From Felony to Fruition

Coming off a scare in the summer of 2024—Daijon T. Munson faced eight years in prison due to probation violations while under the supervision of three separate courts—he launched Substance Controlled. The entity immediately signed Baby Booder, who had released their first full-length project just a month earlier.

The timing was significant: Munson had received a "Controlled Substance" felony charge in March 2023 at age 20. Facing nearly a decade in prison, alongside bond violations and a reckless driving charge following a suicide attempt on April 2, 2023, Munson sat at a crossroads for months. Finally, in September 2024, he began the launch. On October 4, 2024, determined to lead with independence, Substance Controlled was born.

Substance Controlled is a multimedia empire; with the recording division as the bread winner, the publishing, film and merchandise divisions are also included.