Flipsyde is a rap/R&B/rock band from Oakland, California. Flipsyde currently consists of singer/guitarist Steve Knight, guitarist Dave Lopez, and rapper The Piper (Jinho Ferreira). Originally they had a fourth member in DJ D-Sharp (Derrick Robinson). They have toured extensively with Fort Minor, The Black Eyed Peas, Snoop Dogg and on the Anger Management Tour. Flipsyde's single, "Someday", was chosen as NBC's theme song for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games held in Torino, Italy, as well as part of the soundtrack for the 2008 film
Never Back Down. Their debut album,
We the People, also featured three other singles ("Happy Birthday", "Trumpets (Never Be The Same Again)", and "Angel").
In 2008, following the departure of D-Sharp and the addition of singer Chantelle Paige to the group, Flipsyde once again had a song of theirs selected as a theme song for the Olympics. This time their song "Champion" was chosen as the theme for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, On April 24, it was announced that Ferreira's script won best screenplay at the festival, netting him a $7000 prize as well as an original art piece. Piper presumably returned to his screenwriting endeavors and Lopez went on to become part of the experimental Latin band Bang Data, while Paige resumed her solo career.
In early January 2011, Flipsyde announced that they were regrouping but this time with only three members, Paige having chosen to continue pursuing her solo career and no longer tour with the band. A new track was posted by the band entitled "Act Like a Cop Did It" which is strongly influenced by the original style of music the group was known for prior to the addition of Paige, such as in the album
We the People. The second single by the band was entitled "Livin' It Up". Their EP entitled
The PhoenixIn June 2012, Flipsyde announced that the new EP entitled Tower of Hollywood will be released on July 31, 2012. It was later pushed back on September 11, 2012.
Piper is collaborating with rock band All Time Low on their song Art of the State to be released later this year.