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		<title>Artwork &#038; Tracklist: Blu &#8211; Good To Be Home</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Everyone&#8217;s favorite West Coast boom-bap-revivalist-turned-experimental-recluse is gearing up to release Good To Be Home, his first solo LP since the 2011 / 2013 release, York (or, No York!). After hearing &#8220;The West,&#8221; which is track six of the double album&#8217;s [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>Everyone&#8217;s favorite West Coast boom-bap-revivalist-turned-experimental-recluse is gearing up to release <em><strong>Good To Be</strong><strong> Home</strong></em>, his first solo LP since the 2011 / 2013 release, <em><strong>York</strong></em><strong> </strong>(or, <em><strong>No York!</strong></em><strong></strong>). After hearing &#8220;<a href="http://respect-mag.com/new-music-blu-the-west/">The West</a>,&#8221; which is track six of the double album&#8217;s first disc, we got even more amped for <strong>Blu</strong>&#8216;s next release than we would have expected. Check out the album artwork above and the track names and features for <em><strong>Good To Be Home</strong></em><strong> </strong>below.</p>
<p><strong>Disc 1</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>1. Home<br />
2. The Return<br />
3. Back Home Again<br />
4. Boyz N The Hood f. Fashawn, Like &amp; BeYoung (of Pac Div)<br />
5. Whip Creme (Part One) f. Definite, Big Dame, Co$$ &amp; Swt Pea<br />
6. The West<br />
7. The 50z<br />
8. The LA f. Secret Service Agents<br />
9. Summer Time f. Bombay &amp; Arima Ederra<br />
10. The Summer / Angel Dust f. LMNO and 2Mex (of The Visionaries) &amp; Imani (of The Pharcyde)</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Disc 2</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>1. Rap Dope<br />
2. Dre Day<br />
3. Red &amp; Gold f. Prodigy, Mitchy Slick &amp; Phil Da Agony<br />
4. Child Support<br />
5. Well Fare f. Thurz &amp; Casey Veggies<br />
6. He Man<br />
7. Brown Sugar f. MED &amp; Oh No<br />
8. Bobby Brown f. Clutch, Mic Holden &amp; Definite<br />
9. Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop f. Alchemist, Evidence, Tristate, Planet Asia, Donel Smokes, Chace Infinite &amp; Krondon<br />
10 The West (Part Two)</p></blockquote>
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		<title>New Music: Blu &#8211; &#8220;The West&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2014 17:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;ve never heard Blu rhyme over such vicious G-Funk-type bass, and the match has us salivating heavier than ever for the upcoming Good To Be Home. Something about the raucous, thick beat inspired some of Blu&#8217;s best verses in recent memory. &#8220;Wishin&#8217; [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://i0.wp.com/respect-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screen-Shot-2014-03-12-at-2.54.07-AM.png"><img decoding="async" data-attachment-id="73153" data-permalink="https://respect-mag.com/2014/03/new-music-blu-the-west/screen-shot-2014-03-12-at-2-54-07-am/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/respect-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screen-Shot-2014-03-12-at-2.54.07-AM.png?fit=493%2C493&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="493,493" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="blu the west" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/respect-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screen-Shot-2014-03-12-at-2.54.07-AM.png?fit=493%2C493&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/respect-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screen-Shot-2014-03-12-at-2.54.07-AM.png?fit=493%2C493&amp;ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-73153" alt="blu the west" src="https://i0.wp.com/respect-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screen-Shot-2014-03-12-at-2.54.07-AM.png?resize=493%2C493" width="493" height="493" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a>We&#8217;ve never heard <strong>Blu</strong> rhyme over such vicious G-Funk-type bass, and the match has us salivating heavier than ever for the upcoming <em><strong>Good To Be Home</strong>. </em>Something about the raucous, thick beat inspired some of Blu&#8217;s best verses in recent memory. &#8220;Wishin&#8217; I was a baller, a little bit taller / Now I&#8217;m 6&#8217;4 and want a 64 Impala / &#8230; Thinkin&#8217; &#8217;bout my father when I look at that revolver,&#8221; the eccentric MC rhymes, his flow thumping with intent and style.</p>
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