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Substantial & Marcus D: 'Better To Give' Tour (Recap) + Follow The Master (Live)

SUBSTANTIAL & MARCUS D
AS BOP ALLOY

BETTER TO GIVE TOUR [RECAP]
+
"FOLLOW THE MASTER" [LIVE]

At the end of March, Bop Alloy (Substantial & Marcus D) completed their second West Coast Tour in four months with support from LA producer, Trebles and Blues and Seattle MC, LaRue. They started in Seattle, made stops in Olympia, San Francisco and Berkeley, before closing the tour in LA.

Here’s video footage of Substantial performing ‘Follow The Master’ at The Rendezvous Jewel Box Theatre. Video shot and edited by Paul Hong. Follow The Master b/w Cool Mornings (featuring Deborah Bond) Limited Edition 7” Vinyl (signed or unsigned) is still available while supplies last.

WATCH VIDEO

For more tour photos and video, click the image below and you can also search #BetterToGiveTour on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr.

Special thanks to official Better To Give Tour sponsor, Blue Marble Apparel for keeping the guys fresh and of course all of the fans who came out to support. Stay tuned for a big announcement next week as we prepare to release, Substantial & Marcus D’s newest EP, Present.

[VIDEO] JSOUL: Get On Down (feat. Substantial) + Release Party

After releasing JSOUL's first single "Get On Down" featuring Maryland native Substantial, we are proud to present the official video, directed by JSOUL and filmed/edited by Juron Travors. This new vid is a visual nod to The Box/Video Music Jukebox era when many Rap videos were low in budget but high in wordplay and boom bap.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : April 16, 2015 

JSOUL
"GET ON DOWN"
FEATURING SUBSTANTIAL
MUSIC VIDEO

OFF THE UPCOMING ALBUM
THE PURPLE SYMPHONY
AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER
DROPPING 04/28/15

After releasing JSOUL's first single "Get On Down" featuring Maryland native Substantial, we are proud to present the official video, directed by JSOUL and filmed/edited by Juron Travors. This new vid is a visual nod to The Box/Video Music Jukebox era when many Rap videos were low in budget but high in wordplay and boom bap. Enjoy this subtle black & white portrait of Baltimore and don't forget to pre-order The Purple Symphony oniTunes, Bandcamp, UGHH, and Fat Beats. 

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If you're in the DMV area, come check out The Purple Symphony album release party in Baltimore. Details below....

[NEW MUSIC] Substantial - 360 Degrees f. Gods'Illa (Prod by The Other Guys) + Holiday Vid Card

SUBSTANTIAL
"360 DEGREES"
FEATURING GODS'ILLA
PRODUCED BY THE OTHER GUYS

NEW SINGLE OFF UPCOMING
HiPNOTT RECORDS COMPILATION

This winter, HiPNOTT Records has gathered our team of artists to give our fans a compilation of previously unreleased music for this holiday season.  The compilation will be available for free download December 24th as our holiday gift to you. Until then, we will leak a few new tracks from the set along with accompanying video holiday cards from our artists.

First up is a new joint from Substantial, featuring new HiPNOTT signees Gods'Illa and produced by The Other Guys. Stream/download it below and view Substantial's personal holiday video message to you.

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ALSO AVAILABLE: Bop Alloy 'Winter Breaks' on Bandcamp & Spotify

[VIDEO] Bop Alloy @ Columbia College Chicago 4/19

Exclusive footage of 'Jazz Hop' duo Bop Alloy, along with Hip-Hop/R&B vocalist Steph. Bop Alloy consists of members Marcus D (DJ/Producer) and Substantial (Emcee) who came to visit Columbia College Chicago for the celebration Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and to talk about their careers as musicians and working with the late Nujabes. I've heard of their name, and when I heard that they were coming to Chicago, I did a little research on them myself. I listened their songs, and really enjoyed their sound. So I hope you all enjoy the video and share and like it, and all that good stuff. Thank you. - JLeslieMonique