Album Of The Day: Pro Pain by Mars ILL

Album Art of Mars ILL's Pro Pain album - A drawing of a two-door sedan car in a crash test setting, with the whole front of the car crumpled and mid-explosion. On top of the line drawing is painted blues, yellows and reds in various large swaths of color, with the paint not hitting the white edges. In the top left it says 'manchild and dust' in small black text, then the artist name in much larger white text with a black outline. At the bottom left, the album title is printed in brighter colors, with a white outline. In the bottom right is a Mars ILL word mark, where the 'ILL' kinda becomes part of the letter 'm'.

"Twenty years from right now my words are still grabbing your nature" Released 20 years ago tomorrow, this is the third major studio album by Atlanta hip-hop duo Mars ILL. DJ Dust puts together intricate hip-hop beds from classic records and other sources, and I love how each time I hear something new I missed on previous listens. Emcee ManChild does fast-moving rap about life, love and the rap game. Mars ILL is my favorite rap/hip-hop artist of all time, and their three albums are so, so fun to listen to. Yes, it's a bit of an underground/indie rap sound, but it's so well-made and the words and music have so much meaning to them. These two spent about 10 years in the underground hip-hop scene and this album was their final major release, as they moved on to other creative and professional pursuits, and only a few new songs have been released by them since. Seriously, if you like rap at all, check this duo out and I hope you like it.

Release Year: 2006
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