After gaining a major buzz in 2007, The Bloc Boyz (K-Boy & Ace) are gearing up to flood West Coast hip-hop fans with quality music for the rest of this year. Between a new mixtape ﾓReality Checkﾔ thatﾒs dropping for free download in a few weeks, and their long-awaited street album ﾓReal Talkﾔ, The Bloc Boyz are putting themselves in a perfect position to blow up in ﾒ08.
K-Boy and Ace have been friends since high school, but it wasnﾒt until later that they officially came together to form The Bloc Boyz. ﾓWe ran back into each other somewhere on Sunset, linked up, and started doing a couple little things. Ever since then, that sh*t was just right,ﾔ said Ace. At the time, K-Boy had already aligned himself with Glasses Malone after an impromptu freestyle session. K-Boy recalls, ﾓWhen me and Ace got back into contact, I [said to Glasses], ﾑIﾒve got a boy that wants inﾒ. Once he heard Ace, it was a wrap. Since then, itﾒs been Blu Division for like three-and-a-half or four years now!ﾔ
In ﾒ07, The Bloc Boyz appeared on a variety of mixtapes, including Glasses Maloneﾒs ﾓElectric Chairﾔ. [Download Here] With the Death Row theme surrounding the project, instant comparisons were made, and some declared The Bloc Boyz as Tha Dogg Pound for a new generation. When asked about this, Ace simply said, ﾓThe Dogg Pound put it down hard for the streets. We take that as a compliment. Shouts out to Kurupt, shouts out to Daz.ﾔ The duo worked with Daz on ﾓThe Electric Chairﾔ as well, and they considered it an honor. K-Boy told us, ﾓTo link up with a legend and a motherf*cker that you grew up to, listened to, and looked up to? Thatﾒs crazy! For him to f*ck with us, and for him to give us that stamp, itﾒs unbelievable. Iﾒm lost for words.ﾔ
As of late, the self-described ﾓlab ratsﾔ have been recording material non-stop. The first offering from The Bloc Boyz will be ﾓReality Checkﾔ, a mixtape hosted by DJ Ill Will, DJ Rampage, and DJ Blvd. When asked about the project, Ace said, ﾓThatﾒs basically a whole lot of music that weﾒve been recording. Weﾒre just gonna do it for the internet – free download. Following that is the street album, which is crazy.ﾔ
The forthcoming street album in question, ﾓReal Talkﾔ, is promised to be ﾓwhat the gameﾒs been missing.ﾔ Ace said, ﾓBasically, weﾒre giving you us. Weﾒre giving you what we go through, weﾒre giving you what everyone else might go through. Weﾒre actually talking about something. Weﾒre actually having fun with the music. Weﾒre doing different things, and just trying to showcase the West. We want to show people what West Coast life is really like.ﾔ
Aside from the mixtape and street album, K-Boy and Ace are also working on solo projects. K-Boy is putting together ﾓThe Green Mixtapeﾔ, which aims to bring West Coast unity to a higher level. ﾓIﾒm trying not to glorify gangbanging in a negative way. Crips and Bloods can get along, we can do music and get money together, and we can be real friends. I reached out to [artists like] Jay Rock, Lil Bam, 211, Roccett, and Big Wy [for the project]. Itﾒs gonna be a hell of a tape. What I wanted to do is put everybody together and let them know that weﾒre really pushing the ﾑblue and red make greenﾒ out here.ﾔ
Meanwhile, Ace has been working on the ﾓGet It Gangﾔ street album with Taje. ﾓThat tape right there is something serious. Taje reached out to a n*gga because he seen a n*gga grindinﾒ. He seen what me and K-Boy were doing.ﾔ The group also has nothing but respect for LNSﾒs Dae One. ﾓShouts out to Dae One. Dae One was actually the first producer to really f*ck with us on a heavy level and provide us with a sound that only fits The Bloc Boyz. When we get into the studio with Dae One, itﾒs like magic,ﾔ says K-Boy.
With a full-lineup of street offerings this year, The Bloc Boyz are making it their mission to be heard. On top of the new music, the Boyz have established their own company, Hustle Money Ent., as well. The group is confident about their position in the game, and envisions major plans for themselves in the future. ﾓ[Other artists] hear the music and realize that weﾒre real n*ggas. Everybodyﾒs f*ckinﾒ with us.ﾔ
Weﾒve got a new track from ﾓReality Checkﾔ for you to listen to today. The banger is called ﾓIﾒm Hoodﾔ, and itﾒs not one that youﾒll want to pass up. Download it below.
The Bloc Boyz ﾖ Iﾒm Hood [Produced by Chris Judge]
Make sure to check out The Bloc Boyz on Myspace, and be on the look out for ﾓReality Checkﾔ to drop on Dubcnn for free download in the next few weeks. The group wants to give a big shout out to Andino, the studio they record at, as well!
