As hip-hop’s online footprint began rapidly expanding in the early 2010s, acclaimed Los
Angeles emcee Blu was a rising star who commanded attention. Just a few years removed
from the breakthrough success of Below The Heavens the talented wordsmith was navi-
gating the major label system. In 2011, the mysterious album Jesus turned up on Bandcamp,
uploaded by an artist calling himself “b.” Soon discovered to be the latest project from Blu,
the unpolished but deeply soulful collection quickly made waves on blogs and social media.
Just weeks later, Jesus improbably became one of Blu’s first official solo releases, and it
remains a lo-fi masterpiece.

Now, this classic is receiving a long-overdue vinyl reissue, complete with the Jesus-era
bonus track “Arrow & The Sparrow” featuring Jimetta Rose.