Below the Heavens

Below the Heavens
Studio album by
Blu & Exile
ReleasedJuly 17, 2007 (2007-07-17)
GenreHip hop
Length65:55
LabelSound in Color
ProducerExile
Blu & Exile chronology
Below the Heavens
(2007) 		Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllHipHopfavorable[1]
HipHopDX4.0/5[2]
Pitchfork8.7/10[3]
RapReviews.com8/10[4]

Below the Heavens is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Blu & Exile. It was released by Sound in Color on July 17, 2007. It serves as Blu's debut album, while Exile had previously released his solo album Dirty Science and two albums as a member of the duo Emanon.

PopMatters placed it at number 56 on its list of the "Best Albums of 2007".[5] In 2015, it was listed by HipHopDX as one of the "30 Best Underground Hip Hop Albums Since 2000".[6]

  1. ^ Thomas, Adam (August 10, 2007). "Blu & Exile: Below The Heavens". AllHipHop. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  2. ^ Joelz (September 13, 2007). "Blu & Exile - Below The Heavens". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  3. ^ Thompson, Paul A. (March 13, 2022). "Blu & Exile: Below the Heavens Album Review | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  4. ^ Gailes, Arthur (August 14, 2007). "Blu & Exile :: Below the Heavens :: Sound in Color". RapReviews.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "The Best Albums of 2007 (1/6)". PopMatters. December 20, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  6. ^ "The 30 Best Underground Hip Hop Albums Since 2000". HipHopDX. August 26, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2017.