Manchild (rapper)

{{Infobox musical artist

| background = solo_singer

| name = Manchild

| birth_name = Gregory Scott Owens

| alias = Soulheir the Manchild, MC

| origin = Atlanta, Georgia, United States

| genre = Christian hip hop, underground hip hop

| occupation = Rapper

| associated_acts = Deepspace5, Mars Ill, Move Merchants

| label =

| website = {{URL|http://www.manchildinsider.com/}}

| years_active = 1998–present

}}

Gregory Scott Owens, commonly known by his stage name Manchild (sometimes abbreviated as MC and previously known as Soulheir the Manchild) is an American Christian rapper who works within the Christian hip hop genre. He fronts the underground and Christian hip hop group Mars ILL, is part of the Deepspace5 supergroup collective, and has collaborated with the likes of Christian rappers KJ-52 and John Reuben.

Name

Manchild describes the origin of the name Soulheir in "Manchild Speaks" (a spoken word interlude found on The Ringleader by DJ Maj): "I used to know this cat named Soulheir / But I offed him, now I use his name often / Manchild is the cat that you wanna be quotin'."{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}

Website

In February 2008, Manchild announced on Mars ILL's forum that he was starting up Manchildinsider.com, originally a subscription only site that featured five new songs for $5 every month, with an option to pay for the entire year for $50.{{cite web|url=http://www.listenerproject.com/deepspace5/forum/viewtopic.php?p=14136#14136 |title=Listener |publisher=Listenerproject.com |date= |accessdate=July 7, 2013}} In September, the blog was made public, with only the songs themselves sent privately to members who've signed up for the songs. "After starting up and running an independent label and all it entails, and after essentially being signed to a major [EMI] through Gotee, I knew it was time for a different chapter of releasing new music," Manchild told PerformerMag about why he decided to sell his music this way.[http://www.performermag.com/sep.atl.0809.php] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231153322/http://www.performermag.com/sep.atl.0809.php|date=December 31, 2008}}

In 2009, Manchild and Sean P released a collaborative album, Move Merchants, a name they also adopted for themselves, that includes some tracks that are explicitly Catholic hip hop.{{cite web |title= Artists |url= http://aftermassrecords.com/artists/ |publisher= After Mass Records |accessdate= December 8, 2011 }}

Guest appearances

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Artist ! Title ! Album ! Year
Braille Brizzy \| "Microphone Rush" \| Shades of Grey \| 2004
Fred B \| "Quake 3" \| Ballpoint Composer EP \| 2002
Change \| "She Was" \| Tuesday Mournings \| 2005
Minamina Goodsong \| "Pollen" \| Four Farmer Circus \| 2005
GRITS \| "We Don't Play" \| Dichotomy B \| 2004
KJ-52 \| "Why" \| Collaborations \| 2002
rowspan="3" \| Listener \| "FYI" \| rowspan="2" \| Whispermoon \| rowspan="2" \| 2003
"Decadence"
"The Leaf Sure Is Heavy, But You Have to Turn it Over" \| Just in Time For Christmas \| 2005
rowspan="2" \| DJ Maj \| "Street Credibility " \| Full Plates: Mixtape. 002 \| 2001
"Uappeal" \| BoogiRoot \| 2005
rowspan="3" \| MG! The Visionary \| "Tis So Sweet" \| rowspan="3" \| Sinner's Prayer \| rowspan="3" \| 2000
"Liteshine (Declaring War)"
"Heart of Worship"
John Reuben \| "Thank You" \| Hindsight \| 2002
Playdough, Jurny, Raphi & Macho \| "You Don't Want That" \| Underground Rise, Volume 1: Sunrise/Sunset \| 2003
Sev Statik & DJ Dust \| "Walk Alone" \| Back to Dust \| 2007
Viktor Vaughn \| "R.A.P. G.A.M.E." \| Venomous Villain \| 2004
Ohmega Watts \| "The Treatment" \| The Find \| 2005

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Artist

! Title

! Album

! Year

Braille Brizzy

| "Microphone Rush"

| Shades of Grey

| 2004

Fred B

| "Quake 3"

| Ballpoint Composer EP