Sleepers (album)

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)

Professional ratings

Review 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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
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

• 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

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

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