Mars ILL featuring Soulheir the Manchild on the mic and
DJ/producer Dust. Manchild is Greg Owens and Dust is Nate
Corrona. Mars ILL has a very distinctive sound due to the
production of Dust. And both are members of the hip hop
collective Deepspace5.
Dead Poets Society
The crew Dead Poets Society was the foundation of Mars ILL.
It consisted of Dust and Rahlo. ManChild met them in the
summer of 1998 and started touring together in January of
1999. After Dust's move to Atlanta, Rahlo went solo as
Blacksoil Project and thus Mars ILL was born.
Break
This much respected crew from Atlanta had their big break
with the album Raw Material on Uprok Records in 2001. The
album is considered by many in the holyhiphop scene a
classic.
Label
Several releases later they joined Gotee Records as the new
hip hop additions of the label together with LA Symphony.
The record Backbreakanomics (2003) would be the first Gotee
release. The crew also releases albums through their label
Deepspace5 Records.
Gotee
The crew signed with Gotee Records in 2003, right before
they had finished the album Backbreakanomics.
Pro Pain
The album Pro Pain was expected to be released in July 2005.
But due to a sample clearing issue the album was recalled
from the stores and the release got delayed until 2006. Some
units of the recalled version were still sold by shops and
have become quite a collector's item. The new release
finally came out on the 2nd of May 2006.
Changes
The 2006 Pro Pain album contains two new songs: "Glam Rap"
and "Too Strong To Change".
Three songs have not made it in regards of the recalled
version of Pro Pain (2005): "All Out", "Moment" and
"Loud!".
Title
The albumtitle Pro Pain is explained in the liner notes:
"This record is dedicated to all professional musicians, who
know what it is to struggle, scratch and survive. Understand
that it hurts to grow and to change. ProPain."
Nominations
On February 20th, 2007 it was announced that the Mars ILL
album Pro Pain (2006) is nominated for the 38th Annual GMA
Dove Awards in the category Rap/Hip Hop Album of the
Year.
Anniversary
Mars ILL celebrated the five year anniversary of their
classic album Raw Material with a special release in 2006,
entitled Raw Material : Fifth Year Anniversary. This release
was made possible by finding the original masters back,
stashed away in a priority mail box. The six elusive DATA
tapes, thought lost, were uncovered, while cleaning up the
basement. The album contains three bonus songs: "Flipside"
versions 1 and 2 and "Sphere of Hip Hop", reworked and
remixed in 2000.
Solo Adventures
The year 2007 is the blossoming of projects outside Mars ILL
for the two members Dust and Manchild.
Dust
In 2006 Dust and rapper Sev Statik teamed up to make the
album: "Back To Dust". On April 6th, 2007 it became known
that the project is chosen to be distributed through the
label Rawkus Records. The deal, a digital release, plus
special promotional activities is called Rawkus 50.
ManChild
On July 8th, 2007 the wife of Dust acknowledged the rumour
of Manchild making a solo album for the Beatmart Records
label, but this is called off on October 4th, 2007.
ManChild does form a new duo with Sean P as the Move
Merchants, this was announced on August 11th, 2007.
Business concept
On January 7th, 2008 ManChild announces a new site to be
launched on February 1st, 2008: www.manchildinsider.com.
It's a subscription only website, where he will offer 5 new
songs every month for $5 / month. A Mars ILL version of the
site marsillinsider.com will be launched as well.
New Project
On December 11th, 2007 a new project is announced, entitled
"Slow Flame", which is a reworked version of the original
album "Pro Pain" (2004/2006) album.
Sources: Jesusfreakhideout.com ; MySpace blog Sev Statik:
Rawkus 50, April 6th, 2007 ; Sphereofhiphop.com, Forum:
Manchild signing/signed to Beatmart? ; Phatmass.com: Sean P
and Manchild are the Move Merchants, [August 11th, 2007] ;
Sphereofhiphop.com Forum: What happened to Beatmart?,
October 4th, 2007 ; Sphereofhiphop.com Forum: Mars Ill -
Slow Flame, ships 12/17, January 7th, 2008.
The album is released on December 18th, 2008.
The double disc album includes 2 complete re-works of the
Mars ILL "Blue collar sessions" EP (2002), entitled
"Treacherous" and the "Harmonious" CD.
All production by Dust except for the Harmonious versions of
"2 Steps" & "Badlands" which were produced by Beat Rabbi.
The album is released on December 17th, 2007.
A totally reworked version of the album "Pro Pain" (2006).
All Production by Dust Except for "More" produced by Beat
Rabbi.
Included are 2 new Mars Ill songs as well as the 3 original
songs cut from the original "Pro Pain" (2004) release.
1. Slow Flame (Intro)
2. Say So
3. Sound Off
4. Too Strong to Change - featuring Cappadonna
5. Dog Eared Page
6. More - featuring Ahmad & Anthony David
7. Just the Two of Us
8. Stand Back & Watch
9. Wicked Ways
10. Saturday Night Special - featuring Ishues & DRES The
Beatnik
11. Glam Rap - featuring Prince Po
12. Higher
13. Effortless - featuring X:144
14. Write of Passage - featuring Ben Hameen & J-Mil
15. When Heaven Scrapes the Pavement
16. I Is
17. We Out (outro)
18. Feeling So High (Bonus Track)
19. Run Wonderland (Bonus Track)
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The album is released May 2nd, 2006.
The new release has added two new songs: Glam Rap & Too
Strong To Change.
Three songs have not made it in regards of the recalled
version of Pro Pain: All Out, Moment & Loud!.
1. Pro Pain intro
2. Say So
3. Sound Off
4. Too Strong To Change - featuring Cappadonna (Wu-Tang
Clan)
5. Dog Eared Page
6. More
7. Just The 2 Of Us
8. Stand Back And Watch
9. Wicked Ways
10. Saturday Night Special
11. Glam Rap - featuring Prince Po
12. Higher
13. Effortless
14. Write Of Passage
15. When Heaven Scrapes The Pavement
16. I Is
17. We Out
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This limited edition is only available to the first 100
pre-orders of the revised Pro Pain album.
1. Pro Pain intro
2. Say So
3. Sound Off
4. Too Strong To Change
5. Dog Eared Page
6. More
7. Just The 2 Of Us
8. Stand Back And Watch
9. Wicked Ways
10. Saturday Night Special
11. Glam Rap
12. Higher
13. Effortless
14. Write Of Passage
15. When Heaven Scrapes The Pavement
16. I Is
17. We Out
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The DVD is released July 2006. It contains the musicvideos:
Breathe Slow, More, Sound Off, and When Heaven Scrapes the
Pavement. Special extras including live footage are two
hidden "before they were Mars ILL" video clips.
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The album is released on September 19th, 2006.
This special edition of Raw Material celebrating it's five
year anniversary contains: Instrumentals of all songs (16
total) from both Uprok and Sphere versions. Also 3 exclusive
bonus songs "Flipside" versions 1 and 2 and "Sphere of
Hip Hop" - reworked, remixed in 2000.
Flipside
Production by
- Playdough (version 1)
- David Kelly also known as Profound (of the Deadbeats)
(version 2)
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1. Old Ironsides
2. Find You
3. Chains Gon' Break
4. Learning Me
5. Washed Down
6. A Visit From Bizzy Bone
7. Barnstorming
8. Smackwater Rhemedy
9. Boy Wonder
10. Evernobody
11. Rumble Road
12. Iron Clad - featuring Fred B
13. The Life And Times Of A Simple Man
14. The Breeze - previously unreleased
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The album was expected to be released in July 2005. But due
to a sample clearing issue the release has been delayed. The
album was eventually recalled and shops threw them away or
sent them back to the distributor. Although some stores
still sold or shipped them. It's become a highly
collectable item.
1. Pro Pain Intro
2. Say So
3. Sound Off
4. Dog Ear Page
5. More
6. Just The Two Of Us
7. Stand Back And Watch
8. Wicked Ways
9. All Out
10. Saturday Night Special
11. Higher
12. Moment
13. Effortless
14. Loud!
15. Write Of Passage
16. When Heaven Scrapes The Pavement
17. I Is
18. We Out
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Pirate Radio +Plus is the instrumental album of Pirate Radio
(2004), but with 3 bonus remixed tracks. The remixes do
contain vocals.
All tracks produced by Dust, except "All I Know" produced
by Amid and "Point Blank" produced by Fred B (Freddie
Bruno).
1. Pirate radio
2. The beautiful hustle
3. Reach
4. Flirt with fame
5. One run at midnight
6. All I know
7. Point blank
8. Talkback
9. Mourning in the morning
10. Nine pound hammers
11. A-T-lanta
12. On her way
13. Trade secrets
14. You can't stop
15. Just over the hill
16. Inside out 2006
17. Sideline Speech 2006
18. Mr. Intentional (Dust Brand)
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Instrumental versions of the Backbreakanomics album from
2003.
1. Eighty eight
2. Breathe slow
3. Planes and trains
4. Afterlife
5. Black box artist (boom bap)
6. Inside out
7. Enterchange
8. Let me
9. Alpha male
10. PSA #428
11. Freeze framework
12. Sideline speech
13. Next door
14. Piecemeal
15. Stepson
16. Sunstep
17. Lump sum
18. The calm before
19. He
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A limited edition (numbered) of the album Backbreakanomics
from 2003 with all new production.
Guest appearances of Pigeon John, Bigg Juss (Company Flow),
Blueprint and Playdough.
1. Eighty eight
2. Breathe slow
3. Planes and trains
4. Afterlife
5. Black box artist (boom bap)
6. Inside out
7. Enterchange
8. Let me
9. Alpha male
10. PSA #428
11. Freeze framework
12. Sideline speech
13. Next door
14. Piecemeal
15. Stepson
16. Sunstep
17. Lump sum
18. The calm before
19. He
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Independant album before Pro Pain, the second Gotee Records
release for this crew. Production by Amiri (track 6) and
Fred B. (track 7).
1. Pirate radio
2. The beautiful hustle
3. Reach
4. Flirt with fame
5. One run at midnight
6. All I know
7. Point blank
8. Talkback
9. Mourning in the morning - featuring Listener
10. Nine pound hammers
11. A-T-lanta
12. On her way
13. Trade secrets
14. You can't stop
15. Just over the hill
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Advance release of the Pro Pain album, not the final mix,
not the final master, and not the final sequence.
1. Say so
2. Change your ways
3. All out
4. Saturday night
5. Sound off
6. Stand back
7. Dog ear page
8. More
9. Movement
10. Effortless
11. Loud
12. Write of passage
13. When heaven scrapes
14. I is
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The album is released as a double vinyl record for the first
time in 2005.
Guest appearances of Pigeon John, Bigg Juss (Company Flow),
Blueprint, and Playdough.
Production by
- Dust : 1-16, 18, 19
- Playdough : 17
1. Eighty eight
2. Breathe slow
3. Planes and trains
4. Afterlife
5. Black box artist (boom bap)
6. Inside out
7. Enterchange
8. Let me
9. Alpha male
10. PSA #428
11. Freeze framework
12. Sideline speech
13. Next door
14. Piecemeal
15. Stepson
16. Sunstep
17. Lump sum
18. The calm before
19. He
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A re-release of their 2002 indie project Sound Methods with
added bonus tracks. All cuts by Dust. Production by Beat
Rabbi (track 6, 15), Fred B. (track 3, 7, 9), Meaty Ogre
(track 8) and Squashy Nice (track 4).
1. A sound method
2. Chain gang
3. Spellbound
4. Stand still
5. Mona Lisa - featuring Playdough, Jax and Lil Sci.
6. Backwater
7. It's O.K.
8. Souled separately
9. Tales from cloud 7
10. My life
11. Our song
12. DJ Essence freestyle
13. Another - featuring Rahlo (recorded 1999)
14. Shuck & jive
15. Lip service
16. 88.5 Freestyle
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The track "The Calm Before" did not make it on the
re-release Sound Methods 2.0 (2003).
1. A Sound Method
2. Chain Gang
3. Spellbound
4. Stand Still
5. The Calm Before
6. Mona Lisa - featuring Playdough
7. Backwater
8. It's O.K.
9. Souled Separately
10. Tales from Cloud 7
11. My Life
12. Our Song
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The re-issue of the Raw Material album on Uprok Records
features two new tracks: Fade to black and The abolition of
Manchild. Also the second version of the song The Sphere of
Hip Hop, "part 2" is not on the original album from Sphere
of Hip Hop Records.
But the "Sphere" album does contain the songs Under the Sun
and The End, which are not found on the Uprok re-issue.
1. Mars ILL
2. Sphere of Hip-Hop, part 2
3. We'll live underground
4. Black market
5. Love's not
6. Monotone
7. Unsound
8. Send a man
9. Compound fractures
10. Rap fans
11. Sounds of music
12. Who will answer?
13. Indulgent instrumental #1
14. Try again
15. Touch and go
16. Indulgent instrumental #2
17. Sphere of Hip-Hop (original)
18. Fade to black
19. The abolition of Manchild
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The original release of Raw Material with two exclusive
songs: Under the Sun and The End.
Production by
- Dust : 1-3, 6-9, 11-14, 16, 17
- Freddie Bruno & Playdough : 4
- Scott Matelic : 5, 10, 15
1. Mars ILL
2. Sphere of Hip-Hop
3. We'll live underground
4. Black market
5. Love's not
6. Monotone
7. Unsound
8. Send a man
9. Compound fractures
10. Rap fans
11. Under the Sun
12. Sounds of Music
13. Who will answer?
14. Indulgent instrumental #1
15. Try again
16. Touch and go
17. Indulgent instrumental #2
18. The End
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