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[American rapper]
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Substantial | alt = | caption = Substantial
outside of Creative Sutiland. Photo by M. Jones | birth_name = Stanley
Robinson | alias = Stan Robinson, SubStan, Subtracktion | birth_date = |
birth_place = | genre = Hip hop | occupation = MC | instrument = Vocals |
years_active = 2000–present | label = Hydeout Productions, QN5 Music, Mello
Music Group, HiPNOTT Records | associated_acts = Bop Alloy, CunninLynguists,
Extended Famm, FANOMM, L Universe, Nujabes, Oddisee, PackFM, Tonedeff, Fat
Jon, Materia Collective | website = https://www.iamsubstantial.com/ | image =
Substantial_taken_by_Marvelous_Jones.jpg }}
STANLEY ROBINSON,[1] known as SUBSTANTIAL, is an American hip hop recording
artist from Prince George's County, Maryland. He now operates out of
Virginia.[2]
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 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.[3]
Substantial is also known for having been a close collaborator of Nujabes, the
Japanese producer who died in 2010.[4]
** Personal life
Growing up, the first concert Stanley attended was Run DMC featuring Naughty
By Nature, and Lords of the Underground.[5]
Substantial has stated that some of his main influences are Native Tongues,
Outkast, and Redman.<ref name="mtvinterview" />
He is married to Rachelle Etienne-Robinson.[6] They met at Pratt
Institute.<ref name=":0" /> Substantial and Rachelle are co-CEOs of
Substantial Art & Music.[7]
In May 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."[8]
** Career
Substantial gained prominence after collaborating with Japanese Hip-Hop
producer, Nujabes (Seba Jun) and signing to his record label Hyde Out
Productions. Substantial's 2001 debut album, _To This Union A Sun Was Born_
was a result of this collaboration. The album was a top-10 hit in Japan,[9]
and he continued to work with Seba until the producer's death in
2010.[10][11][12]
January 2008 he released his second studio album _Sacrifice,_ which was the
No. 1 in sales on website undergroundhiphop.com.[13] 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.[14] The video was posted on the
MTV website, as was the following interview with Substantial.
In April 2013, while recovering from cancer, Substantial produced and released
the album titled _Jackin' Jill_ as a tribute to singer Jill Scott. It is
composed of 17 tracks built by from various Jill Scott songs. Being a free
download, the collection of reworks and remixes of her work was blended by DJ
Jav, while the artwork drawn by Substantial himself.[15][16][17]
Substantial was originally with Hydeout Productions, and later became a member
of the company QN5 Music. He was a close affiliate of Mello Music Group, by
way of his working relation with music producer Oddisee. In 2014, Substantial
signed a multi project deal with HiPNOTT Records[18] where he later became
Head of A&R.[19] He now releases music via his company Substantial Art &
Music, which he founded with his wife Rachelle
Etienne-Robinson.[20][21][22][23]
In 2016, Substantial was featured by the Ford Music Program presented by Mid
Atlantic Ford Dealers.[24]
In May 2020, composer Mason Lieberman partnered with Sunrise and Funimation to
recreate _Cowboy Bebop_'s ending theme, _The Real Folk Blues_ for COVID-19
relief. This track was released digitally and on vinyl and featured the
original series composer Yōko Kanno, original recording band The Seatbelts,
Mega Ran, Substantial and a collection of forty other special musical
guests.[25] Soon after its release, the track went on to peak at No. 6 on the
Billboard charts for "World Digital Song Sales".[26]
In December 2020, Substantial selected by Hip-Hop Wired for iOne Digital's
Creative Class.[27]
On January 15, 2021, the Hollywood Music in Media Awards announced their 2020
nominees which included Substantial for his work on the _Arknights_ OST song,
_Renegade_ in the category "Outstanding Song – Video Game".[28]
In March 2021, PUBG Mobile released a short film called _The Growth_ via their
official Youtube Channel featuring an original song by Substantial, produced
and mixed by Obadiah Brown-Beach and Hexany Studios.[29]
** Discography
*** Studio albums
- _To This Union A Sun Was Born_ (2001)
- _Substantial Evidence_ (2003)
- _Sacrifice_ (2008)
- _Home Is Where the Art Is_ (2012)
- _The Past Is Always Present in the Future_ (2017)
- _Seeds_ (2017)
- _The Garden_ (2018)
- _Recompositions_ (2019)
- _Recompositions – Instrumentals_ (2019)
- _Bridges – Instrumentals_ (2019)
- _Dirty Sneakers_ _- Instrumentals_ (2021)
- _Adultish_ (2023)
*** Collaboration albums
- _Happy F*ck You Songs_ <small> (with Extended F@mm) </small> (2002)
- _Substantial/Burns_ <small> (with Burns) </small> (2009)
- _The Past..._ <small> (with The Other Guys) </small> (2015)
- _Always_ <small> (with Algorythm) </small> (2015)
- _Bridges_ <small> (with W3alth) </small> (2019)
- _Dirty Sneakers_ <small> (with T.Lucas) </small> (2020)
- _Dirty Sneakers: Relaced_ <small> (with T.Lucas) </small> (2020)
*** Compilations
- _Sacrificial Lambs (The Prequel to Sacrifice)_ (2006)
- _Substantial vs Samurai Champloo : Beats, Rhymes & Strife _ (2009)
- _WINK: Something Substantial_ (2010)
- _Jackin' Jill_ (2013)
- _Art Is Where The Home Is_ (2014)
*** Bop Alloy
- _Substantial and Marcus D are Bop Alloy_ (2010)
- _The R & R (Remixes & Revisions)_ (2011)
- _Another Day in the Life of..._ (2014)
- _Winter Breaks_ (2014)
- _Present_ (2016)
- _Winter Breaks_ 2 (2020)
*** Guest appearances
- Aim – "Nightlife" from _Hinterland_ (2002)
- Nujabes – "Think Different" and "Blessing It -remix" with Pase Rock from _Metaphorical Music_ (2003)
- Nujabes – "Home Sweet Home" and "Lyrical Terrorists" with L-Universe from _Hydeout Productions 1st Collection_ (2003)
- Nujabes – "Eclipse" from _Modal Soul_ (2005)
- Nujabes – "Hikari" from _Hydeout Productions 2nd Collection_ (2007)
- Kenichiro Nishihara – "Heart" from _Humming Jazz_ (2008)
- Daft Punk – "Make Love" Chew Fu Remix (2009)
- CunninLynguists – "Spark My Soul" with Inverse from "Strange Journey Volume One" (2014)
- Kenichiro Nishihara – "Power of Self" from _Life_ (2010)
- Nujabes – "Waiting for the Clouds" and "City Lights" with Pase Rock from _Spiritual State_ (2011)
- Kenichiro Nishihara – "Rise Son" from _Illuminus_ (2012)
- Haruka Nakamura – "Soar" from _Melodica_ (2013)
- CunninLynguists – "Guide You Through Shadows" with Ra Scion from "Strange Journey Volume Three" (2014)
- Kenichiro Nishihara – "Waves" from _Jazzy Folklore_ (2015)
- Kenichiro Nishihara – "Light up the Dark" with Precious Joubert from _Sincerely..._ (2016)
- Kenichiro Nishihara – "Never Let Go" and "Our Song" from _Elastic Afterwords_ (2019)
- Mason Lieberman – "The Real Folk Blues" (2020)
- Sinitus Tempo & Don Anthony – "Pathways – remix" with Mick Jenkins , Add-2 , and Malcolm Jackson (2020)
- Priest Da Nomad – "Proud" with Oddisee (2020)
- Mason Lieberman – "You Say Run" (2020)
- Grant Kirkhope – " DK Rap " (2024) [30]
** References
[Reflist]
** External links
- Official Bandcamp Website (see https://substantial.bandcamp.com)
- Official Youtube (see https://www.youtube.com/user/SubstantialMusic)
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