While it’s a rare commodity for a band to tour as consistently as Slightly … Read Full Bio ↴While it’s a rare commodity for a band to tour as consistently as Slightly Stoopid, the group’s diligent commitment to live music provides some insight into their loyal fan base and unique creative metamorphosis throughout their extensive existence. Though it's been a couple of years since the release of their last studio album, Top Of The World (August 14, 2012), the Ocean Beach, California-based group—led by co-founders and multi-instrumentalists Kyle McDonald and Miles Doughty—have also found the same passionate dedication to their studio craft, holing up between tours in their own San Diego recording studio and record label complex. The balance of a prolific touring regimen between albums have helped to refine the tasty fusion and massive groove that permeates Stoopid’s trademark sound and seven album catalogue, as well as their live shows.

"We're a touring act, and we've been on the road pretty much non-stop over the last decade," explains Doughty, offering that the more recent creation of the band's own local recording studio and rehearsal clubhouse (within the warehouse district of Mission Valley just inland of Ocean Beach) certainly aided and influenced their last release Top of the World, and has inspired their latest sessions, which the band anticipates could stretch into a few different recording projects.

"Over the last 3 years we started our own studio and within the last 9 months, anticipating the window for new album sessions, the band has invested into innovations and equipment upgrades for the studio in a quest to capture and progress our signature sound forward. Having our own studio really enables us to make records at our own pace and to make the right records, hopefully (with a grin) at various stages of our career,” Doughty continues. “What's nice about having our own environment to record in and analyze the music is it really lets you keep an organic feel. For us, I feel like it's a step into the next level, as far as understanding the process of recording, understanding the process of songwriting. We took everything that we've learned over the years and really put it into this place and into our music.” The property also houses the creative loft space that has become the official offices of the band’s own label Stoopid Records, which issued the band’s second album in 1999 Acoustic Roots, and has continued to be their preferred method of distributing the band’s recorded material.

Another key ingredient to what makes Slightly Stoopid extraordinarily special is the inclusion of several musical guests, both live and in the studio. "It really keeps that 'family atmosphere' for us,” says Doughty. “I think it really shows in the music — we live for the spirit of collaboration and on Top of The World we had G. Love, Angelo Moore from Fishbone, Don Carlos, Barrington Levy, Ian Neville from Dumpstaphunk, Tory Ruffin from Morris Day and the Time and Fishbone, and singer/songwriter Angela Hunte. Angelo Moore to me is one of the greatest front-men to ever step foot on a stage. As a fan and out of respect, I try to do something with Angelo every time we have a record, really. If you listen to his lyrics, his vocal performance—I don't know who could keep up with Angelo on stage. Don Carlos from Black Uhuru is one of the legendary reggae singers of all time and we've had the pleasure of working with him the last few years. We've been friends with G. Love for over 15 years, and we've been able to work together quite a few different times in the studio. It seems like second nature. Whenever you're recording with G., it's almost like you're really just hanging out with your bro and you happen to hit record. We've done so many shows together and so many studio sessions, it becomes second nature.“

Sinsemilla
Slightly Stoopid Lyrics

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But everybody wants to get some
Sinsemilla
And everybody wants to get some
We want our sinsemilla
And everybody wants to get some
We want the sinsemilla
And everybody wants to get some
We want the sinsemilla

You know that it's better
To smoke it
Said in the morning time time time
But when you wake you bake
You know that
Everything (something) will be just fine
So fine
You know that it's better
To smoke that shit
Said in the morning time
But when you wake you bake
You know that
Jah jah say you be just fine
So fine
The people said
Everybody wants to get some
They want the sinsemilla
And everybody wants to get some
Give me my sinsemilla
And everybody wants to get some
I want the Sinsemilla
And everybody wants to get some
But then he call the doctor for me
But yes this is a case of emergency
You know we rockin' 105.3
We comin' to give the good lovin'
Like she givin' it to me
So listen the people say yeah
But everybody wants to get some
Sinsemilla
And everybody wants to get some
Give me my sinsemilla
And everybody wants to get some

Wont give me the sinsemilla
And everybody wants to get some

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Slightly Stoopid's song "Sinsemilla" seem to be about the desire for or seeking out of marijuana, specifically the strain known as Sinsemilla. The repeated chorus of "And everybody wants to get some, we want our sinsemilla" reinforces this idea. The first verse suggests that smoking Sinsemilla is preferable and can make everything "just fine." The use of "Jah jah" in the second verse implies a Rastafarian perspective, as Jah is a term often used to reference God within Rastafarianism. The line "But then he call the doctor for me, but yes this is a case of emergency" could be interpreted as a reference to the illegal status of marijuana in many places, making getting caught possessing or using it feel like a medical emergency.

Line by Line Meaning

But everybody wants to get some Sinsemilla And everybody wants to get some
Everyone desires to obtain some high-quality marijuana known as Sinsemilla

We want our sinsemilla And everybody wants to get some We want the sinsemilla And everybody wants to get some
We strongly desire to get our hands on some Sinsemilla, just like everyone else

The people said Everybody wants to get some They want the sinsemilla And everybody wants to get some Give me my sinsemilla And everybody wants to get some I want the Sinsemilla And everybody wants to get some
People are vocal about wanting Sinsemilla, acknowledging that it's a very popular type of marijuana that everyone craves

But then he call the doctor for me But yes this is a case of emergency You know we rockin' 105.3 We comin' to give the good lovin' Like she givin' it to me So listen the people say yeah
At times, smoking too much Sinsemilla can lead to paranoia or anxiety, and may require medical attention. The reference to a radio station and 'good lovin' may imply that the band's music is the right cure for such situations

But everybody wants to get some Sinsemilla And everybody wants to get some Give me my sinsemilla And everybody wants to get some Wont give me the sinsemilla And everybody wants to get some
The chorus repeats the message that everyone wants to get their hands on Sinsemilla, and that it's a highly sought-after type of marijuana

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: CRISTOFER WELTER, DANIEL DELACRUZ, KYLE ALEXANDER MCDONALD, MILES DOUGHTY, OGUER OCON, RYAN MORAN

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