Backbreakanomics

Mars Ill | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 2, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Gotee Records
• ASIN: B0000BV21I
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,063 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #61 in Music > Christian > Rap & Hip-Hop

Track Listings

1. Eighty Eight

2. Breathe Slow

3. Planes and Trains

4. Afterlife

5. Black Box Artist (Boom Bap)

6. Inside Out

7. Enterchange

8. Let Me

9. Alpha Male

10. PSA #428

11. Freeze Framework

12. Sideline Speech

13. Next Door

14. Piecemeal

15. Stepson

16. Sunstep

17. Lump Sum

18. The Calm Before

19. He

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars straight up hip hop at it's best, September 8, 2003

By 

alex oxenberg - See all my reviews

This review is from: Backbreakanomics (Audio CD)

Mars Ill's new album "Backbreakenomics" is what an hip hop album should be. 19 tracks of pure hip hop(One mc, One dj)at it's finest. Manchild explodes with great lyrics without curse words and great 1st person and 3rd person visions. While Dj Dust cuts on almost every track and does great job producing the whole album. Guest vocals are great also including Pigdeon John(Deepspace 5), Blueprint(greenhouse effect) and Bigg Jus(ex co-flow member) rips a dope long verse on "sideline speach". You don't have to skip A track at all, just let it play and enjoy it. They are considered by many to be a Christian rap group, but don't let that turn u away it's definitly more Hip Hop then gospel. I'm not sure if it's better then their first album "Raw Material" but it's damm close. If u want some real good hip hop go pick this one up, you won't be dissapointed.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Backbreakanomics is worth every penny, September 29, 2003

By 

Sereirath Sieng (Long Beach, Ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Backbreakanomics (Audio CD)

Mars ILL does it again providing their fans with the utmost greatest music. They constantly top every album with an even better album. I can't wait for their next project.

I just received Backbreakanomics a few days ago and can't put the cd away. It's some really good, deep stuff. They blow you away with the beats, and even better, the mind blowing artistry in their lyrics. Check them out. Once you go ILL, you'll never want to be cured.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Backbreakanomics, December 2, 2003

By 

Omagus (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Backbreakanomics (Audio CD)

Dust and manchild are arguably the best 1 DJ/1 MC crew to make noise since Premier and Guru. They've been impressing heads for a few years now and they've definitely earned the respect that they've gained. I personally think that RAW MATERIAL and BLUE COLLAR SESSIONS are among the 10 best LPs and EPs, respectively, to have been released this decade. That being said, I think that BACKBREAKANOMICS is a slight step down for Mars ILL.

Right after BCS was released, manchild said that he was trying to change up some of the things that he did on the mic, and it shows on this album. It has a more experimental feel to it. We have to respect their decision to not try and recreate another RAW MATERIAL, and you have to applaud their efforts to not rest on their laurels and progressively move forward in the evolution of their sound. It's just that I can't help but get the feeling that Dust and manchild listened to a little bit too much Company Flow while making this album.

I know that this sounds like a negative review, but it really isn't. Each of these guys is still in or near the top 10 of his respective field and they would have a LONG way to fall before I could say that they've made a bad record. BACKBREAKANOMICS is actually a great album, but maybe not quite as accessible as RAW MATERIAL. If you're trying to listen to Mars ILL for the first time, get that album first. BACKBREAKANOMICS is for the heads that want to dig a little deeper.