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Slayr
Slayr (Evan McDonald, born 2007), also Slayer77 or countdragons, is a North Philadelphia rage rap and digicore rapper-producer whose 2025 mixtape Half Blood and 2026 deluxe BloodLuxe brought mainstream attention and a 2026 XXL Freshman selection.
Sleep (band)
Sleep is an American stoner/doom metal band formed 1990 in San Jose from Asbestosdeath, known for Sleep's Holy Mountain and the hour-long Dopesmoker; reformed 2009, released The Sciences 2018, and in 2026 continued without Matt Pike.
Sleep Theory
Sleep Theory is an American rock band from Memphis, Tennessee, fronted by Army veteran vocalist Cullen Moore and signed to Epitaph Records, formed in 2019.
Slick Rick
Slick Rick (Richard Martin Lloyd Walters, born 1965, London; earlier MC Ricky D) is a British-American rapper and hip-hop storyteller known for 'La Di Da Di,' 'The Show,' the 1988 platinum debut The Great Adventures of Slick Rick, a 1990 attempted-murder conviction, a 2008 pardon, and the 2025 album Victory.
Slim Jxmmi
Slim Jxmmi (Aaquil Iben Shamon Brown, born 1991) is an American rapper, one half of Rae Sremmurd with brother Swae Lee; known for 'Black Beatles', the Jxmtro solo album, and EarDrummers/Interscope releases.
Slim Shady EP
Slim Shady EP, also called The Slim Shady EP, is Eminem's debut extended play, self-released December 10, 1997 on Web Entertainment. It introduced the Slim Shady alter ego and, via the 1997 Rap Olympics and Dr. Dre, led to his Aftermath signing.
Slim Thug
Slim Thug (Stayve Jerome Thomas, born 1980) is a Houston rapper, Swishahouse alum, and Boss Hogg Outlawz founder whose 'Still Tippin'' verse and 2005 album Already Platinum, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, made him a leading figure of the Houston rap breakthrough.
Slipknot (band)
Slipknot: American masked nine-piece heavy metal band formed 1995 in Des Moines, Iowa, numbered 0 to 8. Nu-metal-era act with death metal and thrash elements; platinum 1999 debut, Iowa (2001), 10 Grammy nominations, 2027 stadium tour.
Slomosa
Slomosa is a Norwegian stoner and desert rock band from Bergen, formed in 2017, whose four members call their music "tundra rock"; they have released two studio albums.
Slowly We Rot
Slowly We Rot is the 1989 debut album by Florida death metal band Obituary, recorded at Morrisound in Tampa with Scott Burns and credited with shaping death metal's blueprint.
Slowthai
Slowthai is the stage name of Tyron Frampton (born 1994), an English rapper from Northampton blending grime, punk, and UK hip hop; albums Nothing Great About Britain, Tyron (UK No. 1), and Ugly; acquitted of rape charges in December 2024.
Slug (rapper)
Slug is the stage name of Sean Daley (born 1972), Minneapolis rapper and co-founder of the duo Atmosphere with producer Ant, and co-owner of the independent label Rhymesayers Entertainment.
Slugg
Slugg is the professional name of Mateo Acosta, a Miami-born, Orlando-based American house DJ and producer who co-founded the label getbusy and plays tech house, minimal, and jackin' house.
Slum Village
Slum Village is a Detroit hip-hop group (early name Ssenepod, also J-88) formed in 1996 by Baatin, T3, and J Dilla; known for Fantastic, Vol. 2 (2000), Trinity, Detroit Deli, and F.U.N. (2024).
Smino
Smino (Christopher Smith Jr., born 1991) is a St. Louis rapper and singer blending hip-hop, funk, and R&B; albums blkswn, NOIR, Luv 4 Rent, Maybe in Nirvana; founder of Zero Fatigue; distinct from the smino construction software.
SMLE
SMLE, pronounced "smile," is an American future bass duo formed in Miami in 2014 by Ruben Cardenas and Lewis Martinee, now based in Los Angeles.
Smokedope2016
Smokedope2016 (born 2001) is an American cloud rap and trap rapper from Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the Listen to the Kids label, known for hiding his face, the 2022 Joeyy feature "IM NOT GOD BUT I WISH I WAS", and the trilogy THE COMEUP, THE PEAK, and THE COMEDOWN.
Smokepurpp
Smokepurpp (Omar Jeffery Pineiro), Miami rapper-producer of the SoundCloud rap era, Lil Pump collaborator, Alamo Records signee, gold single "Audi", albums Deadstar 2 and Florida Jit.
Smoulder
Smoulder is a Canadian epic heavy/doom metal band formed in Calgary in 2013, known for sword-and-sorcery lyrics, Michael Whelan cover art, and the 2023 album Violent Creed of Vengeance.
SNBRN
SNBRN is the stage name of Kevin Chapman, an American DJ and producer in Los Angeles known for "Raindrops" and "Gangsta Walk" and his "sunset house" style.
Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg, born Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (1971, Long Beach), also Snoop Doggy Dogg and Snoop Lion, is an American rapper discovered by Dr. Dre in 1992; Doggystyle (1993) was the first rap debut album to top the Billboard 200.
Snootie Wild
Snootie Wild (LePreston Porter III, 1985-2022) was a Memphis rapper whose 2013 single "Yayo" reached the rap Top 20 and led to Yo Gotti's CMG/Epic signing; Go Mode EP (2014), died after a Houston shooting.
Snot (band)
Snot: Santa Barbara, California nu metal/hardcore band formed 1995, fronted by Lynn Strait; debut Get Some (Geffen, 1997); disbanded after Strait's December 1998 death; reunited 2025 with singer Andy Knapp.
Snow Tha Product
Snow Tha Product (Claudia Alexandra Madriz Meza, born 1987) is a Mexican-American bilingual rapper from San Jose known for rapid-fire English-Spanish flow, the platinum Bizarrap Session Vol. 39, and albums Unorthodox, To Anywhere, and Before I Crashout.
Snowbombing
Snowbombing is a six-day music and ski festival held each April in Mayrhofen, a resort in the Zillertal Alps of Austria, drawing about 7,000 people to the season's end.
SnowGlobe Music Festival
SnowGlobe Music Festival was a three-day New Year's Eve music festival in South Lake Tahoe, California, founded by Chad Donnelly in 2011 and permanently canceled in August 2021.
Snuff (song)
"Snuff" is Slipknot's 2008 acoustic ballad from All Hope Is Gone, written by Corey Taylor about his divorce, released as a single in 2009, championed by Paul Gray, a top-ten US rock hit, and later a tribute to the late bassist.
Sodom (band)
Sodom is a German thrash metal band from Gelsenkirchen formed in 1982 (some sources say 1981), led by constant member Tom Angelripper; part of the Teutonic Big Four, known for Agent Orange and early black metal influence.
Soen
Soen (ソーエン) is a Swedish progressive metal band formed in 2004 by ex-Opeth drummer Martin Lopez; with vocalist Joel Ekelöf it released Cognitive (2012) through Reliance (2026, Silver Lining).
Soenda Festival
Soenda Festival is an annual one-day techno and house music festival in Utrecht, the Netherlands, first held in 2009 and organized by Elevation Events, drawing about 20,000 visitors each spring.