Veteran Jazz Hop/Lo-Fi Hip-Hop artist, Substantial teams up with illustrator and writer, KDFoxx to produce his latest instrumental ‘A Hunter and His Prey’, inspired by her manga ‘Animal Arithmetic’. The track features voice-over acting by Daniel Acosta and Noell Webber over a mellow groove of chill samples, drums chops, and live bass by Jonathan Smalls. ‘A Hunter and his Prey’ is the debut single from the album ‘Animal Arithmetic, Vol. 1’ which drops on February 4, 2022 on all digital streaming platforms along with a limited edition vinyl release.

ABOUT Animal Arithmetic
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.