BY JORDAN COMMANDEUR • JUNE 26, 2019
Blu & Exile’s breakthrough Below The Heavens remains a classic album in many Hip-Hop circles. The MC/producer LP formally introduced two artists who had been making waves for years in the most soulful, reflective, and relatable of ways.
Since that 2007 LP, both Blu and Exile have taken journeys with their music and catalog. Blu’s put in work with Madlib, Nottz, Oh No, and 9th Wonder. Meanwhile, Exile oversaw the sounds for LPs by Fashawn, Dag Savage, and most recently Choosey. However, as Heads felt on 2012’s Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them and 2017’s In The Beginning: Before The Heavens, the chemistry together is something godly. Just this year, the True & Livin’ EP is a shining example of this magic.
The EP’s opening cut of the effort is the title track, and it is a smooth number that analyses the shifting definition of “truth” in 2019. “True & Livin” is also the first song off the EP to get a video, which Ambrosia For Heads premieres today.
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