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Earlier this week, Mars ILL released their new single “Win When.” This has been a welcome surprise for hip-hop fans, as the duo’s last proper album, Pro Pain, was released in 2004. In the meantime, Manchild has been working on a solo project titled Red Bird Day. For more updates, you can follow Manchild and Dust on Twitter.… Continued →

Mars ILL’s “Inside Out” is one of the most convicting songs I’ve ever heard. Backbreakanomics (2003) is a classic album as a whole, but Dust’s production on this song is what really sets it apart, with its haunting samples and DJ scratches. Manchild uses the occasion to tell a story which focuses on social inequality, spiritual transformation, and justice. Blames the system that built jails instead of schools / Blames religion as a set of useless rules / Blames his father that he never even knew / Looks in the mirror.… Continued →