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Artist Overview

# Reggae

# Rock

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Bio

Slightly Stoopid is an American band based in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego, California, who describe their music as "a fusion of folk, rock, reggae and blues with hip-hop, funk, metal and punk."As a band, they have released thirteen albums (four live), with their ninth studio album entitled Everyday Life, Everyday People on July 13, 2018.The band was originally signed by Bradley Nowell from the band Sublime to his label Skunk Records while still in high school.

Life & Career

The band's seventh studio album, Top of the World, was released on August 14, 2012.The seven-piece band continues to explore a variety of styles on Top of the World, with help from some of their biggest influences and heroes including: reggae legends Barrington Levy and Don Carlos (musician) of Black Uhuru; "unofficial 8th member" Karl Denson of Greyboy Allstars; longtime band friend and touring partner G. Love; Fishbone frontman Angelo Moore; ex-Jurassic 5 emcee extraordinaire Chali 2na; Dumpstaphunk's Ian Neville; and hit-making singer/songwriter Angela Hunte. The album entered the Billboard 200 at a career high No. 13 as well as on Billboards Independent Albums chart at No. 3. Top of the World also debuted on Billboards Rock Albums and Alternative Albums charts with a final position of No. 4. Following the album release, the band performed on the "Red Bull Sound Space at KROQ" (www.kroq.com/soundspace and www.redbullusa.com/soundspace) on August 23, followed by appearances on tastemaker indie music website Daytrotter and SiriusXM. The group also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on September 12 to play their current single, "Top of the World." Slightly Stoopid continued to tour extensively, playing 38 dates in 2014 in cities all across the US. Their summer 2014 tour featured G. Love and also Bob Marley's son, Stephen Marley. On April 20, 2015, Slightly Stoopid announced via their social media pages and website that they intended to release a new album, entitled Meanwhile...Back At The Lab. The album was released on June 30, 2015. The album's track list was subsequently published on iTunes. The band's 2018 album, Everyday Life, Everyday People, topped the Billboard Reggae Albums chart.

Greatest Hits

Closer to the Sun-Closer to the Sun
Collie Man-Everything You Need
Mona June (feat. Angela Hunte)-Top of the World

Achievements

The group also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on September 12 to play their current single, "Top of the World.‘’
Slightly Stoopid continued to tour extensively, playing 38 dates in 2014 in cities all across the US.Their summer 2014 tour featured G. Love and also Bob Marley's son, Stephen Marley.
On April 20, 2015, Slightly Stoopid announced via their social media pages and website that they intended to release a new album, entitled Meanwhile...Back At The Lab. The album was released on June 30, 2015. The album's track list was subsequently published on iTunes.
The band's 2018 album, Everyday Life, Everyday People, topped the Billboard Reggae Albums chart.
The group is noted for their eclectic mix of rock, reggae, blues, hip-hop, metal and funk in their works. When the group first started out, they drew numerous influences from the likes of punk rock groups such as Sublime, Operation Ivy, Rancid, and Streetwise. Slightly Stoopid's self-titled album was released months after Brad Nowell's death in 1996 under Skunk Records. Their reggae influences stem from artists such as Yellowman, Don Carlos (musician) and Buju Banton.
The band has also experimented with hip-hop on their more recent albums. The song "The Otherside" off the album Chronchitis features the late rapper Guru. They note hip hop influences NWA and Eazy-E, Wu-Tang Clan, and Gang Starr.
Miles Doughty's vocal style in particular references reggae legends Eek a Mouse, Pinchers, and Tenor Saw quite often.

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