Wooden Leather

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Wooden Leather
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Studio album by
Nappy Roots
ReleasedAugust 26, 2003 (U.S.)
Studio
Genre Southern hip hop
Length1:09:44
Label Atlantic
Producer
Nappy Roots chronology
Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz
(2002)		Wooden Leather
(2003)		 The Humdinger
(2008)
Singles from Wooden Leather
  1. "Roun' the Globe"
    Released: August 5, 2003
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic (79/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly A− [4]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
RapReviews(8.5/10) [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Spin (6/10) [8]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Vibe Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Wooden Leather is the second studio album by American hip hop sextet Nappy Roots from Kentucky. It was released on August 26, 2003 via Atlantic Records. Recording sessions took place at Tree Sound and The Zone in Atlanta, at Emerald Sound Studios in Nashville, at QDIII Soundlab, Blakeslee Recording Company, Larrabee West and Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles, at Manhattan Center Studios in New York City, at Skip Taylor Recording and at Unsung Studios. The production was handled by several high-profile record producers such as David Banner, Jake and the Phatman, Kanye West, Lil Jon, Mike Caren, Mike City, Mr. DJ, Needlz, Raphael Saadiq, along with Brian Kidd, Briss, Freddie "Mac" McIntosh, Organic, Sol Messiah, Troy Johnson, Mr. Collipark and Kevin Freeman. It features guest appearances from Anthony Hamilton, Raphael Saadiq, Aura J, Benjamin "Black" Bush, and the Ying Yang Twins.

Nappy Roots

Nappy Roots is an American alternative Southern rap quartet from Louisville, Kentucky. The group met in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1995 while attending Western Kentucky University. They are best known for their hit singles "Po' Folks", "Awnaw", "Roun' The Globe" and "Good Day". They were the best selling hip hop group of 2002. The group consists of Milledgeville, Georgia native Fish Scales and Kentucky natives Skinny DeVille, B. Stille and Ron Clutch.

Kentucky American state

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the "State of Kentucky" in the law creating it,, Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth. Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky split from it and became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.

Atlantic Records American record label

Atlantic Recording Corporation is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegün and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most important American labels, specializing in jazz, R&B, and soul by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, Ruth Brown and Otis Redding. Its position was greatly improved by its distribution deal with Stax. In 1967, Atlantic became a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, now the Warner Music Group, and expanded into rock and pop music with releases by Led Zeppelin and Yes.

Contents

The album peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200 and at number 9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. Its lead single, "Roun' the Globe" featuring background vocals from Black of Playa, made it to #96 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its "number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 in May 1967, and acquired its present title in March 1992. Its previous names include the Billboard Top LPs (1961–72), Billboard Top LPs & Tape (1972–84), Billboard Top 200 Albums (1984–85) and Billboard Top Pop Albums.

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999. The chart debuted in the magazine as Hot R&B LPs in 1965, and were also called Top Black Albums; from 1969-1978 they were identified as Soul charts. The US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums tracks the albums of quiet storm, urban contemporary, soul music, R&B, new jack swing, hip hop, and sometimes house music artists.

A lead single is the first single to be released from a studio album, by a musician or a band, usually before the album itself is released.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro"Freddie "Mac" McIntosh0:31
2."Good God Almighty" Needlz 4:23
3."Nappy Roots Day" David Banner 4:05
4."Roun' the Globe" (featuring Black) Mike City 4:04
5."Lac Dogs & Hogs"Troy Johnson4:21
6."Sick & Tired" (featuring Anthony Hamilton & Aura J)
  • Freddie "Mac" McIntosh
  • Kevin Freeman (co.)
  • Mike Caren (add.)

Michael Caren is an American record producer, songwriter, music publisher, A&R representative, and music executive. He is the current CEO of Artist Partner Group and Creative Officer at Warner Music Group. He is also the founder of the Artist Publishing Group and the former President of Worldwide A&R at Warner Music Group. Prior to that, Caren was the Executive Vice President of A&R at Atlantic Records and the co-president of Elektra Records. In addition to his work as a music executive, Caren has also written or produced numerous songs for artists including Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, Kanye West, and others.

4:21
7."Twang"Briss4:07
8."Leave This Morning" (featuring Raphael Saadiq)
4:17
9."Work in Progress"
  • Raphael Saadiq
  • Jake & the Phatman
4:36
10."Push On" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)Mike City3:58
11."No Good"Brian Kidd5:15
12."These Walls" Kanye West 3:53
13."War/Peace"David Banner4:19
14."Roll Again" (featuring Aura J)
4:15
15."What Cha Gonna Do? (The Anthem)" Lil' Jon 4:08
16."Light & Dark" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)Organic4:24
17."Outro"Freddie "Mac" McIntosh0:39
18."Roun' the Globe (Collipark Remix)" (featuring Ying-Yang Twins)
4:08
Total length:1:09:44
European version bonus
No.TitleLength
19."Behind the Scenes of Wooden Leather"6:50

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
scope="row"US Billboard 200 [10] 12
scope="row"US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [11] 9

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