2005 studio album by Rapper Big Pooh
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
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Wake Up" 0:05 2. "I Don't Care" Khrysis 2:32 3. "Strongest Man" 9th Wonder 2:34 4. "Heart of the City" 9th Wonder 3:32 5. "Every Block" (featuring Phonte) 9th Wonder 3:27 6. "Just Friends" 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) 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" Big Dho 3:32 13. "Now" (featuring Murs ) 9th Wonder 4:33 14. "The Fever" 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
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
^ "Sleepers - Big Pooh | Album | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved December 27, 2024 .
^ Durig, Jim (February 11, 2005). "Sleepers" . IGN . Retrieved December 27, 2024 .
^ 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 .
^ Warren, Jamin (March 10, 2005). "Rapper Big Pooh: Sleepers" . Pitchfork . Retrieved December 27, 2024 .
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (April 26, 2004). "Big Pooh :: Sleepers :: 6 Hole Records/Caroline" . RapReviews . Retrieved December 27, 2024 .
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