Slightly Stoopid share their new single, “Backseat Drivin’,” featuring GRAMMY® and Golden Globenominated recording artist Wiz Khalifa alongside longtime friend and collaborator G. Love. One of hiphop’s most influential artists, Wiz Khalifa has amassed billions of streams worldwide, topped the Billboard 200 and earned global acclaim with era-defining hits. The track grew from a mutual admiration between the three artists. Slightly Stoopid and Khalifa first connected at Brazil’s Planeta Brasil Festival in 2018 and have championed each other’s music while sharing a well-documented affinity for cannabis culture.
Inspired by Khalifa’s music, Slightly Stoopid have frequently closed their live shows with his anthem “Young, Wild & Free,” making “Backseat Drivin’” a full-circle collaboration years in the making. G. Love, meanwhile, has remained one of the band’s closest creative partners, most recently joining Slightly Stoopid on the 2025 single “Shine For You.”
“Backseat Drivin’” Vizualizer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwrWh7xe_zQ
Radiating a carefree California vibe, “Backseat Drivin’” is an effortless meeting point between three distinct yet complementary voices. Riding an upbeat, genre-blurring groove, the track blends hip-hop, reggae, rock, and funk, pairing Slightly Stoopid’s signature musicianship with Wiz Khalifa’s unmistakable flow and G. Love’s blues-infused style.
The result is an infectious summer anthem that captures the spirit of open roads, good company, and living in the moment. “Backseat Drivin’” follows recent singles “Step Into The Sun,” “The Upside Down” (feat. B-Real and Chali 2na), and “Shine For You” (feat. G. Love) as the latest preview of Slightly Stoopid’s forthcoming 10th studio album. The project continues a new creative chapter for the band, building on three decades of genre-defying music, artistic independence, and a catalog that has earned both critical acclaim and commercial success. From founding their own Stoopid Records, which released their platinum single “Closer To The Sun,” and gold singles “2am” and “Collie Man,” to achieving over 1 million physical catalog sales to date, Slightly Stoopid have cemented their legacy as one of the most enduring independent bands to emerge from the Southern California scene. That enduring success extends well beyond the studio.
Slightly Stoopid have built a global touring empire, with sold-out headline dates worldwide and appearances at Coachella, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Outside. MUSICIANS: Miles Doughty – Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keys, Kyle McDonald – Vocals, Wiz Khalifa – Vocals, G. Love – Vocals, Paul Wolstencroft – Keys (Organ, Piano, Wurlitzer E. Piano), George Spits – Drum Programming, Synthesizer, Background Vocals, DJ Product © 1969 (Doug Boyce) – Scratches.
