This Song Makes Me Believe In Myself

If Chuck D calls you one of the great MCs of our time, you must be good. I completely agree though, this is an artist who's obviously going to have his name in lights next to artist such as Chuck D. Maryland-born MC, producer, artist and educator Substantial teamed up for one of the best collaborations I think I've ever heard with KDFoxx and to this day, I still want another collaboration.

All about self-empowerment and realizing that the most powerful weapon that we have is our voice, the track explains how music is the entity that forged angels. The album is over a year old now but its still something that happily sits in my ears whenever I'm needing a boost or just a damn right party in my ears. It's eccentric and coated with many elements of freedom. In 2020, Substantial featured on The Real Folk Blues COVID-19 relief cover with Yoko Kanno, the SEATBELTS, Mason Lieberman, Mega Ran, and 40 other artists for an official Cowboy Bebop charity track in collaboration with FUNIMATION and Sunrise which reached #6 on Billboard for "World Digital Sales". For his next album, Substantial teams up with Queens, NY native, illustrator, and writer, Kenya "KDFoxx" Danino to produce an album inspired by her manga, Animal Arithmetic. ​​

The best thing is, he's just released a new album that I can't wait to get my ears around! Substantial always reminds me with his music that your greatest weapon is yourself. There's so much belief in his music that I love

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