ManCHILD
Encyclopedia
manCHILD is a Christian hip hop
rapper and an avid contributor to alternative hip hop
. His real full name is Gregory Lamar Owens. He fronts the underground
/Christian hip hop
group Mars ILL
, is part of the Deepspace5
collective, and has collaborated with the likes of Christian
rappers
KJ-52
and John Reuben
. manCHILD describes the origin of the name Soulheir in "Manchild Speaks" (a spoken word interlude found on The Ringleader by DJ Maj
): "I used to know this cat named Soulheir / But I offed him, now I use his name often / manCHILD is the cat that you wanna be quotin'."
In February 2008, manCHILD announced on Mars ILL's forum that he was starting up Manchildinsider.com, originally a subscription only site that featured five new songs for $5 every month, with an option to pay for the entire year for $50. In September, the blog was made public, with only the songs themselves sent privately to members who've signed up for the songs. "After starting up and running an independent label and all it entails, and after essentially being signed to a major [EMI] through Gotee, I knew it was time for a different chapter of releasing new music," manCHILD told PerformerMag about why he decided to sell his music this way.
Deepspace5oul (DeepspaceSoul)
Unique Just Like Everyone Else
The Night We Called It a Day
DeepSpace5 EP
Christian hip hop
Christian hip hop is hip hop music characterized by a Christian worldview, with the general purposes of evangelization , edifying members of the church and/or simply entertaining.-History:Since hip-hop started in the 1970s, various hip-hop artists have...
rapper and an avid contributor to alternative hip hop
Alternative hip hop
Alternative hip hop is a sub-genre of hip hop music. Allmusic defines it as follows: -Origin:...
. His real full name is Gregory Lamar Owens. He fronts the underground
Underground hip hop
Underground hip hop is an umbrella term for hip hop music outside the general commercial canon. It is typically associated with independent artists, signed toindependent labels or no label at all....
/Christian hip hop
Christian hip hop
Christian hip hop is hip hop music characterized by a Christian worldview, with the general purposes of evangelization , edifying members of the church and/or simply entertaining.-History:Since hip-hop started in the 1970s, various hip-hop artists have...
group Mars ILL
Mars ILL
Mars Ill is an emcee/DJ hip-hop duo from Atlanta, Georgia. The duo consists of Gregory Owens and Nathan Corrona . They are also part of the hip-hop collective Deepspace5....
, is part of the Deepspace5
Deepspace5
Deepspace5 is a Christian indie hip hop collective currently including Beat Rabbi, Manwell?/DJ Manwell, Fred B, Listener, manCHILD & DJ Dust of Mars ILL, Playdough, Sintax.the.Terrific, Sivion, and Sev Statik. Past Members have included Illtripp, Recon & The Pride...
collective, and has collaborated with the likes of Christian
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
rappers
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
KJ-52
KJ-52
KJ-52 is a Christian rapper from Tampa, Florida. The "KJ" part of his name refers to his old rap alias, "King J...
and John Reuben
John Reuben
John Reuben is an American hip hop artist signed to Gotee Records until late 2010. Reuben has sold over 200,000 copies of his first four albums. He released his sixth album, Sex, Drugs and Self-Control on December 22, 2009...
. manCHILD describes the origin of the name Soulheir in "Manchild Speaks" (a spoken word interlude found on The Ringleader by DJ Maj
DJ Maj
Mike Allen, professionally known as DJ Maj, is a Christian music DJ, contributing to Gospel music albums released by tobyMac, GRITS, Ill Harmonics, Carman, dc Talk, and the Newsboys...
): "I used to know this cat named Soulheir / But I offed him, now I use his name often / manCHILD is the cat that you wanna be quotin'."
In February 2008, manCHILD announced on Mars ILL's forum that he was starting up Manchildinsider.com, originally a subscription only site that featured five new songs for $5 every month, with an option to pay for the entire year for $50. In September, the blog was made public, with only the songs themselves sent privately to members who've signed up for the songs. "After starting up and running an independent label and all it entails, and after essentially being signed to a major [EMI] through Gotee, I knew it was time for a different chapter of releasing new music," manCHILD told PerformerMag about why he decided to sell his music this way.
Guest appearances
| Artist | Title | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labklik | "Universal'" | Low Quality Bus | 1998 |
| Mark J. | "Eye Of A Needle [Northside Atlanta Version]" | Concept After Concept | 1999 |
| Labklik | "Point By Point" | Artcore | 2000 |
| Labklik | "Don't Send Me Flowers" | Artcore | 2000 |
| MG! The Visionary MG! The Visionary MG! The Visionary is an underground hip hop artist who was a member of New Life Crew, known from 1993-1996 as Third Nail Productions , considered by many to be a founding member of the Christian hip hop community... |
"Tis So Sweet" | Sinner's Prayer | 2000 |
| MG! The Visionary MG! The Visionary MG! The Visionary is an underground hip hop artist who was a member of New Life Crew, known from 1993-1996 as Third Nail Productions , considered by many to be a founding member of the Christian hip hop community... |
"Liteshine (Declaring War)" | Sinner's Prayer | 2000 |
| MG! The Visionary MG! The Visionary MG! The Visionary is an underground hip hop artist who was a member of New Life Crew, known from 1993-1996 as Third Nail Productions , considered by many to be a founding member of the Christian hip hop community... |
"Heart Of Worship" | Sinner's Prayer | 2000 |
| Prism Cru | "Art Of Music" | Underground Classics | 2000 |
| DJ Maj DJ Maj Mike Allen, professionally known as DJ Maj, is a Christian music DJ, contributing to Gospel music albums released by tobyMac, GRITS, Ill Harmonics, Carman, dc Talk, and the Newsboys... |
"Street Credibility " | Full Plates: Mixtape. 002 | 2001 |
| Unknown Prophets Unknown Prophets The Unknown Prophets, are an American Hip hop group from Minneapolis, Minnesota.-History:Big Jess and MaD SoN are both graduates of Edison High School in Northeast, Minneapolis, where they met and began playing music together. After high school, the duo played at the Bon Appetit in Dinkytown in... |
"Changes" | Now You Know | 2001 |
| Sev Statik | "We Don't Want That" | Altered State | 2001 |
| Sev Statik | "Assisted Suicide" | Altered State | 2001 |
| Blake Knight | "Theme Music" | Bk & Associates | 2002 |
| Fred B | "Quake 3" | Ballpoint Composer Ep | 2002 |
| John Reuben John Reuben John Reuben is an American hip hop artist signed to Gotee Records until late 2010. Reuben has sold over 200,000 copies of his first four albums. He released his sixth album, Sex, Drugs and Self-Control on December 22, 2009... |
"Thank You" | Hindsight | 2002 |
| KJ-52 KJ-52 KJ-52 is a Christian rapper from Tampa, Florida. The "KJ" part of his name refers to his old rap alias, "King J... |
"Why" | Collaborations | 2002 |
| PhatMass | "Man of Fire" | "Massmatics" compilation | 2003 |
| Playdough | “Soul Brothers” | Lonely Superstar | 2002 |
| Lightheaded | "Outro" | Pure Thoughts | 2003 |
| Listener | "FYI" | Whispermoon | 2003 |
| Listener | "Decadence" | Whispermoon | 2003 |
| Sup the Chemist | "Soul Music" | Eargasmic Arrangements | 2003 |
| Tunnel Rats | "You don’t want That" | Underground Rise : Volume 1 : Sunrise/Sunset | 2003 |
| Wordz | "Weekend" | You Haven't Heard Me Yet | 2003 |
| Bobby Bishop | " Ladida " | The Community Music EP | 2004 |
| Braille Brizzy | "Microphone Rush" | Shades Of Grey | 2004 |
| DJ Form | "Scrap Metal" | On Deck Circle - The Next Mixtape | 2004 |
| DJ Morphiziz | " How It Is " | Beatmart Recordings: Best of the Submissions | 2004 |
| Grits Grits Grits are a food of American Indian origin common in the Southern United States and mainly eaten at breakfast. They consist of coarsely ground corn, or sometimes alkali-treated corn . They are also sometimes called sofkee or sofkey from the Muskogee language word... |
"We Don’t Play" | Dichotomy B | 2004 |
| K-Drama | "School of Thought" | 14 2 Life | 2004 |
| Mark 1 Mark 1 Mark 1 is the first chapter of the Gospel of Mark of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It begins "The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God" stating right from the start Mark's belief. However, because there is no article in the Koine Greek some have suggested be... |
"Around The World" | Audiosyncracies | 2004 |
| Mass Reality | "Freestyle" | The Awakening: MR Mixtape | 2004 |
| Mass Reality | " Adrenaline " | The Awakening: MR Mixtape | 2004 |
| Viktor Vaughn | " R.A.P. G.A.M.E." | Venomous Villain | 2004 |
| Sackcloth Fashion | " Reality Check " | Fashion Expo Round, Round 1: Tru Hip Hop Disc 2 | 2004 |
| Sintax.the.Terrific | " We Used to Live in an Apartment " | Simple Moves | 2004 |
| Flavor Fest | "DeepSpace Duo" | Open Mic Volume 2 : Live at Crossover | 2004 |
| BlackSoil Project | " OnandOn " | The Calm Before The Storm | 2004 |
| BlackSoil Project | " OnandOn (hebrew mix)" | The Calm Before The Storm (remixed by DJ Level) | 2005 |
| Bobby Bishop | " Stimulate My Senses " | Government Name | 2005 |
| Change Change Change may refer to:- The process of becoming different:* Social change* Biological metamorphosis* Change , the mathematical study of change* Percentage change, in statistics* Fold change, in statistics... |
"She Was" | Tuesday Mournings | 2005 |
| Collective Efforts | "Let it Alone" | Trail Mix | 2005 |
| DJ Cre One | " United U Fall " | Under Heard | 2005 |
| DJ Cre One | "Freestyle" | ' Under Heard | 2005 |
| DJ Cre One | " Fundamentals verse " | Under Heard | 2005 |
| DJ Maj DJ Maj Mike Allen, professionally known as DJ Maj, is a Christian music DJ, contributing to Gospel music albums released by tobyMac, GRITS, Ill Harmonics, Carman, dc Talk, and the Newsboys... |
" Uappeal " | BoogiRoot | 2005 |
| Listener | " The Leaf Sure Is Heavy, But You Have To Turn It Over " | Just In Time For Christmas | 2005 |
| Minamina Goodsong Minamina Goodsong Minamina Goodsong were an Atlanta hip-hop quartet. They have released four albums:"Time For Breakfast", "Snatch, Grab, I Love You","Transcendental Game of Zen" and "Four Farmer Circus". The group consists of emcees Pgnut , AD, Ted, and DJ Tchalla. They were signed to the now defunct... |
" Pollen " | Four Farmer Circus | 2005 |
| Ohmega Watts Ohmega Watts Ohmega Watts, real name Milton Campbell, is a hip hop producer and vocalist from Brooklyn, New York. He releases music under the name Ohmega Watts and as a part of the Lightheaded crew.-Biography:... |
" The Treatment " | The Find | 2005 |
| Sivion | " Down But Never Out " | Mood Enhancement | 2005 |
| Bone Circus | "Broadcast" | Framework | 2006 |
| Sev Statik | "Hits Home" | AfterBurn | 2006 |
| Sev Statik | "City Scrapin' (Original Mix)" | Severed Remaynz 3 : Trinity | 2007 |
| Fred B | " Move Along " | Hold Music | 2007 |
| DJ Stibs | "Got To Give" | ...And I Love Her | 2007 |
| Cas Metah | "I Will Go" | Guest Room | 2007 |
| Sev Statik | "Walk Alone" | Back To Dust | 2007 |
| SameOldJake | " Upsidedown Gospel" | Upsidedown:Kingdom | 2007 |
| Ill Day | " Spirit & Flesh" | Just Blame Me | 2007 |
| Othello Othello The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on the Italian short story "Un Capitano Moro" by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565... |
"That Feeling " | Rain System EP | 2007 |
| Sev Statik & DJ Dust DJ Dust DJ Dust is the DJ and producer for the underground hip-hop group, Mars ILL. His real name is Nathan Corrona. DJ Dust is known for his hard hitting "boom bap" style of production, often mixing samples from obscure 60's and 70's guitar and drum driven records.... |
"Walk Alone" | Back to Dust | 2007 |
| Various Artists/Syntax Records | "Knuckle Up" | Night Owls, Vol. 4: The Shot in the Dark | 2008 |
| Various Artists/Syntax Records | "Test Market" | Night Owls, Vol. 4: The Shot in the Dark | 2008 |
| DJ Stibs | "Got To Give" | ...And I Love Her | 200? |
| Cas Metah | "I Will Go" | Guest Room | 2009 |
| BillyBo | "My Lonely Room" | A Little Piece Of Home | 2009 |
| Name Basic | "The Subtle Stampede" | Throwing Voices | 2009 |
| RokaMic | "Born With The Mic" | Rise Up! | 2010 |
| The BrainStormers | "Same Start" | The BrainStormers EP | 2011 |
Deepspace5 contributions
The Future Ain't What It Used To Be- From The Outside (4:28)
- Spit Shine (4:16)
- Lord Willing (5:01)
- Black Magic (4:00)
- Ohgeez (4:34)
- Punch Drunk (4:38)
- Killing With Kindness (3:41)
- Beat The Rap (5:17)
- Natural Selection (4:32)
- All You Can Eat (4:13)
- Geronimo (4:44)
- Body Double (3:20)
- And It Was Good (7:00)
- Where Amazing Happens (5:45)
Deepspace5oul (DeepspaceSoul)
- Deepspace 5oul
- Lip Service remix
- The Founder
- Double Dog Dare You
- Downtown Connects
Unique Just Like Everyone Else
- Talk Music
- Wingspan
- Mechanical Advantage
- Truth Be Told
- Half Hearted
- One and the Same
- City Scaping
- I Don't Make It
- Brilliant
- Start Right Here
- The Last One
- One for the Road
- People are people - single
The Night We Called It a Day
- The Night We Called It a Day
- Elementary
- Stick This in Your Ear
- Take the Rhythm
- This Curse I Bear
- Ziontific
- World Go Round
- FWords
- Thinking By Numbers
- If Tomorrow Starts Without Me
DeepSpace5 EP
- Create To Devastate
- Voice Of The Guns
- Hall Of Justice
- Dwell In Possibility
- If I Laugh
- Universal