Baco Exu do Blues began to gain popularity with his 2016 track
Sulicídio, which he composed in 2016 with Diomedes Chinaski. The track features both criticizing the current state of the Brazilian rap scene for being concentrated almost solely in the
Southeast region of Brazil, specifically in the states of
Rio de Janeiro and
São Paulo, reclaiming more visibility to the musical production in Baco's home region of the
Northeast and in the
North. In 2017, Baco won the award for New Artist by the
Multishow Brazilian Music Awards. In the same ceremony, he was also awarded Song of the Year by the juries for his song "Te Amo Disgraça" from the album
Esú. His 2018 album
Bluesman was also ranked among the 50 best Brazilian albums of 2018 by Rolling Stone Brasil.
Esú In September 2017, Baco released his first solo album,
Esú, to critical acclaim by the media and critics alike. The album constructs a point between faith, death, love, literature, photography, and cinema. His album takes inspiration from Brazilian authors such as
Jorge Amado,
Machado de Assis, and
Mário de Andrade, famed Bahian artist
Mário Cravo Júnior, and movies such as the 2011
Pedro Almodóvar film
The Skin I Live In, of which a song from the album is named after. With the album, Baco was nominated for the 2017
Prêmio APCA in the categories of New Artist, Song of the Year, and Track of the Year. "Te Amo Disgraça" was awarded with the title of Best Brazilian Rap Song of the year by
Genius through the Genius Brazil Music Awards 2017. It was ranked as the 5th best album of the year by
Rolling Stone Brasil. ==Discography==