▁and ▁unsigned ▁artists ▁featured ▁in ▁Y o R aps ' ▁“ Next ▁ 2 ▁B low ” ▁section , ▁like ▁Ras he eda . ▁The ▁label ' s ▁early ▁association ▁with ▁W iz ▁K hal ifa ▁helped ▁boost ▁the ▁company ' s ▁profile ▁and ▁attract ed ▁other ▁artists . ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁interview ▁with ▁Chicago ' s ▁ 8 8 . 9 ▁FM ▁( WI IT ) ▁F usion ▁radio ▁show , ▁Mack ▁said ▁his ▁“ ongo ing ▁love ▁for ▁the ▁music ” ▁and ▁desire ▁to ▁stay ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁industry ▁prompt ed ▁him ▁to ▁develop ▁Block ▁Star z ▁Music ' s ▁region ally ▁them ed ▁compilation ▁album ▁series , ▁which ▁introduced ▁new ▁artists ▁like ▁Machine ▁Gun ▁Kelly . ▁The ▁label ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁developing ▁YouTube ▁stars , ▁like ▁L ega - C . ▁ ▁Document ary ▁Films ▁Mack ▁made ▁his ▁director ial ▁debut ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁with ▁the ▁document ary ▁film ▁Oscar ▁M iche aux : ▁The ▁Cz ar ▁of ▁Black ▁Hollywood . ▁He ▁self - fin anced ▁the ▁project ▁and ▁released ▁it ▁independently ▁through ▁his ▁production ▁studio , ▁Block ▁Star z ▁Music ▁Television . ▁In ▁an ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁interview ▁with ▁The ▁Washington ▁Times , ▁Mack ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁inspired ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁film ▁about ▁Oscar ▁M iche aux ' s ▁life ▁because ▁it ▁mirror ed ▁his ▁own . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁" Best ▁Independent ▁Document ary " ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Black ▁Re el ▁Awards