{{Short description|American hip hop/R&B group}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Thestand4rd | image = Thestand4rd2014.jpg | caption = The band in 2014. From left: Allan Kingdom, Bobby Raps, Psymun, Corbin | alias = | origin = Minneapolis, Minnesota | genre = Hip hop, R&B | past_members = {{hlist|Bobby Raps|Allan Kingdom|Corbin|Psymun}} | years_active = 2014–2017 | label = | website = }}
'''Thestand4rd''' was a hip hop/R&B group based in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was formed by producer and rapper Bobby Raps, producer and rapper Allan Kingdom, singer Corbin, and producer Psymun.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whalen |first1=Eamon |title=Meet The Minnesota Misfits Behind thestand4rd |url=https://www.thefader.com/2014/10/29/gen-f-thestand4rd |website=The FADER |access-date=8 December 2021 |language=en |date=29 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Flanagan |first1=Andrew |title=Spooky Black & The Stand4rd Prove They're No Bedroom Project at SOBs |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/spooky-black-the-stand4rd-perform-nyc-sobs-6312184/ |access-date=8 December 2021 |magazine=Billboard |date=10 November 2014}}</ref> They were joined on-stage by DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rietmulder |first1=Michael |title=DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip conquers the Twin Cities hip-hop party scene |url=https://www.startribune.com/dj-tiiiiiiiiiip-conquers-the-twin-cities-hip-hop-party-scene/311459841/?refresh=true |access-date=8 December 2021 |work=Star Tribune |date=3 July 2015}}</ref>
==History== The band started when Bobby Raps messaged Corbin, then known as Spooky Black, on SoundCloud. 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Merlo |first1=Kelly |title=The Stand4rd Bobby Raps, Spooky Black, Psymun & Allan Kingdom |url=http://issuemagazine.com/the-stand4rd/#/ |access-date=6 December 2021 |work=Issue Magazine}}</ref>
Their self-titled debut album was produced with the help of Doc McKinney.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Caramanica |first1=Jon |title=Casting a Magnetic Field That He Happily Shares |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/11/arts/spooky-black-and-thestand4rd-perform-at-sobs.html |access-date=8 December 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=10 November 2014}}</ref> The album was written and recorded over the course of a month at McKinney's studio in Toronto.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Thompson|first=Paul|date=9 June 2015|title=St. Paul Saints - How thestand4rd Came To Be.|work=Greenroom Magazine|url=http://grant-spanier-afjm.squarespace.com/blog/2015/6/9/issue-04-cover-story-st-paul-saints-how-thestand4rd-came-to-be|access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> ''Thestand4rd'' was released on SoundCloud in November 2014.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Frydenlund |first1=Zach |title=Stream and Download thestand4rd's Album From Spooky Black, Allan Kingdom, Bobby Raps, and Psymun |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2014/11/thestand4rds-album-stream-and-download |work=Complex |date=5 November 2014 |language=en}}</ref> They played their first live show that November,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Riemenschneider|first1=Chris|date=5 November 2014|title=Spooky Black's group the Stand4rd issues its album for free|work=Star Tribune|url=https://www.startribune.com/spooky-black-s-group-the-stand4rd-issues-its-album-for-free/281635201/}}</ref> which kicked off an 8-stop tour.<ref name=":0" />
The group performed at Rock the Garden in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Swensson|first=Andrea|date=30 June 2015|title=thestand4rd perform at Rock the Garden 2015|url=http://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2015/06/30/thestand4rd-live-at-rock-the-garden-2015|access-date=2021-12-08|website=The Current|language=en}}</ref> In 2017, they played at the Soundset Music Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-05-29|title=The Stand4rd reunite for a vibey Soundset performance|url=http://goradiomn.com/stand4rd-reunite-vibey-soundset-performance/|access-date=2021-12-09|website=Go Radio|language=en-US}}</ref>
By June 2017, the group had disbanded.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Whalen|first1=Eamon|date=2017-06-19|title=Psymun on Working With The Weeknd, Bon Iver, and Rediscovering Lightning Bolt|url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/psymun-rainbow-party-interview|access-date=2021-12-08|website=Bandcamp Daily}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Citation|title=Allan Kingdom speaks on thestand4rd, "Peanut Butter Prince", Kanye, Minnesota, & more|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqMeuvAeb0Y|website=YouTube|publisher=Internet Hippy|language=en|access-date=2021-12-08|date=3 October 2018}}</ref>
==Discography== *''thestand4rd'' (2014)
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Category:Musical groups from the Twin Cities Category:American hip-hop groups