ir ou ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁Kay ao ▁Department ▁of ▁B az è ga ▁Province ▁in ▁central ▁Bur k ina ▁F aso . ▁The ▁village ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 8 1 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁Centre - S ud ▁Region ▁Category : B az è ga ▁Province <0x0A> </s> ▁Bl u ▁& ▁Ex ile ▁are ▁an ▁American ▁hip ▁hop ▁du o , ▁formed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁composed ▁of ▁ra pper ▁Bl u ▁and ▁hip ▁hop ▁producer ▁Ex ile . ▁ ▁History ▁Bl u ▁and ▁Ex ile ▁first ▁met ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 0 0 s ▁while ▁Bl u ▁was ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁h ype ▁man ▁for ▁various ▁hip ▁hop ▁groups ▁including ▁Sl um ▁Village , ▁Pl atin um ▁P ied ▁P ip ers , ▁and ▁Ex ile ' s ▁own ▁group , ▁E man on . ▁He ▁was ▁personally ▁introduced ▁to ▁Ex ile ▁through ▁E man on ' s ▁other ▁member , ▁Alo e ▁Bla cc . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Bl u ▁& ▁Ex ile ▁released ▁their ▁debut ▁album , ▁Below ▁the ▁He av ens , ▁which ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁XX L ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 ' s ▁most ▁celebrated ▁hip - h op ▁releases ". ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁du o ▁released ▁their ▁second ▁album , ▁Give ▁Me ▁My ▁Flow ers ▁While ▁I ▁Can ▁Still ▁Sm ell ▁Th em . ▁In ▁ 2