Blu Shows His Jazzy Side With 'Vanity'

If there has been one consistent rapper out of all the ones out there who stay on their grind, I have to nominate Los Angeles' Blu to accept that honor. With "Vanity (DeathOfAStar) Part One," Blu lays some solid flow over a beautiful and haunting jazz loop that sounds so reminiscent of some Low End Theory-ness. Melancholy usually does not become anyone, but on this track, Blu wraps himself in it and refuses to relinquish it until the last drop is gone. Introspective and head-nod worthy, "Vanity" serves to dispel any rumors that Hip Hop as an artform is dying off with no hope in sight.