Russell "Block"
Spencer, CEO of Block Enterprises, recently inked a multimillion dollar label
deal with Sean "Diddy" Combs’ Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment and Warner
Music Group (WMG).
"When Block
and I first met, I realized he had an ear for the streets of the South,"
Diddy told AllHipHop.com in a press release. "Block brought us his first
group, Boyz N Da Hood, and showed his knowledge of the sound of Atlanta and
the South."
Ultimately, the
success of Hip-Hop power group Boyz N Da Hood helped introduce Block Entertainment
to the mainstream while Block helped guide the catapulting career of rapper
Young Jeezy.
In 2000, Block,
an Atlanta native, founded Sho Nuff Records with Jazze Pha and shortly after
served as president of the pioneering Houston-based independent label, Suave
House.
Block has managed
projects for Ciara, Tela, 8Ball & MJG and Crime Boss.
Shortly after his
time with Suave House, Block became head of A&R forNoontime Records.
As Bad Boy South
continues to nourish its alliance with Block Entertainment, the two labels plan
to release new music from Boyz N Da Hood, as well as solo albums from rappers
Yung Joc, Big Gee, Jody Breeze and rock n’ soul artist Jill Rock Jones.
