Mars ILL

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Mars ILL is an emcee/DJ duo from Atlanta, Georgia currently signed to Gotee Records. The duo consists of Gregory Lamar Owens (manCHILD) and Nathan Corrona (DJ Dust). They are also part of hip-hop collective Deepspace5.

Mars ILL has released several albums and EPs through independent record labels and two albums on Gotee Records. Their success in the underground in the early 2000's led to their performing at Scribble Jam in 2003 and 2004 and ultimately their signing to Gotee.

1 History
- 1.1 ProPain delays
2 Discography
3 Compilation contributions
4 External links
- 4.1 Official
- 4.2 Mars ILL Links
5 References

[edit] History

[edit] ProPain delays

Following the 2003 release of Backbreakanomics, Dust and manCHILD began work on a new album titled ProPain with a 2004 release date. As excitment built for the new album, EMI executives began to get involved to the project which they planned to release as a major Gotee Records release. However, on review of the track line-up, they discovered that certain tracks had uncleared samples, and they put the project on hold until further notice. As Dust worked to clear the samples on some tracks and modify others, the release date was continually pushed back. To ease fans' disappointment and frustration, the group released Pirate Radio, showing their resilience through this trial. ProPain's legal issues continued, however, and anticipation mounted through a premature release and recall, and several re-releases of previous albums. The waiting finally paid off in May 2006 when the CD finally came out shy a few tracks of the original, but with new songs to help complete the project. Lead singles included: "More" featuring Ahmad of 4th Avenue Jones and Anthony David, and the revolution-minded "Sound Off".