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Background
Born on the 1st of September (Virgo) – Herbert Lobeki Edukon known to the world as Blu Lace 16 is a Kenyan hip hop artist, rapper, singer, producer, and songwriter. Blu Lace 16 is part of the Deep State Mob (DSM) amongst 6 other members – AmBarrack Ohumar, Yang AP, Mike MG, Spree, Mista Ree, B3nnar. He is not only a member of DSM but also a solo artist releasing solo projects and collaborations with other artists.
Blu Lace 16 traces his origin in the Northern Eastern part of Kenya – Turkana – , but he was born in Nanyuki Laikipia county. Blu Lace 16 is not afraid of exploring his roots as they are part of him and since he spent most of his childhood in Nanyuki and his adulthood in Nairobi it will be of great use for him to connect again with his roots.
At an age of 3, Blu Lace 16 joined Nursery school to mark the genesis of his education journey. After one year in nursery, Blu Lace 16 joined Mt. Kenya Baptist School where he graduated with Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) after 8 years.
In 2014, Blu Lace 16 joined The Nairobi School for his secondary education after which he graduated with Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KSCE) after 4 years.
In 2019, Blu Lace 16 completed his Diploma in Zetech University and currently he is in the last stages of his degree still at Zetech University.
Music
Blu Lace 16 grew up in a musical household and this formed a humble environment for the love of music and growth into the art. At the age of 11, Blu Lace 16 discovered he can make melodies. This was a turning point for him as he went on to write a couple of pieces that he performed in school presentations – both primary and secondary – and for his friends and family. Blu Lace 16 gained a following in the local hip – hop scene performing in different venues from school days to underground events and releasing singles that caught the attention of fans and the hip hop industry at large.
At 16, Blu Lace 16 decided that music was his calling and he felt it was the right time for him to venture into it as a career. This was during his days in secondary school – The Nairobi School. It was at this time he met Mista Ree another music lover and together they joined hands to form Chozen Gang (2016) that grew into one of the biggest hip hop movement now Deep State Mob (DSM).
The different musical affiliated clubs in school, the talent shows and music festivals both in and out of school (both primary and secondary) made Blu Lace 16 fall in love more and more with music.
To Blu Lace 16, music is one of the things that comes naturally to him and it comes before the money, fame or anything else, for him it starts with music and ends with music. His unique style of music – both in production, song writing , singing and rapping – is mainly motivated by word play (rhyming), melodies, rhythm, and the deep massage that he wants to pass to the music universe. Messages in his music are both as a result of his own experiences, what he has seen other people go through especially those closer to him and just random happenings.
Discography
In the music industry, Blu Lace 16 has a few idols he looks up in terms of their songs, production, performance, achievements, and their pen games. The weekend is Blu’s biggest influence but he looks up to new age rappers like Roddy Rich, Torey Lanez and Nasty C.
The year was 2018 when Blu Lace 16 released his first single titled “kiss” which he featured Spree. This was a good introduction of Blu Lace 16 to the hip hop world and more so the music industry. The single went ahead to attract positive reactions from the fans and for sure that was a mark that till today Blu Lace 16 is proud of as a musician.
In 2020, Blu Lace 16 released his first video for the song “Water”. This was a big stepping for him as people now were able to put a face to him as a solo artist.
Every artist’s dream is releasing major projects that is, albums, Eps, Lps or Mixtapes and Blu Lace 16 is no exception.
1. Sn4EP
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In 2019, Blu Lace 16 dropped his first Ep entitled Sn4Ep. The Ep had five songs. The project did well for a debut EP garnering huge numbers across all streaming platforms.
Track list
2. Sn5EP
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In 2020, Blu Lace 16 followed up with the release of his second project – Sn5EP- which was a follow up of his first Ep Sn4EP. The project had 5 tracks.
3. 4 – Way EP
In 2021, Blu Lace 16 followed up to his 
second project – Sn5EP – with the release of 4 -Way EP. The Ep Had 4 tracks and it was a collaborative EP with Mike MG – who is also part of Deep State Mob (DSM).
4. Semi Quaver EP
In 2022, Blu Lace 16 released his fourth project – Semi Quaver EP– which had two tracks.
Apart from the mentioned above major projects, Blu Lace 16 has rocked the music world by release of eye catching and entertaining singles and collaborations.
- Kiss
- Over Here
- Clap
- Woah Woah
- Many Money feat San Andre
- Yeye Freestyle
- The Bag
- Different Life ft Spree
- Cash Ama hip hop feat Mista Ree
- Tesa
BLU LACE 16
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