Slug

Slug is the main alias of Sean Daley, (born in 1973[1]), who is an underground rapper from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The name "Slug" is derived from Sean's childhood nickname "Little Sluggo", which came from his father's nickname "Sluggo". The backronym "Sean Likes Ugly Girls" was formed from his name as the title of an unofficial 5CD set. He also goes by the name Seven which he has tattooed (as Se7en) on his forearm.


Ethnicity

Slug is one half white, one quarter black, and one quarter Native American. However, he identifies as being black, as a result of his grandfather being black and his father being half black, growing up with a largely black group of friends, and being immersed in hip hop culture from a young age.

Music and business

Slug is best known as one half of the hip hop group Atmosphere, which he founded with now ex member, Derek Turner (Spawn). He is also one of the founders of the Minnesota Hip Hop record label Rhymesayers Entertainment.

Another notable project of Slug's is Felt, a collaboration with his friend, another underground rapper, MURS. Other projects he has been a part of include The Dynospectrum, in which he was known as "Sept Sev Seven Two", and Deep Puddle Dynamics. He is a member of a loose collective known as The Orphanage.

In 2005, Slug and MURS started up Women Records, a record label through which they would release the albums of rock bands that they were friends with. The label was set up as an imprint through Rhymesayers Entertainment.

Lyrical Themes

The most prominently recurring theme in Slug's music is a woman who he refers to as Lucy. He named an EP The Lucy EP after her and mentions her on almost every Atmosphere album, a notable song being Fuck You Lucy. Slug has stated that whilst Lucy was originally used to write about his on-off girlfriend and mother to his son, Lucy has evolved past this to be a device to write about women in general and even disguise political statements.[2]

Discography

Atmosphere

* Overcast! (1998)
* Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EPs (2001)
* God Loves Ugly (2002)
* Seven's Travels (2003)
* Headshots: SE7EN (2005)
* You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having (2005)

Felt

* Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci (2002)
* Felt, Vol. 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet (2005)

With Deep Puddle Dynamics

* Taste of Rain, Why Kneel? (2000)

With The Dynospectrum

* The Dynospectrum (1998)