Patrick Leroy "Sleepy" Brown (born January 24, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from

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. He is one-third of the successful

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-based production team of

Organized Noize Organized Noize is an American production team from Atlanta, Georgia composed of Rico Wade, Ray Murray and Sleepy Brown. History Among the hit records they have worked on include TLC's " Waterfalls", En Vogue's " Don't Let Go (Love)", and ...

, which has created hits for

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such as Outkast,

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and TLC. TLC's "

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", penned by Brown and Organized Noize's Rico Wade and Ray Murray, was a #1

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on '' Billboard's'' Hot 100 in the summer of 1995.

Career

Patrick Brown was born in

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on January 24, 1970. Besides production work, Brown also records as an artist himself, both for his own recordings (including his 2004 single "I Can't Wait" from the '' Barbershop 2: Back in Business'' film

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), and on songs with collaborators such as Beyoncé and

Big Boi Antwan André Patton (born February 1, 1975), better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is best known for being a member of the southern hip hop duo Outkast alongside André 300 ...

(on the latter's US No. 1 and UK No. 7 hit " The Way You Move"). Brown independently released his debut solo album, ''Sleepy's Theme – The Vinyl Room'' in 1998. He was slated to release an album on the

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label called 'For the Grown and Sexy', but the release was scrapped when DreamWorks label folded. He is now signed to Big Boi's label Purple Ribbon Records and released his second album, '' Mr. Brown'' on October 3, 2006. Brown is the son of Jimmy Brown, the lead vocalist and saxophonist for the 1970s funk band, Brick.

Discography

Albums

* ''

Society of Soul Society of Soul was a five-member R&B group that consisted of the members of Organized Noize ( Sleepy Brown, Rico Wade and Ray Murray) as well as Espraronza and Big Rube. Discography Albums *''Brainchild Brainchild may refer to: * Brainchi ...

–

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'' (1995) * ''Sleepy's Theme – The Vinyl Room'' (1998) * '' Phunk-O-Naut'' (2004) * '' Mr. Brown'' (2006) * ''Sex, Drugs, & Soul'' (2012) * ''The Big Sleepover'' (2021)

Singles

* 2004: "I Can't Wait" ( US No. 40, US R&B #18) Billboard.com/ref> * 2006: "

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" (feat.

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) (US #108) ;Featured singles * 2002: "

Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!) "Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!)" is the third official single from Ludacris's second album, ''Word of Mouf''. The song was written by R. Murray, R. Wade, P. Brown and C. Bridges and was produced by Organized Noize Organized Noize is an American prod ...

" (

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featuring Sleepy Brown) (US No. 22, US R&B No. 10, US Rap No. 5, UK #5) * 2002: "

Land of a Million Drums "Land of a Million Drums" is a song by the American hip hop duo OutKast featuring Killer Mike and Sleepy Brown, released on July 4, 2002. It is the first and only non-album single to be released by the duo. The song was featured on the soundtrack ...

" ( Outkast featuring

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and Sleepy Brown) (US R&B No. 116, UK #46) * 2003: " A.D.I.D.A.S." (

featuring Big Boi & Sleepy Brown) (US No. 60, US R&B No. 42, US Rap No. 20, UK #22) * 2003: " The Way You Move" (Outkast featuring Sleepy Brown) (US No. 1, US Pop No. 1, US R&B No. 2, US Rap No. 1, UK #7) * 2005: "The Otherside" (

Bubba Sparxxx Warren Anderson Mathis (born March 6, 1977), better known by his stage name Bubba Sparxxx, is an American rapper from Georgia. His singles include "Deliverance", "Ugly" (both featuring Timbaland), and " Ms. New Booty" (featuring Ying Yang Twins ...

featuring Petey Pablo and Sleepy Brown) * 2006: " Morris Brown" (Outkast featuring Scar and Sleepy Brown) (US No. 95, US R&B No. 102, UK #43)

Select guest appearances

(excluding songs with the

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) *

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– "Hennessy" ( Red Spyda Remix) (with E.D.I. Mean) * Beyoncé – "Hip-Hop Star" (with Big Boi) * Bow Wow – "Crazy" (with

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) * Da BackWudz – "Mama Always Told Me" *

Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire (EW&F or EWF) is an American band whose music spans the genres of jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, big band, Latin, and Afro pop. They are among the best-selling bands of all time, with sales of over 90 million r ...

– "This Is How I Feel" (with Big Boi and

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) * Field Mob – "Nothing 2 Lose" (with Slimm Calhoun) *

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– "Some Say Yes" *Freeway – "Some Say Yes" (

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) (with

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) * Jayo Felony – "So into You" * Jay-Z – "Poppin Tags" (with

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, Big Boi and Debra Killings) *

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- "Back of Da Lack" (with Backbone A.K.A. Mr. Fat Face 100 of

) *

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– "Starstruck" (with Cool Breeze,

Big Rube Ruben Bailey (born September 27, 1969, Atlanta, Georgia), professionally known by his stage name Big Rube, is an American spoken word artist, rapper and hip hop producer. He is a first-generation member of the Dungeon Family and of Society of S ...

and

Big Gipp Cameron Gipp (born April 28, 1973), better known by his stage name Big Gipp, is an American rapper from Atlanta. He is best known for his work as a founding member of Goodie Mob, which he has gone on to release six studio albums. Aside from Go ...

) *

– "Blueberry Yum Yum" *Ludacris – "

" *

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– "Luv Me Baby" (with

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) *Prozack Turner – "American Giant" *Prozack Turner – "El Chepa" *

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– "Runnin Away" (with Big Boi and

) *

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– "Watch Ya Self" * T.I. – "We Pimpin'" * UGK – "Swishas and Erb" * UGK – "Shattered Dreams" * Stacie Orrico – "Knock 'Em Out"

With Dungeon Family

*Big Boi – "808" (with

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, Big Gee and G-Rock) *Big Gipp – "Steppin Out" *

– "All the Same" (with Backbone) *Bubba Sparxxx – "That Man" (with Duddy Ken) *Bubba Sparxxx – "The Otherside" (with Petey Pablo) * Cool Breeze – "Weeestpointin *

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– "Struggles" (from Superfly) *

– "Play Yo Flute" (with

) *Goodie Mob – "Cutty Buddy" *Goodie Mob – "Soul Food" * Joi – "It's Your Life" *

– "A.D.I.D.A.S." (with

) *Outkast – "Bowtie" (with

) *Outkast – "In Your Dreams" (with

) *Outkast – "

" (with

) *Outkast – " Morris Brown" (with Scar) *Outkast – "

So Fresh, So Clean "So Fresh, So Clean" is a song by American hip hop duo Outkast from their fourth studio album, '' Stankonia'' (2000), featuring uncredited vocals from singer-songwriter Sleepy Brown. It was produced by longtime collaborators Organized Noize. T ...

" (Remix) (with

Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, ...

) *Outkast – "Spottieottiedopaliscious" *Outkast – " The Way You Move" *Outkast – "Tough Guy" (with UGK) * Roscoe – "Head to Toe" *Slimm Calhoun – "How Much Can I" *Scar – "If You Want To" (from Superfly)

Filmography

* '' Idlewild'' (2006) – Syncopated Church Orchestra

Awards and nominations

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References

External links

Official websiteOfficial TwitterDungeon Family Official Site

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