[6] They would go on to cement their underground foundations releasing the "Blu Magic Riddim" and EPs Bellion/Dragon Pop on Kode 9’s Hyperdub[7] and Meltdown on Jackmaster’s Numbers record label, the latter of which was named one of Pitchfork's Top 100 Tracks of 2011.
[8][9] In 2012, iLL BLU released an EP 'Illusions' on New York House DJ Kerri Chandler Label Madtech.
[18] Ill Blu spent a large part of 2019 behind the boards producing for artists such Headie One, Hardy Caprio, C. Tangana, Young T & Bugsey, Not3s & IAMDDB; they also produced Mostack's single "Shine Girl" featuring Stormzy & majority of his debut album Stacko,[19] which peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart.
[23] Following the momentum of “Magic”, they released “Dumpa” featuring M24 & Unknown T, fusing the elements of Drill, UK Garage & Dancehall.
[27] On 2 April 2021, Ill Blu released The BLUPRiNT, their debut mixtape, which included features from Wretch 32, MoStack, Donaeo, Jillionaire, Geko, 169, Loick Essien & Aida Lae.