Oct 17, 2026 · 39 min · 12 segments
From the cold streets of Cleveland comes Tropidelic, the high-energy force blending reggae rock, funk, hip-hop, and pure party vibes. Formed in the mid-2000s at Kent State University by frontman…
You're one of those bands that I always say to myself, "Why aren't you nationally recognized?" Now, I know what you're gonna say is, "We ask ourselves that, too."
[laughs]
Now, I did see that you guys are gonna break out into doing some touring here pretty soon.
We actually just got home from seven weeks of tour yesterday.
We're doing a bunch of, like, more regional stuff by where we're at and, like, some of our big, big towns that, like, we just do great and, and love playing at.
So that will be November, yeah.
But, um, we just did get off a tour for, like, seven weeks with, uh, our friends Little Stranger, and that was, like, a whole US tour-
... and that was, that was a blast.
It was so cool.
Like, one of the best tours I've ever done.
Like, not only just because of the fans and the shows were awesome, but the group we were with, like Little Stranger, Jarv-
... and Dana Skippy, all these dudes, I've known for years.
It was just, like, a bunch of friends just traveling the country together.
Yeah, it was, it was so sweet, yeah.
But, um-
There's performing, there's performing with having fun, and there's just having fun.
You're one of those bands that I always say to myself, "Why aren't you nationally recognized?" Now, I know what you're gonna say is, "We ask ourselves that, too."
[laughs]
Now, I did see that you guys are gonna break out into doing some touring here pretty soon.
We actually just got home from seven weeks of tour yesterday.
We're doing a bunch of, like, more regional stuff by where we're at and, like, some of our big, big towns that, like, we just do great and, and love playing at.
So that will be November, yeah.
But, um, we just did get off a tour for, like, seven weeks with, uh, our friends Little Stranger, and that was, like, a whole US tour-
... and that was, that was a blast.
It was so cool.
Like, one of the best tours I've ever done.
Like, not only just because of the fans and the shows were awesome, but the group we were with, like Little Stranger, Jarv-
... and Dana Skippy, all these dudes, I've known for years.
It was just, like, a bunch of friends just traveling the country together.
Yeah, it was, it was so sweet, yeah.
But, um-
There's performing, there's performing with having fun, and there's just having fun.
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