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Sleepers | ||||
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Released | February 8, 2005 | |||
Recorded | December 2003-November 2004 (Heart of the City: Feb. 2003) | |||
Studio | Chopp Shopp Studios (Durham, North Carolina) | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 45:39 | |||
Label | 6 Hole, Caroline | |||
Producer | 9th Wonder, Khrysis, Nicolay, Big Dho | |||
Rapper Big Pooh chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork Media | 6.7/10 link |
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RapReviews.com | 8.5/10 link |
Sleepers is the debut solo album from Rapper Big Pooh of North Carolina's Little Brother. It followed on the heels of bandmate Phonte's album with The Foreign Exchange, Connected (2004). The album features contributions and guest spots from Phonte, Nicolay, 9th Wonder and Los Angeles-based rapper Murs. It begins with an audio clip from film director Spike Lee's 1988 film, 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. [1] [2]
# | Title | Songwriters | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
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1 | "Wake Up" | *Interlude* | ||
2 | "I Don't Care" | T. Jones, C. Tyson | Khrysis | Rapper Big Pooh |
3 | "Strongest Man" | T. Jones, P. Douthit | 9th Wonder | Rapper Big Pooh |
4 | "Heart Of The City" | T. Jones, P. Douthit | 9th Wonder | Rapper Big Pooh |
5 | "Every Block" | T. Jones, P. Coleman, P. Douthit | 9th Wonder | Rapper Big Pooh, Phonte |
6 | "Just Friends" | T. Jones, C. Tyson | Khrysis | Rapper Big Pooh |
7 | "Live Life" | T. Jones, M. Jenkins, D. Bratcher, C. Tyson | Khrysis | O-Dash, Rapper Big Pooh, Spectac |
8 | "My Mind" | T. Jones, D. Brockington, D. Bratcher, C. Tyson | Khrysis | Rapper Big Pooh, O-Dash, Darien Brockington |
9 | "Dash's Interlude" | T. Jones, M. Nicolay | Nicolay | O-Dash |
10 | "Scars" | T. Jones, J. Livingston, J. Griffin, P. Douthit | 9th Wonder | Joe Scudda, Median, Rapper Big Pooh |
11 | "Between The Lines" | T. Jones, M. Burgess, P. Douthit | 9th Wonder | Rapper Big Pooh |
12 | "The Jungle" | T. Jones, M. Burgess | Big Dho | KeKe, Rapper Big Pooh, Tyesha |
13 | "Now" | T. Jones, N. Carter, P. Douthit | 9th Wonder | Murs, Rapper Big Pooh |
14 | "The Fever" | T. Jones, C. Tyson | Khrysis | Rapper Big Pooh |
Notes
Little Brother is an American hip hop duo from Durham, North Carolina that consists of rappers Phonte and Big Pooh. DJ and producer 9th Wonder was an original member of the group but departed in 2007. The group has produced five acclaimed studio albums and six mixtapes.
Phonte Lyshod Coleman, known mononymously as Phonte, is an American rapper, singer, and producer. He is currently of the North Carolina hip-hop trio/duo Little Brother and one-half of the duo The Foreign Exchange. He has also recorded R&B-flavored output as a singer, and with Nicolay on The Foreign Exchange. His rhymes tend to be no-frill perspectives on working-class life.
Chemistry is the first collaborative studio album by American rapper Buckshot and record producer 9th Wonder. It was released on June 21, 2005 through Duck Down Music as a part of the label's "Triple Threat Campaign", preceded by Sean Price's Monkey Barz and followed by Tek & Steele's Smif 'n' Wessun: Reloaded. Recording sessions took place at Missie Ann Studios in Raleigh, North Carolina. Production was handled entirely by 9th Wonder, with Buckshot and Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Keisha Shontelle, Big Pooh, Joe Scudda, L.E.G.A.C.Y., Phonte, Sean Price and Starang Wondah. This album is paralleled by the Black Moon album Alter the Chemistry, which was basically a remix album produced by Da Beatminerz.
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The following is the discography of Little Brother.
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The Layover EP is the first EP by Dilated Peoples member Evidence, released on November 25, 2008, by Decon.
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The following songs were produced by 9th Wonder.
Leftback is the fourth studio album by Little Brother. It was released on April 21, 2010 via Hall of Justus Records.
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This is a list of discographies by albums was released or distributed by It's A Wonderful World Music Group
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Charity Starts at Home is debut solo studio album by American rapper Phonte. The album was released on September 27, 2011 via Foreign Exchange Music. Production was handled by 9th Wonder, E. Jones, Fatin "10" Horton, Khrysis, Stro Elliott, Swiff D, Symbolyc One, Zo! and Phonte, who also served as executive producer together with Nicolay. It features guest appearances from Big K.R.I.T., Carlitta Durand, Elzhi, Eric Roberson, Evidence, Jeanne Jolly, Sy Smith, and fellow Justus League member Median.
Thomas Louis Jones III, better known by his stage name Big Pooh, is an American rapper, who, along with fellow rap artist Phonte, is a member of the acclaimed North Carolina hip hop group Little Brother. In addition to numerous records and EP's by Little Brother, Pooh released a solo album in 2005 entitled Sleepers to positive critical reception. He has been guest featured on numerous tracks by other artists. Big Pooh also appreciates basketball and has served as a guest writer on a basketball blog.
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