Substantial (rapper)

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Substantial
Birth name Stanley Robinson
Also known as Stan Robinson, SubStan, Subtracktion
Born (1979-01-07) 7 January 1979
Cheverly, Maryland
Genres Rap, Hip-Hop
Occupations Rapper, Emcee, Youth Worker and Advocate, Artist, Graphic Designer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2000 – present
Labels Hyde Out Productions, QN5 Music, Mello Music Group
Associated acts Bop Alloy, CunninLynguists, Extended Famm, FANOMM, L Universe, Nujabes, Oddisee, PackFM, Tonedeff
Website

http://substantial.bandcamp.com

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Stanley Robinson[1] (born January 7, 1979) known as Substantial is a hip-hop artist from Prince George's County, Maryland. He now operates out of Virginia.[2] He has described himself as an "Emcee, Youth Worker & Advocate, Graphic Designer, Husband, Father, Artist, not necessarily in that order. A modern day renaissance man."

Substantial's debut solo album To This Union a Sun Was Born was a top-10 hit in Japan, this success set off a career touring Asia, Europe and almost all of North America.

Following these tours, Substantial linked with QN5 Music to focus solely on artistic creation. That led to profound collaborations with the legendary DJ Kool Herc, Bootsy Collins, Chew Fu, CunninLynguists, Nujabes and an appearance on Bruce Kulick’s album with all-star rocker Gene Simmons of KISS fame.

His videos have appeared on MTV, BET, and VH1, while his music has made it to the second round of Grammy voting in three categories. The renowned car company Bentley reached out to have Substantial’s supergroup, FANOMM (with Chew Fu & J-Cast) to create a song for them and perform in China at their car show.

Personal life

Stanley Robinson was born in Cheverly, Maryland on January 7th, 1979. Growing up the first concert he attended was Run DMC featuring Naughty By Nature, and Lords of the Underground.

Substantial has stated that some of his main influences are Native Tongues, Outkast, and Redman.[3]

In May of 2011 Substantial underwent a preventative surgery to remove a potentially cancerous growth from his large and small intestines. Discussing the surgery Substantial said, “The purpose of the procedure I had on May 10th was to remove the section of my large and small intestines, where the growth was located. As I mentioned before, I don’t have cancer but I have decided to do the […] surgery as a preventive measure.”[4]

Opposed to the norm in America to celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah, Substantial celebrates Kwanzaa.[5]

Robinson is a pescetarian. A pescetarian is similar to a vegetarian, however they eat fish and other sea foods.[6]

He attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY where he met his wife, Rachelle.[7] Together they have a daughter, Serenity.[8]

Career

Photo of Substantial with Japanese Producer Nujabes

Substantial gained prominence after collaborating with Japanese Hip-Hop producer, Nujabes (Jun Seba) and signing to his record label Hyde Out Productions. Substantial collaborated with Seba until his death in a car accident in 2010.

Substantial released his debut album, To This Union a Sun Was Born in 2001, in collaboration with Nujabes. The album reached the top-10 charts of Japanese music.[9]

In 2002, after a chance meeting with Tonedeff of QN5 Music, Substantial, Tonedeff, Session, and PackFM linked together to form the rap group Extended Famm.[10] Substantial officially joined QN5 in 2007.

January 2008 his 2nd studio album Sacrifice was the #1 in sales on website undergroundhiphop.com. In February 2008 Substantial was a featured artist on both iTunes and Myspace. Substantial was featured in the Rap/R&B monthly Black Beat Magazine in March 2008 in a full-page feature.

Later in 2008 Substantial's video for his single It's You (I Think) received the "Winning Freshman Video" award from MTV.[11] The video was posted on the MTV website, as was the following interview with Substantial.

Substantial interviewed fellow recording artists, Common[12] & Rakim[13] in 2009 after separate performances at Sonar in Baltimore.

In 2009, Substantial teamed up with producer Marcus D to form the duo group "Bop Alloy" and released their first album, titled "Substantial and Marcus D are Bop Alloy" on August 10, 2009.

In 2011 Substantial worked with the American TV station VH1 to fund music studios for under-privileged youth.[14] For promotion of his most recent album Home Is Where the Art Is in 2012 he was hosted by the Smithsonian Institute for a performance as part of the Luce Unplugged program.[15]

In April 2013, Substantial released the album titled Jackin' Jill as a tribute to singer Jill Scott.

Substantial now records as a member of the company QN5 Music.[16]

Substantial and Marcus D are releasing the next Bop Alloy album in April 2014, titled Another Day in the Life Of....[17]

Discography

Album cover of Home Is Where The Art Is (2012)
Albums[18]
  • To This Union a Sun Was Born (Hyde Out Productions/Dimid Recordings, 2001)
  • Happy Fuck You Songs (QN5 Music/Freshchest, 2002) (with Extended Famm)
  • Sacrificial Lambs (The Prequel to Sacrifice) (UV Ink/Ope Entertainment, 2006)
  • Sacrifice (QN5 Music/UV Ink, 2008)
  • Substantial/Burns (QN5 Music/UV Ink, 2008) (with Burns)
  • Substantial & Marcus D are Bop Alloy (Elevation, 2010) (with Bop Alloy)
  • The R & R (Remixes & Revisions) (No Label, 2011) (with Bop Alloy)
  • Home Is Where The Art Is (Mello Music Group, 2012)
  • Jackin' Jill (Mello Music Group/QN5 Music, 2013)
  • Another Day in the Life Of... (No Label, 2014) (with Bop Alloy)
Compilations
  • Substantial Evidence (1999-2003 (UV Ink/Ope Entertainment, 2003)
  • Make Da Face Mixtape (UV Ink/Ope Entertainment, 2005)
  • QN5 RMX Vol.4 (QN5 Music/UV Ink, 2008)
  • Substantial Vs. Samurai Champloo | Beat, Rhymes, & Strife (QN5 Music/U.V. Ink, 2009)
  • prePAIRED (No Label, 2010) (with Bop Alloy)
Singles and EPs
  • Lyrical Terrorists (Hyde Out Productions, 2000)
  • Home Sweet Home (Hyde Out Productions, 2000)
  • Remembering Dave (Hyde Out Productions, 2000)
  • If I Was Your Mic (DJ Kiyo Remix) (Dimid Recordings, 2001)
  • Kalitwutchawon2 (Hyde Out Productions, 2000)
  • CIM (Hyde Out Productions, 2004)
  • At The Club (Brooklyn Zoo MBC, 2008) (with Chew Fu)
  • Move For Me (Brooklyn Zoo MBC, 2008) (with Chew Fu)
  • My Favorite Things/Day In The Life (Hi-Hat Records/Elevation, 2009)
  • Still Think Different/Save The Day (Elevation, 2010) (with Bop Alloy)
  • Why The World Weeps/Universe Works (Elevation, 2010) (with Bop Alloy)
  • Sweet Dreams (YoungStar MBC, 2012) (with FANOMM)
  • #1 Spot featuring Bootsy Collins (YoungStar MBC, 2012) (with FANOMM)
  • #1 Spot (The Remixes) (YoungStar MBC, 2012) (with FANOMM)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/artist/47467-Substantial
  2. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/SubstantialMusic/info
  3. ↑ http://www.mtvu.com/music/hot-seat/substantial/
  4. ↑ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.15235/title.dx-news-bits-substantial-j-the-s
  5. ↑ http://instagram.com/p/fBKmZvxO4q/
  6. ↑ http://instagram.com/p/fIzdelRO2_/
  7. ↑ http://www.theknot.com/weddings/album/rachelle-and-stan-a-theme-wedding-in-rocky-point-ny-198
  8. ↑ http://instagram.com/p/hFH25KDri7/
  9. ↑ http://www.substantial-music.com/
  10. ↑ http://qn5.com/press/substantial/separate_assets/substantial_tearsheet.pdf
  11. ↑ http://www.mtvu.com/music/the-freshmen/winning-freshmen-video-072108-substantial-its-you-i-think/
  12. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml2g-zAMlIc
  13. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEsG26bUz8g
  14. ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/qn5/sets/72157604177435235/
  15. ↑ http://americanart.si.edu/calendar/index.cfm?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D101146557
  16. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/SubstantialMusic/info
  17. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/BopAlloy/info
  18. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/artist/47467-Substantial

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