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Sleepers (album)

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Sleepers
Studio album by
Rapper Big Pooh
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2005 (2005-02-08)
RecordedDecember 2003–November 2004 (Heart of the City: Feb. 2003)
StudioChopp Shopp Studios (Durham, North Carolina)
GenreHip-hop
Length45:14
Label
Producer
Rapper Big Pooh chronology
Sleepers
(2005) 		The Delightful Bars
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
IGN8.3/10[2]
Now[3]
Pitchfork6.7/10[4]
RapReviews8.5/10[5]

Sleepers is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Big Pooh. It was released on February 8, 2005, via 6 Hole Records. Production was handled by 9th Wonder, Khrysis, Big Dho and Nicolay. It features guest appearances from O-Dash, Darien Brockington, Joe Scudda, Median, Murs, Phonte and Spectac, with contributions from KeKe, Tyesha and DJ Flash.

The album followed on the heels of his Little Brother groupmate Phonte's 2004 album with The Foreign Exchange, Connected. It begins with an audio clip from film director Spike Lee's 1988 movie School Daze, and features a few audio excerpts from Christopher Nolan's 2002 film Insomnia throughout the album.

On July 3, 2012, Rapper Big Pooh released Sleepers: The Narcoleptic Outtakes on his label For Members Only, consisting of songs that didn't make the final track listing of Sleepers.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Wake Up"  0:05
2."I Don't Care"
Khrysis2:32
3."Strongest Man"
9th Wonder2:34
4."Heart of the City"
  • Jones
  • Douthit
9th Wonder3:32
5."Every Block" (featuring Phonte)
9th Wonder3:27
6."Just Friends"
  • Jones
  • Tyson
Khrysis3:48
7."Live Life" (featuring Spectac and O-Dash)
  • Jones
  • Mervin Jenkins
  • DeMario Bratcher
  • Tyson
Khrysis4:10
8."My Mind" (featuring O-Dash and Darien Brockington)
  • Jones
  • Bratcher
  • Darien Brockington
  • Tyson
Khrysis4:20
9."Dash's Interlude" (featuring O-Dash)
Nicolay1:17
10."Scars" (featuring Joe Scudda and Median)
  • Jones
  • Joseph Griffen
  • James Livingston
  • Douthit
9th Wonder4:23
11."Between the Lines"
  • Jones
  • Douthit
  • Mischa Burgess
9th Wonder2:54
12."The Jungle"
  • Jones
  • Burgess
Big Dho3:32
13."Now" (featuring Murs)
9th Wonder4:33
14."The Fever"
  • Jones
  • Tyson
Khrysis4:07
Total length:45:14
Notes
  • "Now" is a remix of "Keep the Bling" by Rapper Big Pooh, which was originally produced by Khrysis. This song would later appear on the Triple Play EP by the Justus League collective.

Personnel

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  • Thomas "Rapper Big Pooh" Jones — vocals, executive producer, art direction
  • Phonte Coleman — vocals (track 5), vocal arrangement (track 12)
  • Mervin "Spectac" Jenkins — vocals (track 7)
  • DeMario "O-Dash" Bratcher — vocals (tracks: 7–9)
  • Darien Brockington — additional vocals & arrangement (track 8)
  • Joseph "Joe Scudda" Griffen — vocals (track 10)
  • James "Median" Livingston — vocals (track 10)
  • KeKe — additional vocals (track 12)
  • Tyesha — additional vocals (track 12)
  • Nicholas "Murs" Carter — vocals (track 13)
  • DJ Flash — scratches (track 2)
  • Christopher "Khrysis" Tyson — producer (tracks: 2, 6–8, 14), recording & mixing (tracks: 2, 3, 6–9, 13, 14)
  • Patrick "9th Wonder" Douthit — producer (tracks: 3–5, 10, 11, 13), recording & mixing (tracks: 5, 10), additional mixing (track 4), additional recording (track 12), remixing (track 13)
  • Matthijs "Nicolay" Rook — producer (track 9)
  • Mischa "Big Dho" Burgess — producer (track 12), recording & mixing (tracks: 4, 11, 12), executive producer, art direction, management
  • Dave Kutch — mastering
  • Christopher Gregory — art direction, design
  • Brightladesigns.com — design, photography
  • Jati Lindsay — photography
  • Kimberly Wu — photography
  • Nick Sciorra — legal

References

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  1. ^ "Sleepers - Big Pooh | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Durig, Jim (February 11, 2005). "Sleepers". IGN. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Richards, Jason (April 28, 2005). "Rapper Big Pooh - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. Vol. 24, no. 35. Archived from the original on July 14, 2006. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  4. ^ Warren, Jamin (March 10, 2005). "Rapper Big Pooh: Sleepers". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  5. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (April 26, 2004). "Big Pooh :: Sleepers :: 6 Hole Records/Caroline". RapReviews. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
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