SUBSTANCE hit the ground running releasing their first mix tape “Raw Substance” Hosted by Dj Shaun T. During this time they developed buzz worthy notoriety through performances throughout the Midwest. They also received the award of best local hip hop group at the “Midwest Rappers Ball” at the Regal Theater. They established a respectable following and then released the now critically acclaimed mixtape “Substance Muzik”. They also released their “Substance Abuse” mixtape, which is the final installment of their “Substance Series” mixtapes. During this time Substance continued to perform locally and regionally at venues such as “The Mayne Stage” (1st and only Hip Hop group to do so) (Chicago), “The Brass Rail” (Peoria, Illinois), “Cause Sound bar” (Minneapolis, MN), etc. Riding off the success of the “Substance Series” mixtapes, Substance developed a organic momentum that led into 2012. March 2012 Substance received a placement to perform at the Red Gorilla/SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, Invited to attend Rhymesayers “Soundset Festival”, and first performance at the ‘A3C Festival”! (Kevinnottigham Underground Express Stage) Substance also released their fourth mixtape “Contra Mixtape” on August 1st 2012. Substance has released their debut album “No Grey Area” produced by All Purpose Beatz in October of 2013. The album is available on digital outlets such iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Spotify, etc. They also had the opportunity to perform with Slum Village on their “Dirty Slums Tour” during the summer of 2013 and performed with The Lox and Talib Kweli in 2014. The momentum didn’t stop in 2015 when they open up for Black Milk twice, released their sophomore project “Dope” featuring DrtyGnus and solo projects “Andreaus Haley” (Dat Bizness) and “Gordo” (ILL Gordon). Now in 2016, they are preparing to release the third project “Masterpiece” produced by Drty Gnus They are currently seeking out touring opportunities regionally, nationally, and internationally.
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