What you’ve got in your hands is a piece of history. Before anyone was making Simple Moves or forming Raw Material, there was The Pride. Sintax the Terrific and Manchild have walked a long road together in life and through Hip-Hop music. Their friendship and artistry continues today through their shared affiliation with Deepspace5.
On Def Ears was recorded in 1998. The Pride then consisted of Manchild (Then, Soul Heir the Manchild), Sintax and producer, High Tech the Recon. Their hope, like the hopes of most young rap artists, was that this album would gain them the national attention that they had been working towards for the 2 years previous. But life moves quickly, label deals fell through, and On Def Ears never saw the light of day…until now.
This album has been credited as the style breakthrough point for both Sintax and Manchild. That is, while a raw representation, On Def Ears still stand on its own today as a project that all involved can be proud of. In 2010, we’ve come a long way. Sintax wows audiences and listeners with his in depth and calculated writing style. Manchild has gained an audience with his Mars ILL following and his solo material as being “The Emcee’s Emcee”. Recon has moved on to other ventures and no longer makes hip-hop music. However, is a big part of the foundation of Deepspace5, and to this album.
All Songs Produced by High Tech the Recon
All Cuts by High Tech the Recon
All Vocals written and performed by Manchild and Sintax
Track 5 Features Sev Statik
Track 6 Features Mark J
Track 7 Features High Tech the Recon
Track 8 Features Hook Vocals by Humm the Sore Thumb
Track 9 Features Vex the Vortex of Boogie Monsters
Track 10 Features High Tech the Recon, Kendrick, and Mastamind
Track 11 Features High Tech the Recon
Track 12 Was produced and performed by High Tech the Recon
Track 13 Features Humm the Sore Thumb
Track 14 Features Spoken Word Piece by Tiana
All tracks recorded at Under The Couch Studios. Georgia Tech. Atlanta GA
Sponsored by Deepspace5
“Talk Radio” by The Pride
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Check out On Def Ears at Manchild’s Bandcamp
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It’s been a while since I’ve listened to this but when I heard it in 1998 I was hooked!
the title track to this album is super dope
Is this physical or just digital?
Both I think. I’d imagine the CDs will be available on demand.
I just peeped the bandcamp page and it is a physical CD with the download sent immediately! Only $ 10 I gotta get it!
This way caught me off guard, it’s crazy because I was just thinking about this album the other day about how I could never get it.
I can’t wait to pick this up, always wanted this on CD.