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Thestand4rd was a hip hop/R&B group based in
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. It was formed by producer and rapper
Bobby Raps Robert John Richardson (born December 22, 1992), known professionally as Bobby Raps, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has been a member of Thestand4rd, Audio Perm, and Dequexatron X000. He has produced and wri ...
, producer and rapper
Allan Kingdom Allan Kyariga (born January 6, 1994), better known by his stage name Allan Kingdom, is a Canadian rapper and record producer based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He was a member of Thestand4rd along with Bobby Raps, Corbin, and Psymun. He guest fe ...
, singer Corbin, and producer
Psymun Simon Christensen, better known by his stage name Psymun, is an American record producer based in Minnesota. He was a member of Thestand4rd alongside Allan Kingdom, Bobby Raps, and Corbin. Early life and education Christensen graduated from ...
. They were joined on-stage by
DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip Taylor Madrigal, known professionally as DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip, is a Minneapolis, Minnesota based DJ and promoter. Biography Madrigal grew up in Minneapolis. His stage name is an alteration of his childhood nickname, Tip. In 2009, he became a founding ...
.


History

The band started when Bobby Raps messaged Corbin, then known as Spooky Black, on
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. The two began to collaborate. Tiiiiiiiiiip introduced the duo to Psymun, and the three produced the song "Blind". Allan Kingdom joined the group shortly thereafter. Their self-titled debut album was produced with the help of
Doc McKinney Martin "Doc" McKinney (born August 27, 1971) is a Canadian Americans, Canadian-American record producer and songwriter. He was formerly one half of the duo (now solo act) Esthero. McKinney is widely credited with developing The Weeknd's sound as ...
. The album was written and recorded over the course of a month at McKinney's studio in Toronto. ''Thestand4rd'' was released on SoundCloud in November 2014. They played their first live show that November, which kicked off an 8-stop tour. The group performed at
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in 2015. In 2017, they played at the
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. By June 2017, the group had disbanded. In a 2018 interview, Allan Kingdom stated that they ceased working together after suffering from a "weak foundation", citing issues with members of the music industry taking advantage of the group.


Discography

*''thestand4rd'' (2014)


References

{{authority control Musical groups from the Twin Cities American hip-hop groups