Ill Blu
Ill Blu (stylized as iLL BLU; real names James Grant and Darius Ellington-Ford) is a British record production duo. They began to produce music in 2008; they would release their debut mixtape, "The BLUTAPE", in 2021. History. 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. In 2014, iLL BLU would release their EP "Blu Magic Project". In January 2021, iLL BLU released "Routine Check 2.0" alongside a documentary; the documentary gave several testimonies regarding racial profiling from black people, including Sneakbo. On 2 April 2021, iLL BLU released "The BLUTAPE", their debut mixtape.