Wake Up (Swoope album)

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Wake Up
SwoopeWakeUp.jpg
Studio album by
Swoope
ReleasedMarch 20, 2012 (2012-03-20)
Genre Christian hip hop, urban contemporary gospel
Length72:00
Label Collision
Swoope chronology
Boys R Us EP
(2012)		Wake Up
(2012)		 Sinema
(2014)

Wake Up is the debut studio album from Christian hip hop musician Swoope. The album released on March 20, 2012 by Collision Records.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Wake Up garnered two positive reviews from music critics. At Rapzilla, Nyon Smith rated the album four-and-a-half stars, writing that the release is "a very coherent story from beginning to end." [2] Anthony Peronto of Christian Music Zine rated the album a perfect five stars, stating that "Swoope has crafted a creative, honest, and lyrical album that is definitely deserving of all the recognition it can get." [1]

Chart performance

For the Billboard charting week of April 7, 2012, Wake Up charted at No. 10 and 6 on the Christian Albums and Top Gospel Albums charts, respectively, No. 23 on the Rap Albums, and No. 31 on the Independent Albums chart.

Track listing

Tracklist
No.TitleLength
1."Ideality Prelude"1:04
2."Ideality"4:02
3."Fantasy"4:07
4."Schizo / Hollow dreams interlude" (featuring Tedashii)6:05
5."Blind Eyes [The Good American]" (featuring Christon Gray)5:00
6."Mirage" (featuring Bleecker)5:08
7."Dreamslave / Murder Me prelude" (featuring Christon Gray and Eshon Burgundy)6:07
8."Murder Me / Eulogy interlude"7:13
9."Faith Walk" (featuring Nicole Serrano)3:55
10."Time / Lullaby Prelude"6:21
11."Lullaby"4:07
12."No Imposters" (featuring G. Skinn and Malachi)4:19
13."Aesthetic / Beautiful Rise Prelude" (featuring Christon Gray)6:58
14."The Beautiful Rise" (featuring Sho Baraka)4:09
15."Wlak" (featuring Alex Faith, Christon Gray and Sho Baraka)3:25
Total length:72:00

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak position
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [3] 10
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) [4] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [5] 31
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [6] 23

References

  1. 1 2 Peronto, Anthony (March 19, 2012). "Swoope- Wake Up (Review)". Christian Music Zine. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Smith, Nyon (March 19, 2012). "Review - Swoope 'Wake Up'". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Swoope: Christian Albums" . Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Swoope: Gospel Albums" . Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Swoope: Independent Albums" . Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Swoope: Rap Albums" . Retrieved May 18, 2014.
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