Blu & Exile
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States[1]
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Sound in Color Fat Beats Dirty Science
Members	Blu Exile

Blu & Exile are an American hip hop duo, formed in 2007, composed of rapper Blu and hip hop producer Exile.^[1]

Blu and Exile first met in the mid-2000s while Blu was serving as a hype man for various hip hop groups including Slum Village, Platinum Pied Pipers, and Exile's own group, Emanon.^[1] He was personally introduced to Exile through Emanon's other member, Aloe Blacc.^[1] In 2007, Blu & Exile released their debut album, Below the Heavens, which was described by XXL as "one of 2007's most celebrated hip-hop releases".^[2] In 2012, the duo released their second album, Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them.^[3] In 2017, the duo released In the Beginning: Before the Heavens, deleted tracks from Below the Heavens.^[4] Their next release, the True & Livin' EP was released May 24, 2019.^[5] On July 17, 2020, Blu & Exile released their third album, Miles: From An Interlude Called Life (or Miles for short), coinciding with the 13th anniversary of Below the Heavens.

• Below the Heavens (2007)
• Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them (2012)
• Miles: From an Interlude Called Life (2020)
• Love (the) Ominous World (2024)

• Maybe One Day (2012)
• True & Livin (2019)

• In the Beginning: Before the Heavens (2017)

• Blu & Exile at AllMusic