December 2011
1 post
Common Knowledge EP - Available Now
www.manchild.bandcamp.com
After 14 years, We’ve decided to make this one available. Grab your piece of Deepspace5 history in this classic EP by the Pride. Soul Heir the Manchild (Glad I shortened that name), Sintax and High Tech the Recon put this thing together with help on production by Jendor the Praying Mantis. I personally got pretty nostalgic listening to these songs the past...
November 2011
8 posts
Black Wednesday? $4 Album Downloads
Black Wednesday to Black Friday
Yes, we all know about Black Friday, But I wanted to get the jump on things this week.
From NOW until Midnight, Friday, 11/25, ALL Album Downloads at www.manchild.bandcamp.com and www.marsill.bandcamp.com are only $4 !
Blue Collar Session Download is $2
It’s your shot to fill up your Ipod with the illest catalogue and not break the bank.
Plus,...
Seraphim Aesthetics
I just wanted to take a second to put a plug in for my man, Mike Tandiama and Seraphim Aesthetics. For the past couple of years, most visuals, album art website help has been handled by mike. Super professional, unbelievably quick turn-around and integrity coming out of his ears. If you need work done, he’s the guy.
http://www.facebook.com/Seraphim.aesthetics
Life Don’t Rhyme,
...
Too Clever Church Signs - Volume 3
Wow. This one was…It was heavensent. I don’t know how lucky a blogger can get. Get a napkin. You may have to wipe the cheese from your computer screen.
Life Don’t Rhyme,
Greg Manchild Owens
Anonymous asked: Did you guys ever have the chance to sign with a label like Def Jux or Rhymesayers? If so, why did you decide to pass on the deal?
Wed, White and Wu releases today.
www.wedwhiteandwu.bandcamp.com
Anonymous asked: Are you making any more records???
October 2011
4 posts
Too Much Stickformation
Okay,
Is it just me or are we getting a bit out of hand with the stick-figure family decals on the back of every mini-van, SUV, hybrid, Gremlin, moped, you-name-it these days?
Back in the day, someone had a pretty cool idea to create a “Baby on Board” sign.
The initial intent seemed to be informing other motorists to drive with care around this vehicle because a young child could...
Anonymous asked: Do you feel you've had a successful career thus far? and Are you still passionate about your hip hop career?
The Battery
New Album released this past Tuesday from two legendary figures in the world of Christian Hip-hop. Jurny Big and Peace 586 teamed up with Illect Records to offer you “The Battery.”
www.illect.bandcamp.com
Support two artists that had a pretty huge impact on me and my music.
Life Don’t Rhyme,
Greg Manchild Owens
September 2011
8 posts
Stories from the Vault - Emme Edition
My Mom recently shared this little gem with me when she and my Dad were in town a couple of weeks ago. I’m not sure how it had slipped through the cracks for so long, but it’s worth sharing.
As all of you with kids know, each and every one of them is SO different from one another. This story pertains to my Emme, who is now 8 years old, and has not had a bad day in any of those 8...
Hoagies at Dawn
My full-time job is in outside sales. This means that my office is my car and my car is my office. My job is on-the-go and I don’t typically have time to sit somewhere and eat lunch. So, as you can imagine, in my career, I’ve had a love-hate relationship with good old fast food. It’s everywhere, it’s fast (hence the name), and, let’s face it, it’s delicious....
Anonymous asked: Have you done any collabs outside USA recently and is that something you do often.
My Goofball
Thank you to everyone who’s prayed for our family over the past 48 hours. Thanks to those who’ve visited, sent a kind word, or called to ask about how we’re doing. Thanks to Libby’s 5th Grade homies for making cards, visiting her at the hospital and lifting her spirits.
It means more to her and to me than you know.
As most of you know. Much like myself, my...
Whose Rhyme Is It Anyway? →
Anonymous asked: I have a family of three kids and a beautiful wife. I work full time but am able to get on weekend tours when doing my music. I just feel like the music industry has changed so much over the last decade, the tape is dead, the Cd is on life support and its all about youtube and itunes. Is touring still a viable way to build your fan base or do you have another suggestion for a father, who cant seem...
Anonymous asked: What do your wife and kids think about your rap career? Or your parents for that matter. I'm trying to to get it on at 27 and a lot of people laugh off what I do (hopefully not because I'm wack!!!) because they think I'm too old to be doing it. How do you deal with that? (Sowanch from Nairobi)
Auto-Correct
For those that use the One Hand auto-correct texting style on your phone, be warned! Some words may be first-choices for your phone but not necessarily what you meant to text.
For example: When I try to text the word “home”, auto-correct makes it “good”.
So, answering my lovely bride as to when I’ll be home and saying, “I’ll be GOOD in 20...
August 2011
3 posts
Public Safety Run
I can’t say why this came to mind the other day. It could be that I’m moving up the ladder in the age department and I was dead set on reminiscing of younger days. Perhaps I’m starting to stockpile stories for my kids so I can “teach object lessons” and this was one I was tossing on the other pile of “Don’t ever do this! Survival is not likely!”...
Anonymous asked: Looking back at all the material you've written and recorded, are there one or two songs that you love like your children?
July 2011
1 post
Tony Horton is the Devil
Not to sound too “Kathy Bates in Waterboy”, but the statement above is how I’ve felt waking up the past couple of days. That man has no soul.
Yes, it’s that time of year again, and I’m giving this P90X thing another run. Last time, for me, it was more like P32Regular, but THIS time. OHHHH BOY, THIS TIME? I’m going all in, baby.
I’m currently on...
June 2011
1 post
June Jones
Back by popular demand (by that, I mean my brother-in-law asked me about the blog), we’re BACK. Let’s get this puppy rolling again.
I hope you guys are well. Things at Casa de Owens are going great. My oldest is now 13, my youngest is 2, and Child Services has still yet to bust my door down, so I assume we’re doing an okay job.
I’ve recently switched jobs, which is...
March 2011
2 posts
Conspiring in My Own Home??
Folks,
I have a dilemma. I like to believe I run a tight ship at home. I’m Ralph-Tresvant-Type sensitive to the needs of my wife and kids. I read the books, I check myself….heck, I even watched Dancing with the Stars with wifey last night.
Side Note: If I have to keep asking her about each pair, “Which one is the Star again?”…is that REALLY a celebrity?...
dateofdunbar asked: What happened to the art of "the cypher" in hip-hop? It feels like people don't simply kick it and freestyle like they used to. Also...how (if at all possible) do you think folk can get back to that...essence?
January 2011
5 posts
"Real Words" are Over-Rated
We, as a family, are a bunch of weirdos. I came to this incredible epiphany not so long ago, as I was listening to a conversation between my lovely bride and my oldest two daughters.
Then, after the kids were picked off one-by-one sniper-style and sent to bed, it hit me again. This was during a conversation between Mary and me. We have so many inside jokes and made-up words that, should an...
Give A Damn
I got a call from FilmMaker Dan Parris a couple of weeks ago and wanted to share with you guys. “Give a Damn” is a full-length documentary created by Dan and his friends and is currently being shopped to various TV Networks, as well as Movie Studios for possibly commercial release.
You can read more, get updates and watch the trailer at:
www.giveadamndoc.com
Dan contacted me...
Anonymous asked: At what point in your career did you get married and how long after that did you start having kids? I'm an aspiring rapper (aka broke bum) and I think I want to marry the girl I'm currently dating, but I'm not sure I can put the right amount of effort into both pursuits at the same time. Any advice?
TrailBLAZER
In a shrewd move in the world of fashion couture, my 3 year old son, Gregory Jr has decided to wear a blue blazer every day of his life.
His blue blazer is worn over pajamas. It is also worn with Jeans, exercise pants (Pictured Below), shorts and the ever-popular underwear only. We call that the “Business Stance minus Pants.”
Now, I’m not quite at the point of concern...
Holy Cr@p! We Got a Dog!
As if we thought our “boring” life was beginning to flirt with the edge of good old sanity, Mary and I made an interesting decision this Christmas season.
We looked at each other and said, “What this house could use is another warm body. Maybe one that sheds and licks itself? Sure!” No, Mary’s drunk uncle didn’t move in with us (kidding!). We decided to get...
December 2010
4 posts
Manchild Essentials Launches Today.
We’ve been planning and scheming this site for quite awhile. Thanks to Mike Tandiama and Seraphim Aesthetics, we finally got it all put together.
www.manchildessentials.com is now the place to find all the latest and greatest in clothing and gear from us.
“Created For the MC In You”, Manchild Essentials is here.
Thank You.
Life Don’t Rhyme,
Greg “Manchild” Owens
The Plight of the Father
I, like many of you, am a Father and a Husband. I find new and interesting ways to perform each of my job descriptions incorrectly on a daily basis (i.e. hourly).
I am not “Handy”. As a matter of fact, a man who has lost both arms in a Sawmill accident could probably be described as more “Handy” than me.
I am disorganized. I buy daytimer calendars twice a year. I...
New Manchild EP Released Today
Available Now on CD and Digital Download at www.manchild.bandcamp.com.
12/14/2010
We’re proud today to announce the release of “You Don’t Know Jaq”. For this BRAND NEW 7 song EP, I teamed up with German super-producer, Jaq. I’m very proud of this new piece of music. Thanks so much for listening.
Life Don’t Rhyme,
Greg “Manchild” Owens
And We're BAACK!
Just letting my people out there know I’m still alive. Although the blogging has been nil the past scrillion weeks, I just wanted to inform you that my family is still crazy and has provided me with a backlog of wild Material.
<Emme Still Reps the ATL….Hard>
Stay Tuned because,
Life Don’t Rhyme
Greg “Manchild” Owens
November 2010
6 posts
My Book(s) of Rhyme Pages
www.lifedontrhyme.com
Last night, I was digging in a closet among the Vinyl and Dust and came across a box that contained years worth of my old Composition Books. It was wild thumbing through them because you could see where each different book corresponded to an album dating back to Raw Material and before.
I now write all my rhymes with a Word Processing program, so it’s much cleaner...
Anonymous asked: hey MC, is there any way that you can give us a history of your illustrious rap career? How you got started? How you formed your various groups? How you decided to start the Insider?
If you like your News in the form of Raps...
www.ipoetblog.com
My college roommate, good friend, and fellow Deepspace5 member, Sintaxtheterrific aka Joe brewer has started a new project.
The Lawyer by day moonlighting as a hip-hop iconoclast has started a blog wherein he releases two free songs / news reports per week to keep you up on the world’s news.
Already recognized as one of the premiere writers in the game, this project...
Billy Fields - ATL Stand Up. →
This is a link to a Creative Loafing article. Read and, if you feel led, respond and help this brother out. Billy Fields played keys at the Apache Cafe for 6 1/2 years as part of the World Famous Mic Club on Tuesday nights.
What happened to him makes no sense, and he could certainly use our help.
God Bless You Guys,
Life Don’t Rhyme,
Greg “Manchild” Owens
Playdough - Writer Dye
One of my best friends in the world, mentioned in this blog numerous times, has just released a brand new album.
His Name is Playdough. The album is called “Writer Dye”
Yes, I realize he is wearing no shirt and looks like he needs a Vitamin E injection. Deal with it. He’s as dope as they come.
The great thing about the album is that it’s Name Your Own Price. YES,...
He Rules With an Iron Fist.
To the naked eye, he looks like a toddler. He is short and fat and he walks like he just had 3 double Dewars on the rocks. He flashes a heartbreaker of a smile, sucks his thumb and waves at you. You are now under the spell of the Ted.
What you fail to see at first glance is the black heart that pumps his blood,and the ruthless fashion in which he chooses to torment every living creature in...
October 2010
15 posts
Disney Do or Disney Don't
Last week, Mary and I took our 6 kids down to sunny Florida for a few days of fun in the sun and some serious facetime with a particularly famous mouse. We chose October for two simple reasons. #1 - October is not July and #2 - October is also not August.
Note: Our Disney trip may yield multiple posts. I’ll try to stay on a topic or 3 per post. Thank you for your undying patience.
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discoveringthe5thwall asked: Hey MC, I was wondering do you know what program Dust uses to make his beats? And have you ever thought about making your own beats? And lastly will Mars Ill ever put out a b sides album with songs that never made it on to any of your records?
Manchild Insider Volume 5 Now Available.
13 Tracks. Available as Download or on CD exclusively at www.manchild.bandcamp.com .
Life Don’t Rhyme,
Greg “Manchild” Owens
The Stain of my Existence
The Stain of my Existence
Had the pleasure of visiting the lovely state of North Carolina this weekend. On top of that, I was glad to be able to do a show on campus at NC State in Raleigh. Great weekend, no question.
This was a “Whose Rhyme is it Anyway?” weekend where I was traveling with my fellow compatriots in freestyle, Playdough and Heath McNease. www.whoserhymeisitanyway.com
Our...
Michael 'Eyedea' Larsen Dead At 28 →
Dust texted me yesterday with the sad news. My prayers are with his family, friends and loved ones.
Life Don’t Rhyme,
Greg “Manchild” Owens
