Below The Heavens 2LP

Below the Heavens pairs rapper Blu with producer Exile, whose soul samples sit warm and grainy under Blu's reflective, detail-heavy writing like a photograph left in the sun too long. PopMatters put it among the best records of 2007, and HipHopDX later called it one of the best underground rap albums of the 2000s. Aloe Blacc, Miguel, and Ta'raach all show up as guests, and this pressing comes through Dirty Science, the label Exile runs to keep the record alive on vinyl.