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ou can say Block Entertainment has had reputable success in the rap game. From Yung Joc to Gorilla Zoe to Boyz N’ the Hood, Russell “Block” Spencer knows how to find new talent and skyrocket them to stardom. In the next wave of artists added to the Block Entertainment roster comes something big, something colossal. Calling himself Kollosus a.k.a. the 8th Wonder, this Decatur, GA Jamaican defines his stage name. “The definition of ‘colossus’ is large, and I’m definitely here to do big things,” he says. “I’ve been Kollosus since I was a youngin’.” Most people know Colossus as the powerful steel-morphing character from the X-Men Marvel Comics. Though Kollosus is not a supernatural being, he’s still confident that he will touch people through the power of his music and believes he’s built for the game. “It’s simple. It’s just work, that’s what it really takes. What you put in is what you get out,” he says. Giving praise to Block for giving him a chance, and naming Gucci Mane as an inspiration, Kollosus knows deep down he’s in a good situation to reach that same limelight. “Block shows what it means to really be a hard worker. He’s the perfect example of a workaholic,” he says. “The same thing with Gucci Mane, he keeps it coming. He put out so much music, which is paying off. This game ain’t for everybody.” The streets first got a taste of Kollosus when his DJ Teknikz-hosted mixtape, They Playin Wit Dat Rap Shit, was released last year. And for the rest of the industry, his introduction came when he was featured on Gorilla Zoe’s single “What It Is” along with Rick Ross. “We were just in the studio and was thinking like, “Man, who can we put on this record,” he recalls. “Zoe was like, man, let me jump on it. Then we reached out to Ross and it went from there.” Having his own sound, Kollosus knows what it means to be your own artist. And nowadays, with the rap game so oversaturated, he knows that it takes a lot to be one of a kind amongst many. “First of all, I’m not in anybody’s lane and [I] make the music that says, ‘I want to buy his product.’ I was raised in Kingston, Jamaica til I was about 16, 17 years old, so my music is influenced by Southern Hip Hop and reggae. So I know there’s nothing like me coming out.” Words by Quinton Hatfield Photo by Hannibal Matthews
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