Flipsyde is an American hip hop group from Oakland, California.
Career
Flipsyde currently consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Steve Knight, lead guitarist Dave Lopez, and rapper The Piper (Jinho Ferreira). Their 2005 debut album,
We the People, was released by Interscope Records and featured the singles "Happy Birthday" and "Someday", with the latter chosen as a theme song by
NBC for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games,
[Paoletta, Michael (January 14, 2006). "Making the Band: Rocking the Winter Games". Billboard, p.14. Retrieved November 10, 2017.] and appeared on the soundtrack for the 2008 film
Never Back Down.
Flipsyde's 2008 follow-up album, State of Survival, featured production by Akon[Crosley, Hillary (November 29, 2008). "Konvict Breakouts". Billboard, p. 21. Retrieved November 10, 2017.] and a minor hit in "When It Was Good", but the record did not chart. The group was subsequently dropped by Interscope Records. Flipsyde released two Extended play independently in 2011 and 2012. The group is currently working on a new project together.
Beyond Flipsyde
Ferreira is a graduate of San Francisco State University and has written two unproduced screenplays,
one of which won a screenwriting prize at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2009.
Ferreira discussed his experiences growing up, becoming a rapper, and choosing to become a cop to try to address racial injustice in From Oakland to Johannesburg: Can We Reform the Police?,[From Oakland to Johannesburg: Can We Reform the Police?] an episode of World Affairs.
Past members
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DJ D-Sharp (Derrick Robinson), a founding member of Flipsyde, departed after the release of We the People.
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Chantelle Paige joined the group for the album State of Survival. After the album she moved on to pursue a solo career.
Discography
Studio albums
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| 2005 | We the People | — | 43 | |
| 2009 | State of Survival | — | — | |
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EPs
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| 2011 | The Phoenix | — | — |
| 2012 | Tower of Hollywood | — | — |
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Mixtapes
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The Pen and The Sword (2005)
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Focus (2011)
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Ignite (2012)
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Gift (2012)
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Transform (2012)
Singles
See also
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List of former Interscope Records artists
Notes
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