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When Substantial was recording his debut album, …To This Union a Sun Was Born, he was driven by adversity. The Maryland native was struggling to balance school with a budding music career, was homeless at times and still reeling from having buried more than ten friends and family members.
The resulting album—produced by Nujabes and Monorisick of Hyde Out Productions and released in October, 2001—earned Substantial international critical acclaim and a particularly devoted following in Japan, where it was recorded and distributed. …To This Union was a top ten seller for two months at Virgin Megastores in Tokyo, Japan, and outsold artists such as Ja Rule, Jermaine Dupri, Faith Evans and Angie Stone in November. The album was dedicated to his late father and niece.
In the years that followed, Substantial — real name Stan B. Robinson— released a slew of singles and featured appearances, choosing to remain an independent artist to maintain creative freedom. In March of 2007, however, he officially joined the like-minded roster of independent hip-hop record label qn5 music, whose artists are both close friends and frequent collaborators of his.
“I met Substantial through PackFM and Mecca during the final throes of the NYC underground scene’s heyday,” says QN5 founder and artist Tonedeff. “They were all in a group together called Dominion and I had seen them. Immediately, I was blown away by his wordplay and delivery.” Tonedeff, Substantial, PackFM and Session would go on to form the group Extended Famm and release the critically acclaimed 2002 album Happy F*ck You Songs.
The resulting album—produced by Nujabes and Monorisick of Hyde Out Productions and released in October, 2001—earned Substantial international critical acclaim and a particularly devoted following in Japan, where it was recorded and distributed. …To This Union was a top ten seller for two months at Virgin Megastores in Tokyo, Japan, and outsold artists such as Ja Rule, Jermaine Dupri, Faith Evans and Angie Stone in November. The album was dedicated to his late father and niece.
In the years that followed, Substantial — real name Stan B. Robinson— released a slew of singles and featured appearances, choosing to remain an independent artist to maintain creative freedom. In March of 2007, however, he officially joined the like-minded roster of independent hip-hop record label qn5 music, whose artists are both close friends and frequent collaborators of his.
“I met Substantial through PackFM and Mecca during the final throes of the NYC underground scene’s heyday,” says QN5 founder and artist Tonedeff. “They were all in a group together called Dominion and I had seen them. Immediately, I was blown away by his wordplay and delivery.” Tonedeff, Substantial, PackFM and Session would go on to form the group Extended Famm and release the critically acclaimed 2002 album Happy F*ck You Songs.
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Shoutbox
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Tim-Wells wrote:
got to this union a while ago and am just now checkin it out. this guy got some tight ryhmes man
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ChrisAmson1 wrote:
The new EP 'Substantial / Burns' is very good music. It shall be span for quite some time.
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Takuza wrote:
Check out his collaborative tracks on Nujabes' "Metaphorical music", "Modal Soul", Hyde-out Productions' 1st and 2nd Collections, and also on Kenichiro Nishihara's "Humming Jazz" albums! He rocks the mic on every track he's on.
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washinacollinsy wrote:
ot to hear your music
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Christany wrote:
MD/DC <3
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Chingy314 wrote:
R Love Songs Gay?
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Fake_ID wrote:
Amazing rapper, and he's so freakin cute. [2] ;DD
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xSoulExperience wrote:
Amazing rapper, and he's so freakin cute.
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shaolin86 wrote:
What trgrhippy said
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trgrhippy wrote:
I luv "It's You(I think)"....damn....
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Majestik723 wrote:
Props Brother...Your Music Amazes me every time.
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RussellJones wrote:
so god damn good
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bino_spiewak wrote:
tahnks for info about the new tour, what a pity, that i lived in Poland - so i can't "bring" myself to Your and Cunninlynguists performance... i browsed through qn5blog and i voted for You in "DMV" Awards nomination. peace Man:)
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TheSocs wrote:
I love his nujabes tracks.
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PESJesse wrote:
He really has skills!
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kuroaerion wrote:
@ GordoX7, Agreeeeed.
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GordoX7 wrote:
A hugely under-appreciated artist. Fuck the mainstream. Hip hop lives on!
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4indie wrote:
Substantial “It's You (I Think)” " is being featured on mtvU’s the Freshmen: http://www.mtvu.com/music/freshmen/
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samiha wrote:
UPDATE!! GET SUBSTANTIAL ON TRL: http://blog.qn5.com/2008/general/vote-substantial-now-on-mtvcom#comments
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[AUDIO] Substantial - “Don’t Stop (Vagrancy)” [Produced by: Tsutchie]
9 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/substantial
Substantial – “Don’t Stop (Vagrancy)” – Produced by: Tsutchie | |
By now, you have heard about Substantial’s surprise bonus release, Substantial vs. Samu...
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[BONUS RELEASE] Substantial vs Samurai Champloo: Beats, Rhymes & Strife
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[AUDIO] Substantial/Burns EP Snippets Now Up @ Amazon.com
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[AUDIO] Substantial/Burns - “The Memo (Move Me)”
23 Sep 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/substantial
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MatrickPay tagged Substantial with underground hip-hop, hip hop and hip-hop. Wednesday morning
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Leafff wrote about Substantial in Random Artists Spotlight Vol. #2. 12 days ago
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Substantial added Substantial to the lineup of Substantial Live @ The Saloun at The Saloun. 13 days ago
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Riobe wrote about Various Artists – Hyde Out Productions First Collection in Notable Artists. 15 days ago
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Substantial linked a deleted file to Substantial. 22 days ago
- Substantial posted a news item ‘[BONUS RELEASE] Substantial vs Samurai Champloo: Beats, Rhymes & Strife’. last month
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