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Bop Alloy (Substantial & Marcus D) The Sub Way Tour: West Coast Promo
Description: This July, Substantial & Marcus D (Bop Alloy) head back to the West Coast for another adventure, this time, joined by Baltimore MC, Greenspan.July 03 - Blue Lamp - Sacramento, CA
July 06 - Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco, CA
July 08 - Everyday Music - Seattle, WA (In Store)
July 09 - The Crocodile (Back Bar) - Seattle, WA
July 11 - Kava Lounge - San Diego, CA
July 14 - 924 Gilman - Berkeley, CADetails and ticket info: http://www.iamsubstantial.com/events/
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BopAlloy/eventsFootage shot and edited by Chris Gioacchini (IG: @chrislog3)
Song: Bop Alloy 'The Art of Work' featuring Steph
https://bopalloy.bandcamp.com/track/the-art-of-work-ft-steph-the-sapphic-songstressTwitter
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Bop Alloy (Substantial & Marcus D) Better To Give Tour in Seattle
Description: With only one date left on tour, Substantial & Marcus D share this video giving us a behind the scenes look at their 'Better To Give' Tour in Seattle.Watch. Enjoy. ShareFinal Date:
3/30 - Lock & Key - Los Angeles, CA (Free show. 21+)The 'Better To Give' Tour is brought to you by Blue Marble Apparel (http://bluemarbleapparel.com), HiPNOTT Records (http://hipnottrecords.com) and DTR45 (http://deepthinka.com)Follow Substantial & Marcus D on Twitter
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Song: Bop Alloy 'Jazzmatic' ft. Steph, The Sapphic Songstress
Bop Alloy (Substantial & Marcus D) - Sketches of Pain ft. Oma Pearl
Description: From the album "Another Day in the Life of..." in stores now: https://bopalloy.bandcamp.com/album/another-day-in-the-life-of
Available on CD, Digital & Vinyl.Animation Director: Carlo-Roman Picaso for Studio Picaso
http://facebook.com/carloromanpicaso | https://vimeo.com/carloromanpicasoSONG DETAILS
Artist: Bop Alloy (Substantial & Marcus D) ft. Oma Pearl
Song Title: Sketches of Pain
Written by S. Robinson & O. Ichile-McKenzie & M. Marino
Produced by Marcus DLyrics:
VERSE 1
Peacemaker
Son of a violent man
Dream chaser
Raised on divided land
Where thieves raped us
Treated like I’m not a man
Our behavior
Like rebels without a plan
Step false get offed by a coward’s hand
Life’s shorter than an hour hand
But the least of my worries is the Taliban
Or hopin’ that they’ll pass an assault rifle ban
Most guns where I’m from aren’t licensed fam
The ones that are
Usually held tight in hands
By the cops and so called authority figures
Cringe at my black skin while calling us nigger
But 6 letters can't define me I'm so much bigger
The path I walk,
Most people can’t endure the rigor
Back up talk
By displaying so much vigor
Mastered art
The blind just ignore the picture
Passed a tart
But of course my portion’s bitter
That or starve
Cause round here they don’t deliver
Grabbed a quart
Rather be engulfed in liquor
Lacked support
And I wasn’t born a winner
An afterthought
These know-it-alls won’t consider
A man of God
Who sits upon a throne of wicker
Who scratched & Clawed
to reach the very point I’m sitting
After-all
That’s what fuels the poems I’m spittingHOOK
(Substantial)
I’ma take this pain I’ve been dealt with and use it
This ship can’t reach the stars if I don’t fuel it
Without my music and art I’d be useless
I always knew
I got to do so...
I’ma take the pain I’ve been dealt and use it
This ship can’t reach the stars if I don’t fuel it
Without this music and art I’d be useless
I always knew
What I had to do 'cause...(Oma Pearl)
You can’t hide from who you are
You can’t hide from who you are
Not even the highest peak
The lowest place
In every space
You always leave a trace
You always leave a trace
Always leave a trace!VERSE 2
Blood pressure high,
Self-respect low
Could be cancer inside
Am I’m scared to know
Lucky to be alive
At the age of 34
Livin’ in fast times
Still manage to die slow
IV pumping morphine in my bloodstream
Woke with a scratchy throat & groggy what a rough dream
Something’s
Not right, nurse can you help me sit up
Felt like I was stabbed,
Every time I try to get up
Hurt so damn bad,
I can’t even cough this phlegm up
Pain every minute
Every moment that I been up
When I told the fam
They looked at me like I’m finished
Huh! I’ll be damned
if anything we’ll make me give up
Wishing I was home in my chair
Anywhere but here
Baby girl completely unaware
Lives without a care
It ain’t fair
When your child, you can’t even pick up
But I did it for her, so I’ma keep my chin upHOOKBRIDGE
(Oma Pearl)
No matter what happens today
Tomorrow the sun will rise
We'll be there
We'll be there
We'll be there
To greet the sun
Good Morning
Good Morning
Good Morning
Good Morning
Bop Alloy (Substantial & Marcus D) - Winter Breaks (Full EP)
Description: Bop Alloy's 1st Holiday Project 'Winter Breaks'
Download & Lyrics Available Here: https://bopalloy.bandcamp.com/album/winter-breaks00:00 Let The Flakes Fall Where They May
03:00 Hottest Christmas On Record
06:36 Resolutions Per Minute
11:31 Spent
15:40 Longing For Nia
19:43 A CelebrationReleased 09 December 2014All songs written, produced, mixed and mastered by Substantial & Marcus D. | http://www.BopAlloy.comIndependent Hip Hop duo Bop Alloy will release their first holiday project on December 9, 2014. In February 2014, Bop Alloy was able to fund their 2nd LP, ‘Another Day in the Life of...’ using Kickstarter. The initial goal of the project was $7000. They more than doubled that amount in under one month and issued stretch goals, one of which included a holiday EP which would become ‘Winter Breaks’.‘Winter Breaks’ compiles 6 sonically vintage Hip Hop tracks. Producer, Marcus D handles the live instrumentation mixes masterfully while infusing jazz, soul and a pinch of Afro beat samples. Lyrically, Substantial touches on the personal, social, and economical effects of the Holiday season, using thoughtful lyricism, wit, and a variety of flows to paint a different portrait of Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Year’s.“I wanted to do something that wasn’t a traditional Christmas/Holiday album. I celebrate Kwanzaa as well and I set out to make songs that give you a peek into this underexposed, wonderful world”, says Substantial.“Regardless of how you celebrate, what you celebrate, and/or who you celebrate it with, this is the best time of year, and I think ‘Winter Breaks’ embodies that sentiment without the cliche "holiday raps factor”, says Marcus D. The ‘Winter Breaks’ EP is sure to be the only holiday music you’ll be playing from now through February.
Bop Alloy (Substantial & Marcus D) - A Celebration [A Kwanzaa Song]
Description: Download Song: https://bopalloy.bandcamp.com/track/a-celebration
Download Full EP: https://bopalloy.bandcamp.com/album/winter-breaksFrom Winter Breaks, released 09 December 2014
(M. Marino, S. Robinson)
Produced by Marcus D
Lyrics by Substantial
Additional vocals by Marcus D, Rachelle Etienne-Robinson & Serenity RobinsonVERSE 1
We celebrate a week long
Gonna get our eat on
Many things we'll speak on, elevate minds
And spirits is the reason
That we gotta keep on
‘Cause ‘tis season to congregate. Shine!
Headed to my man crib
Where the whole fam is
Together we banded since the days of old
Families expanded
Gave our parents grandkids
Unified we’re standing reaching our goals
Elders, children
My peers in the building
To those no longer living we say ashe
Pouring libations
Peaceful faces
Soulful vibrations made my day
Talk of better tomorrows
Life with less sorrow
A place where all folks value our lives
Fam and my next of kin
Chillin’, no flexin’
Counting our blessings, watching our wives... do the sameHOOK
It’s all about (Family)
It’s all about (Community)
It’s all about (Culture)
It’s all about (Life)
Repeat 1XWe celebrate (Family)
We celebrate (Community)
We celebrate (Culture)
We celebrate (Life)
Repeat 1XVERSE 2
Strengthening our bond as we thank the divine
Moving our people forward a day at a time
Speaking to our problems, making time to listen
Commemorate our past, restoring our traditions
While creating new ones… for instance
To my daughter Kwanzaa’s as normal Christmas
Gotta give her more if her future’s to be brighter
That’s my true duty as her father & provider
See her with her friends taking pride in her history
So overjoyed like witnessessing victory
Seeds making crafts while we chat ‘bout progress
You’d be hard pressed to hear us spatting out nonsense
Watching candles burn as we countdown the days
Greeting you with peace followed by the phrase…
“Habari gani?” Depending on the day
One of these 7 principles is what you would say
Follow me now..
Umoja, Kujichagulia, Ujima, Ujamaa
Nia, Kuumba, Imani
Repeat 2xOUTROI know when times get hard
We put all our faith is God
You still gotta elevate with me
Still gotta celebrate with me‘Cause until we work as one
You know our work’s far from done
You know you gotta elevate with me
You know you betta celebrate with meWe see that times are bad
And it’s got us fighting mad
I need you to elevate with me
Really need you to celebrate with meStand up and lets rise
Open up your mind and eyes
So you can elevate with me
I want you celebrate with meHOOK
It’s all about (Family)
(Community)
(Culture)
(Life)
(Family)
(Community)
(Culture)
(Life)We celebrate (Family)
(Community)
(Culture)
(Life)
(Family)
(Community)
(Culture)
(Life)
Bop Alloy (Substantial & Marcus D) - Longing For Nia
Description: Download Song: https://bopalloy.bandcamp.com/track/longing-for-nia
Download Full EP: https://bopalloy.bandcamp.com/album/winter-breaksFrom Winter Breaks, released 09 December 2014
(M. Marino, S. Robinson)
Produced by Marcus D
Lyrics by SubstantialLyricsVERSE 1
When I was little I had plenty of dreams
But football & art stayed at the top it seemed
The peak before I reached mine still doubt I have yet
Studied greats, took notes like I’m stealing tablets
Placid. Hadn’t a clue of why I was here
Long as fun exceeded the total amount of my tears
Years pass and peers flag my dreams with jeers
And soon my vulnerable mind appeared to be drowning in fears
Plus I was broken up physically
But what really stopped me was they got to me mentally
To be or not to be is my quandary, picture me
Smoking opposition like Barbeque, Hickory
Flawless victory what would you have done
Should’ve been a track star all I could do is run
Done playing on the field but still playing the field of dreams
But football star no longer seemed real to meHOOK
Real or not I want it
And once I got it
You know I gots to flaunt it for all
If it’s there I’m coming
Hundred miles and running
With the world on my shoulders to haul
Down a lonely road, trying to find my purpose
No telling what I’ll see
Low and behold, after all my searching
I found out its up to meVERSE 2
Still ain’t sure what I’m here for
‘Cause sports faded from the plan in my mid teens
Though art was still apart of the scheme I’m writing rhymes, part time
Trying to hop on the scene I won’t be ignored
Wasn’t hard to make green creativity
And drive made my hustling keen, couldn’t stop me
I was just spreadin my wings, trying to live out my dreams
Wanted to live like Akeem and King Jaffe
Raps on point but my grade’s obscene
Momma saying I should join the marines I mean the army
She think no college probably want a kid like me
I told her let them see my art and we’ll see. Shouldn’t doubt me
Meanwhile, teachers taking me to schools to speak
And show my work, yo these youngin’ were me but even better
Saw I made a difference later on when they would visit
Then join the school I attended, look, another new beginning…
Eh ma, by the way, peep this Pratt acceptance letter
Never say never.HOOKVERSE 3
Now as a man, Stan managed to stand
On my own when life was sketchy ‘cause I drew up a plan
To combine my art and music and expand my brand
Giving back to my students and of course the fans
I’m sure my purpose is service
So I see our challenges and work it out the best I can
Below the surface, don’t do it for the vine or cam
Fronting for a little backing never part of the plan
So what you here for? Me? Busy chasing down these dreams
When they close enough to see I be like “there it go” Got’cha!
Never will I knock a-nother trying to discover
Their path and where it leads. We travel at different speeds
Battle until we bleed when it’s looking rather bleak
Courage gather from deep til grasp what we seek
Long for it like Nia but Nia is what we needed
Some will chase it forever and may never get to see it
(Most don’t see what I see / Most don’t hear what I hear)HOOK
Bop Alloy (Substantial & Marcus D) - Spent
Description: Download Song: https://bopalloy.bandcamp.com/track/spent
Download Full EP: https://bopalloy.bandcamp.com/album/winter-breaksFrom Winter Breaks, released 09 December 2014
(M. Marino, S. Robinson)
Produced by Marcus D
Lyrics by SubstantialLyricsVERSE 1
My favorite holiday is Christmas
Though I hardly qualify as Christian
Got that good hair 'cause I'm part Indian
Plus whole fam go hard at Thanksgiving
If I'm missing it's cuz I'm lined up
Trying to give'em my business before its marked up
Stiff arm shoppers like it's all mine what
Boy dem deep discounts done got me fired up
Don't fool with Kwanzaa dog it's so wack
They don't even do gifts and I ain't pro black
Man I'm pro green and I gots to get it
Second that I got it I gots ta spend it
All brand names, I’m looking splendid
Yall got no class like yall got suspended
Bling for misses copped my son Batman
All praises due to jolly old fatman, Amen!HOOK
Man it just don’t make no sense
I can hardly pay my rent
All this doe that I done spent
Out here trying to cop these gifts
Just don’t make no sense
All these festivities got me spent
Times are hard so hard we went
Almost spent up every centBREAKVERSE 2
If my girl copped me a wack gift then we’re thru
Might take back all that I copped for her too
To be my boo and worthy of praise
Need a PS4... plus some new Js
I’m out here burning up doe real wreckless
Swapped my check with a diamond necklace
Nothing like diamonds to say “I love her”
When you tryna slide her the stocking stuffer
I know money can’t buy me love but
I’m seeing more action Ji’like, somewhat
Screwed like a lugnut when my funds shrank
My account’s blank, no cash in the bank
No gas in my tank Mrs. Clause leaving
Nothing left to give, she done receiving
No longer present, yet it’s a wrap... ironic
Searching for gift receipts as I sip my tonicHOOKVERSE 3
They talking ‘bout boycotting Black Friday
If I had my way, it would be 5 days
Then they talking ‘bout supporting Black business
I’m like it’s called Black Friday.. isn’t it
Alright, I know that a tad too ignorant
But I’d like to know why on earth should I give a ish
When a TV worth a G’s now three… hundred
Everything in me say hit the street running
Then they say we’re that second class citizen,
But we’re the first to give up all my dividends
Outside of the neighborhood that we are living in
Meanwhile our life’s treated like it’s insignificant
Sure plenty times the service be dreadfool
‘Cause we ain’t really customers, thought of as a threat fool
And the folks our tax pay to serve and protect us
Most don’t do either let alone respect us
So why should I care about a holiday special
Tryna save a dime, when we need to save our self
Too many of us dying and we funding movement
They gonna kill your cousin, you ain’t gon’ do ish?!
Who the real menace? Ain’t hard to call it
But some of the ammo to fight back’s in your wallet
They don’t worship prophets they worship profit
Make them the target and hit them in the pocket
Pow-er!!!HOOK
Bop Alloy (Substantial & Marcus D) - Resolutions Per Minute
Description: Download Song: https://bopalloy.bandcamp.com/track/resolutions-per-minute
Download Full EP: https://bopalloy.bandcamp.com/album/winter-breaksFrom Winter Breaks, released 09 December 2014
(M. Marino, S. Robinson)
Produced by Marcus D
Lyrics by SubstantialTrack includes "Ukrainian Carol" (Interlude)
Keys played by Marcus DLyrics
HOOK
What you gonna do? What you gonna change?
Try something new or remain the same?
Will you follow thru or give up like a lame?
Time to start again. 90 RPMs
(Repeat 1x)VERSE 1
Trying to better myself every year but falling short
Should do it for growth but i focus on cheers I long support
Probably should cut back on all of the beers that I had bought
Lessen my eff-ups and get some clearer-minded thoughts
Clearly, I am fault but hear me, I’m a sport
That’s making some new resolutions I fear or all for naught
Smeared what I’ve been taught. Steering toward folk
On the road to perdition, frontier of all the lostHOOKVERSE 2
She wanna be ready for beaches, that’s why she barely be eating
Depriving her body of anything Godly impressing these heathens
Any new diet she find on a blog she pledging allegiance
Get any smaller and she will dissolve, what is the reason
Blind like a venetian, crying from all of the teasing
This ain’t attack on a titan she fighting her inner demons
Trying to pick up the pieces, finding what she’s been seeking
Promise to finally love her true self... ‘Tis the seasonHOOKVERSE 3
(Some people be like)
I will quit smoking, I will tweet less, work out more
Manage my debt, manage my stress, play a new sport
Volunteer, travel abroad, even recycle
Learn to knit, get a good job, study my bible
Go on more dates, meet some new people, try not to boast
Get laid, get married, probably both
Fix up my home, have a baby, get a new hobby
Read a lot more, hang outdoors, other guys be
Like “This is the year to put it in gear and soar
Can’t tell you what’s different but listen this isn’t the year before
Cause I had a vision of living a life that meant much more
Taking a chance to dance at the top won’t be ignore
I ain’t ever stopping, failure ain’t a option
Said to hell with caution, walk the trail no talking
Principles to live by, no more resolutions
Excuses replaced by fruitful executionHOOK
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