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Ill Blu
Ill Blu (stylized as iLL BLU) are a British record production duo, consisting of James Grant and Darius Ellington-Forde.
Ill Blu began their career in 2008 following the release of "Frontline" by Princess Nyah; at the time, the members of Ill Blu went under the names J-Reel and Def1, respectively. Following the release of "Frontline", the two would adopt the name Ill Blu; in an interview, they would note that "iLL" represented the rawness of their beats and "BLU" represented their cool approach to making them.
Following their well received remix of Shystie's 'Pull it' in 2009. iLL BLU quickly became sought after remixers and staples of the UK Funky House sound remixing for the likes of Roll Deep, Cheryl and Hot Chip, amongst many others.
They would go on to cement their underground foundations releasing the "Blu Magic Riddim" and EPs Bellion/Dragon Pop on Kode 9’s Hyperdub and Meltdown on Jackmaster’s Numbers record label, the latter of which was named one of Pitchfork's Top 100 Tracks of 2011.
In 2012, iLL BLU released an EP 'Illusions' on New York House DJ Kerri Chandler Label Madtech.
In 2014, Ill Blu signed to Island Records, releasing 2 EPs The Blu Magic Project & The Blu Oceans Project.
In 2018, iLL BLU signed to RCA. Their first single was "Chop My Money"; it featured Krept & Konan, Loski and ZieZie. The song was successful and was certified Silver by the BPI.
They also produced ZieZie's "Fine Girl", which was certified Platinum by the BPI, and MoStack's "What I Wanna", which was certified Gold that year.
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Ill Blu
Ill Blu (stylized as iLL BLU) are a British record production duo, consisting of James Grant and Darius Ellington-Forde.
Ill Blu began their career in 2008 following the release of "Frontline" by Princess Nyah; at the time, the members of Ill Blu went under the names J-Reel and Def1, respectively. Following the release of "Frontline", the two would adopt the name Ill Blu; in an interview, they would note that "iLL" represented the rawness of their beats and "BLU" represented their cool approach to making them.
Following their well received remix of Shystie's 'Pull it' in 2009. iLL BLU quickly became sought after remixers and staples of the UK Funky House sound remixing for the likes of Roll Deep, Cheryl and Hot Chip, amongst many others.
They would go on to cement their underground foundations releasing the "Blu Magic Riddim" and EPs Bellion/Dragon Pop on Kode 9’s Hyperdub and Meltdown on Jackmaster’s Numbers record label, the latter of which was named one of Pitchfork's Top 100 Tracks of 2011.
In 2012, iLL BLU released an EP 'Illusions' on New York House DJ Kerri Chandler Label Madtech.
In 2014, Ill Blu signed to Island Records, releasing 2 EPs The Blu Magic Project & The Blu Oceans Project.
In 2018, iLL BLU signed to RCA. Their first single was "Chop My Money"; it featured Krept & Konan, Loski and ZieZie. The song was successful and was certified Silver by the BPI.
They also produced ZieZie's "Fine Girl", which was certified Platinum by the BPI, and MoStack's "What I Wanna", which was certified Gold that year.