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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.

Slime (group)

Slime is a German punk band formed in Hamburg in 1979, one of the style-defining bands of the 1980s German punk scene, whose anti-fascist songs were repeatedly indexed and prosecuted.

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).

Sly Dunbar

Sly Dunbar, born Lowell Fillmore Dunbar, was a Jamaican drummer and producer, half of Sly & Robbie, known for the rockers beat and work with reggae's biggest names.

SM Entertainment (SM엔터테인먼트)

SM Entertainment (SM엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean entertainment company, founded by Lee Soo-man in 1995 and headquartered in Seoul, that produces and manages K-pop artists including EXO and aespa.

SM Rookies

SM Rookies (에스엠루키즈, SMROOKIES) was SM Entertainment's pre-debut trainee team, launched December 2013; its first members Seulgi, Taeyong, and Jeno debuted in Red Velvet and NCT, with later cohorts feeding aespa and Riize before SMTR25 succeeded it.

Smak

Smak (Смак) is a Yugoslav and Serbian rock band formed in 1971 in Kragujevac, led by guitarist Radomir Mihajlović Točak and among the biggest acts of 1970s and 1980s Yugoslavia.

SMAP

SMAP (スマップ), Sports Music Assemble People, was a Johnny & Associates Japanese boy band formed in 1988, famous for SMAP×SMAP and hits like Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana, disbanded December 31, 2016.

Smiley Culture

Smiley Culture, born David Victor Emmanuel, was a London reggae deejay with the Saxon sound system whose 1984 hit "Police Officer" reached UK number 12.

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.

SNH48

SNH48 is a large Chinese female idol group based in Shanghai with over 100 members, ranked yearly by a fan-voted election that decides each single.

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 (musician)

Snow (Darrin Kenneth O'Brien, born 1969, Toronto) is a Canadian dancehall-reggae artist whose 1993 single "Informer" spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, sold over 8 million copies, and was later remade as Daddy Yankee's "Con Calma."