Jazz Liberatorz - Speak The Language

Animal Arithmetic (AA) is an end-times story - a call to introspection - in the form of manga, animation, and Jazz-Hop. Animal Arithmetics creator, Queens native, Kenya “KDFoxx” Danino is an illustrator, writer, and former mentee of acclaimed storytellers Peter De Seve, Terryl Whitlatch, Thomas Astruc, and Hiroyuki Asada. When the time came to produce the soundtrack for AA, KDFoxx teamed up with veteran Maryland, MC/Producer, and 2x Hollywood Music in Media nominee, Substantial, known for his work with Nujabes, PUBG Mobile, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, and Arknights. The result is soulful, mostly jazz and funk-infused Hip-Hop instrumental soundscape featuring live instrumentation by Jonathan Smalls, Malcolm Jackson, Marukabis, Marcus D, and Mason Lieberman. The album also features vocal guest appearances from EyeQ, MLLN, and of course Substantial along with voice-over actors Ashley, Christen, Binks, Daniel Acosta, Farah Naz Rishi, Hunter Scott, Noell Webber, and Rachelle Etienne-Robinson.

​​Animal Arithmetic (Volume 1) releases in Winter 2021 on all digital streaming platforms along with a limited edition vinyl release.

Animal Arithmetic, Vol. 1

Animal Arithmetic (Volume 1)

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Your Greatest Weapon feat. MLLN and Malcolm Jackson

Nujabes - Letter from Yokosuka

Nujabes - City Lights (feat. Pase Rock & Substantial)

Tsutchie - Strike Back

Adrift produced by Sharpsound (J. Gutierrez). unreleased unmastered. 2007

Adrift

Track from Marcus D The Lone Wolf EP, released 2015

The Lone Wolf EP

Earth Angel Ft. Cise Star

just remember

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Premeditated Freestyle

Back in 2011 Baltimore emcee Substantial was facing the possibility of cancer.  He ended up having preventive surgery and while laid up, decided to start working on a tribute album to Jill Scott, one of his biggest influences.  It was his was of staying busy while healing, and at the same time to give people their roses while they could still smell them.  The result is a free project Substantial calls "Jackin' Jill" - a tribute project from built by "Jackin" music from various Jill Scott releases. This collection of reworks and remixes of her work blended by DJ Jav form a cohesive pseudo collaboration focused on life, love & music.
 
Today, as Substantial heads back into the doctor's for a follow up examine 2 years later, we are unveiling the cover art (drawn by Substantial himself) from the 17 track project.  Additionally, we're giving listeners a taste of what's to come with the track "Golden Lady" - a reworking of the amazing Stevie Wonder track from "Innervisions" that Substantial uses to play off the track Golden from Jill Scott's Beautifully Human album (the last song Kool Herc played at Substantial's wedding).  Substantial adds to this Marcus D produced tribute track the gorgeous vocals of Steph The Sappic Songstress.  Be sure to listen to Marcus D on piano throughout as well.  The result is a richly layered, beautiful new track from one of Baltimore's most thoughtful and talented artists, Substantial.

Produced by Marcus D
Additional Vocals by Steph The Sapphic Songstress
Piano by Marcus D

Jackin' Jill

Golden Lady ft. Steph The Sapphic Songstress [Prod. Marcus D]

Lyrics by Substantial & L Universe
Produced by Nujabes

Lyrical Terrorists (ft. L-Universe) [Prod. Nujabes]

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Premeditated Freestyle

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