Blu (rapper)

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Blu
Barnes in 2013
Background information
Birth name	Johnson Barnes III
Born	(1983-04-15) April 15, 1983 (age 41)[1] Inglewood, California, U.S.[1]
Genres	Hip hop alternative hip hop lo-fi West Coast hip hop
Occupations	Rapper songwriter record producer
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Dirty Science Fat Beats New World Color Sound in Color Nature Sounds Sire Warner Bros. Tres
Member of	All City Chess Club Blu & Exile C.R.A.C. Johnson&Jonson

Johnson Barnes III (born April 15, 1983), better known by his stage name Blu, is an American rapper and record producer from Los Angeles, California. He performs as one half of the duo Blu & Exile, which was formed in 2007 and whom released their debut studio album, Below the Heavens in July of that year.^[2] He is also the forefront member of the California-based collective, Dirty Science. He is recognized for his collaborative albums with record producers Mainframe, Ta'Raach, Bombay, Damu the Fudgemunk, Madlib, Nottz, and Union Analogtronics. Since his debut, he has had a productive standard of releasing multiple albums.