Sleepers (album)

2005 studio album by Rapper Big Pooh

Sleepers

Studio album by

Rapper Big Pooh

Released| February 8, 2005 (2005-02-08)
Recorded| December 2003–November 2004 (Heart of the City: Feb. 2003)
Studio| Chopp Shopp Studios (Durham, North Carolina)
Genre| Hip-hop
Length| 45:14
Label|

* 6 Hole
* Caroline

Producer|

* 9th Wonder
* Big Dho
* Khrysis
* Nicolay

Rapper Big Pooh chronology
|  | Sleepers
(2005)  | The Delightful Bars
(2009)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
IGN| 8.3/10[2]
Now| [3]
Pitchfork| 6.7/10[4]
RapReviews| 8.5/10[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.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Wake Up"|  |  | 0:05
2.| "I Don't Care"|

* Thomas Jones
* Christopher Tyson

| Khrysis| 2:32
3.| "Strongest Man"|

* Jones
* Patrick Douthit

| 9th Wonder| 2:34
4.| "Heart of the City"|

* Jones
* Douthit

| 9th Wonder| 3:32
5.| "Every Block" (featuring Phonte)|

* Jones
* Phonte Coleman
* Douthit

| 9th Wonder| 3:27
6.| "Just Friends"|

* Jones
* Tyson

| Khrysis| 3:48
7.| "Live Life" (featuring Spectac and O-Dash)|

* Jones
* Mervin Jenkins
* DeMario Bratcher
* Tyson

| Khrysis| 4:10
8.| "My Mind" (featuring O-Dash and Darien Brockington)|

* Jones
* Bratcher
* Darien Brockington
* Tyson

| Khrysis| 4:20
9.| "Dash's Interlude" (featuring O-Dash)|

* Bratcher
* Matthijs Rook

| Nicolay| 1:17
10.| "Scars" (featuring Joe Scudda and Median)|

* Jones
* Joseph Griffen
* James Livingston
* Douthit

| 9th Wonder| 4:23
11.| "Between the Lines"|

* Jones
* Douthit
* Mischa Burgess

| 9th Wonder| 2:54
12.| "The Jungle"|

* Jones
* Burgess

| Big Dho| 3:32
13.| "Now" (featuring Murs)|

* Jones
* Nicholas Carter
* Douthit

| 9th Wonder| 4:33
14.| "The Fever"|

* Jones
* Tyson

| Khrysis| 4:07
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.

## External links

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* Rapper Big Pooh – Sleepers at Discogs (list of releases)

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Little Brother

* Phonte
* Big Pooh
* 9th Wonder

Albums|

* The Listening
* The Minstrel Show
* Getback
* Leftback
* May the Lord Watch

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* Little Brother discography
* The Foreign Exchange
* Sleepers

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