains a sample from "Summer Dream" as performed byJack McDuff
#* Contains a sample from "Love Is Blue" performed byThe Dells
#* Contains a sample from "Sesame Street " characterGrover
#* Contains a sample from "Blue" as performed byJoni Mitchell
# "Simply Amazin' (Steel Blazin')"
#* Contains a sample from "Mother/Son Bedroom Talk" byThe Blackbyrds
#* Contains a sample from "Papa Was Too (Live)" byJoe Tex
#* Contains a sample from "G-Building" performed byM.O.P.
#* Contains a sample from "The 6th Sense " performed by Common
#* Contains a sample from "Black Cowboys" performed byJeru the Damaja
#* Contains a sample from "Comin' Up" performed bySaukrates
# "In Remembrance"
#* Contains a sample from "How Time Flies " performed byThe O'Jays
#* Contains a sample from "The World Is Yours" performed byNas
#* Contains a sample from "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) " performed byPete Rock & CL Smooth
#* Contains a sample from "One Love" performed byNas
#* Contains a sample from "Fakin' Jax" performed byINI
# "Blu Colla Worker"
#* Contains a sample from " [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quicksand_%28song%29 Quicksand] " performed byMartha and the Vandellas External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/herfavcolor Blu's MySpace Page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/alexile Exile's MySpace Page]* [http://smokingsection.rawkus.com/TSS/?p=1712 TSS Presents Smoking Sessions With Blu (Interview)]
* [http://illroots.com/2007/12/07/featured-blu-exile/ illRoots.com Interview with Blu & Exile]
* [http://www.ultragraphik.com/blog/index.php?q=blu+exile Sampleur-samplé : sample snippets]
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