Matiwane D Mathews II ( born Dec. 28, 1990 ), better known as Blu Mantic, is an American poet, songwriter, actor, teacher, and contemporary sacred hip-hop artist. Originally from Killeen, he moved to Brooklyn, NY in 2009. He studied the Meisner technique of theatre acting at Neighborhood Playhouse in 2011. Blu quit his day job in Times Sq in to 2014 to give up almost everything to become a full time indie artist. Went homeless for some time and traveled to Warsaw, Poland. Since then, he has been writing lyrically driven tracks. Meant to spark the mind, heal the heart, and move the soul. After the release of his first EP The Yesod EP in 2016 ,he was invited by Popkiller to be the first American artist to feature on the XXL freshman type collaboration, Młode Wilki 5. Performing in a song called “Dla nas”, which reached over 17m views. He has opened for well known artist such as Smif-n-Wessun, Afu-Ra, IAMDDB, O.S.T.R., and even featured on Media Kraft as an Ebonics language tutor. Self-releasing singles such as “BYOC”, “Legacy”, “The Foundation”. He has begin to capture the hearts of many internationally. In September 2018, he and a Galactic-Jazz-Hip Hop (HAARPAGANS) band collaborated to independently release an EP titled Rune(s). Beginning their first EU tour, #wecomeinpeacetour. Following so, join them on the journey to spread positivity, wisdom, and joy through sound and the human experience.