Editing Robbin' the Hood (section)

== Influences and covers ==
[[Gwen Stefani]], of [[No Doubt]], contributes guest vocals on the track "Saw Red", notably before either Sublime or No Doubt enjoyed mainstream success. Many of Sublime's melodies and riffs have not only been influenced by, but directly taken from, other reggae artists and bands. "Steppin' Razor", originally written by [[Joe Higgs]], was covered by [[The Wailers (1963-1974 band)|The Wailers]] and later popularized by [[Peter Tosh]] in his solo career.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}} In "Greatest Hits", Nowell mentions [[The Ziggens]], their "brother" band signed to the same label.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}} The guitar riff and associated [[riddim|rhythm]] in the song was borrowed from [[Yellowman#"Zungguzungguguzungguzeng"|Yellowman]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}} Boss D.J. is partially a cover of a song by British reggae band [[Aswad (band)|Aswad]], "Roots Rocking".  The Free Loop Dub borrows the melody from the song "[[Loaded (Primal Scream song)|Loaded]]" by Scottish alternative rock band [[Primal Scream]]. "STP{{"'}}s lyrics "Baby you wanna give me kisses ... but a taste of honey is worse than none at all" are borrowed from "[[I Second That Emotion]]".<ref name=stp>{{Cite web|url=http://sublimestp.com/?page=pages/robbinwis|title=SublimeSTP.com |website=Sublimestp.com|access-date=May 27, 2023}}</ref>

A number of other bands are either mentioned explicitly, alluded to, or sampled. These include: [[Steady B]], [[Barrington Levy]], [[Geto Boys]], [[the Doors]], [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[Bob Marley]], [[Flavor Flav]], [[Just-Ice]], [[Beastie Boys]], [[The Residents]] and [[Jack Owens (singer-songwriter)|Jack Owens]].<ref name=stp/>