Radio One Chicago

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 Rhy