While You Were Sleeping (album)

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While You Were Sleeping
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Compilation album by Classified
Released November 6, 2007 [1]
Genre Hip-hop
Label Halflife Records
Classified chronology
Hitch Hikin' Music
(2006)		While You Were Sleeping
(2007)		 Self Explanatory
(2009)

While You Were Sleeping is a compilation album by Canadian rapper Classified. It contains both previous and unreleased tracks, including demo tracks, singles, as well as new material.

Canada Country in North America

Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres, making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Canada's southern border with the United States, stretching some 8,891 kilometres (5,525 mi), is the world's longest bi-national land border. Its capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. As a whole, Canada is sparsely populated, the majority of its land area being dominated by forest and tundra. Consequently, its population is highly urbanized, with over 80 percent of its inhabitants concentrated in large and medium-sized cities, with 70% of citizens residing within 100 kilometres (62 mi) of the southern border. Canada's climate varies widely across its vast area, ranging from arctic weather in the north, to hot summers in the southern regions, with four distinct seasons.

Lucas Boyd, better known by his stage name Classified, is a Canadian rapper and record producer from Enfield, Nova Scotia.

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Track listing

  1. "This Is For" – 3:21
  2. "Love the One You're With" (Ft. Mic Boyd, Mike Boyd Sr.) – 3:47
  3. "Hold Your Own" – 3:17
  4. "Fall From Paradise" – 4:14
  5. "Unpredictable" – 3:48
  6. "Flash Backs" – 2:59
  7. "Ain't Hard to Find" (Ft. Jordan Croucher & Mic Boyd) – 3:46
  8. "Life's a Bitch" – 2:45
  9. "The Maritimes" – 3:03
  10. "It Ain't Over" – 3:03
  11. "It's Sickenin'" (Ft. Mic Boyd) – 3:33
  12. "Now Whut" - 3:09
  13. "Can't Stop" (Ft. Chino XL & Quake) - 4:13
  14. "Politics" - 3:06
  15. "Addicted" - 3:40
  16. "Beatin' It" - 3:59
  17. "Heavy Artillery" - 3:32
  18. "Shit Can Be Shit" - 3:05
  19. "Past Out" - 2:56
  20. "My Life" - 2:44
  21. "Talking Shit" - 2:56
  22. "Hard to Be Hip Hop" (Ft. Maestro Fresh Wes)" - 3:15

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References

  1. ↑ "Classified - While You Were Sleeping CD Album". Cduniverse.com. 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  2. ↑ "Classified - While You Were Sleeping | Read Hip Hop Reviews, Rap Reviews & Hip Hop Album Review". HipHopDX. 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  3. ↑ Nathan Atnikov (2007-12-30). "Classified – While You Were Sleeping". Music-Critic.ca. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  4. ↑ Archived November 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.


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