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Go to: URB NEXT 1000 and vote for BLOCK SCHOLARS, "Livin' In Tha' Jungle"


 
"Dear David, 

Thanks for submitting the material for the evaluation.

WOW - great job David! These songs are as strong as anything on the radio in the rap genre. 

All of the bases are covered - music, lyrics, rapping, beats, etc... I am very impressed.

The lyric "loose lips sink ships" ("Livin' In The Jungle") made me smile, as that's a common expression for one of my favorite Uncles. It made me think of him. So that was cool. :-)

I only have good things to say about your music. You are doing a great job and if you keep working hard to get it out there from Colorado to the world, the sky is the limit..."

-Eugene Foley of Foley Entertainment Inc., consultant/advisor to over 40 Gold/Platinum Record & 3 Grammy winning artists/producers. One of the most respected advisors/authors in the music industry, evaluating Block Scholars songs; "Livin' In The Jungle", "Never Repented" & "Lyrical Extermination". www.FoleyEntertainment.com 10/13/09-
 

 
"There’s some knowledge you can’t get in school, it comes from experience. Block Scholars use lessons learned from their personal trials and tribulations to teach the masses through their music. Having blessed the raw funky production of Slimdog on previous collabs, MCs NOBULL and 2mental officially united with the producer in 2008. The result is a group that hopes to use their allegorical street tales as an instrument of change. The head-nodding beats are a nice bonus."
-Block Scholars, "Livin' In Tha' Jungle" Reviewed by Dan Vidal URB.COM 3/10/09-

"The Block Scholars are a hardcore Rap outfit hailing from Colorado Springs. For us, they really came out of left field, and we were pleasantly surprised when their music ended up in our in box last week.

So far what we have heard is a wide array of various songs, in various styles, all put together extremely properly.

There is a lot you need to know about these hustle hard motherf***ers (including a dope Podcast they do), So we will be unveiling it over the course of this month, in fragments.

But for now..."
-THE COLORADO RAP REPORT 3/16/09-

"Music Comments: David Bell, Jr. bangs out high tech and an instrumental foundation on his large cd. It's about the rough and tumble hustle of the street, full of harsh thoughts and conscious hip hop chops. The ep has deep and timely lyrics about keeping it real. The highlights on these tracks occurs when he gets into the musical quality of the melodies, with techno backbeats and deep vocals to back his message...We look forward to receiving more tunes where this came from!"
- A&R SELECT HOLLYWOOD 3/26/09-

  Block Scholars was named officially in 2008 from the combination of the artists; 2mental (Nathan Andreas), NOBULL (Bennett Baskerville) and Slimdog of Slimdog Productions (David Bell Jr.). Both 2mental & NOBULL have worked on separate projects with Slimdog, but all decided to become a force to be reckoned with in 2008, with one goal: To bring real Hip Hop back to the forefront of the music industry with their own unique style. Both 2mental & NOBULL are skilled lyricists from different parts of the US. 2mental, from Austin, TX. by way of Philadelphia, PA. and NOBULL from Colorado Springs, CO. by way of The Bronx, NYC. Slimdog also is from Colorado Springs, CO. by way of Akron, OH.
All have had top music chart positions on many independent sites such as, IACmusic.com, Soundclick.com, Audiostreet.net, Garageband.com (Jazz song of the day for "Majestic Son" in March of 2006), mp3unsigned.com & ArtistLaunch.com. The claim to fame was back in November 25,2007 when 2mental, Jewelz & Slimdog Productions charted on Cashbox Magazine's top 10 Indie Hip Hop/R&B Charts with "Dear Momz". The song soon hit the prestigious 1 spot on the chart on December 17, 2007. Also, "Dear Momz" received the honor of being IACmusic.com's Golden Kayak Award for "2007 Indie Hip Hop Song Of The Year". In 2009, Block Scholars have been selected in URB MAGAZINE'S "NEXT 1000" artists to watch for in 2009 and "URBAN MUSIC AWARDS AMERICA'S NEXT URBAN SUPERSTAR FINALIST 2009". Because of other obligataions, 2mental is no longer with Block Scholars, but we wish him the best in his new endeavors in life.



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-The meaning of "Block Scholar" is this: "Even though some of us come from areas of the US where life was tough, we pulled through it with success, in our own ways and with knowledge gained from our experiences to reach and teach the world through our music."

Block Scholars: Weather The Storm coming 2009...