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Tropidelic is six-piece band from Cleveland, Ohio. Tropidelic infuses multiple genres into a style that’s a blend of reggae rock, hip-hop and high energy funk.

Tropidelic has shared the stage with and supported such acts as 311 (band), Slightly Stoopid, Dirty Heads, Pepper, Flobots, and Wookiefoot. Previously, Tropidelic has been featured at Electric Forest Festival, Werk Out Festival, California Roots Music & Art Festival, Reggae Rise Up Florida, and the final Warped Tour in 2018. Since 2017, Tropidelic has also hosted their own annual grassroots music festival, The Freakstomp Music Festival.

History
Tropidelic was formed in 2008 at Kent State University, located in Kent, Ohio. They built a following after self-distributing over 10,000 free copies of their first self-produced first EP, Rebirth of the Dope. Over the years, the band has evolved through several member changes and the addition of a horn section, leading up to their first full-length album, All Heads Unite, being released in 2012.

Since the release of All Heads Unite, Tropidelic has released 4 additional albums. Their 2018 album Heavy is the Head was released on Pepper’s LAW Records and debuted at #1 on the iTunes reggae charts. The album also reached #3 on the Billboard charts on December 2, 2017. Heavy is the Head was recorded at RCR Recording in Cleveland, OH and produced by Matthew Roads and Cary Crichlow.

Lineup

 * Matthew Roads: Guitar/Vocals
 * James Begin: Trombone/Vocals
 * Bobby Chronic: Guitar
 * Pags: Bass
 * Derek McBryde: Trumpet
 * Rex Larkman: Drums