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Sleepy Brown

b. 1970

American singer and record producer

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Born 1970. Sleepy Brown is an American musician, singer-songwriter, singer and record producer.

Patrick Leroy "Sleepy" Brown (born January 24, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is one-third of the Atlanta-based production team of Organized Noize,

Besides production work Brown 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 soundtrack) and on songs with collaborators such as Beyoncé and Big Boi (on the latter's US No. 1 and UK No. 7 hit "The Way You Move").

Singles 2004: "I Can't Wait" (US No. 40, US R&B #18) 2006: "Margarita" (feat. Big Boi & Pharrell Williams) (US #108)

Featured singles 2002: "Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!)" (Ludacris featuring Sleepy Brown) (US No. 22, US R&B No. 10, US Rap No. 5, UK #31) 2002: "Land of a Million Drums" (Outkast featuring Killer Mike and Sleepy Brown) (US R&B No. 116, UK #46) 2003: "A.D.I.D.A.S." (Killer Mike 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 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) 2024: "High Rise" (Sleepy Brown featuring Snoop Dogg)

Select guest appearances (excluding songs with the Dungeon Family)

2Pac – "Hennessy" (Red Spyda Remix) (with E.D.I. Mean) Beyoncé – "Hip-Hop Star" (with Big Boi) Bow Wow – "Crazy" (with Da Brat) Da BackWudz – "Mama Always Told Me" Earth, Wind & Fire – "This Is How I Feel" (with Big Boi and Kelly Rowland) Field Mob – "Nothing 2 Lose" (with Slimm Calhoun) Freeway – "Some Say Yes" Freeway – "Some Say Yes" (remix) (with Fabolous) Jayo Felony – "So into You" Jay-Z – "Poppin Tags" (with Killer Mike, Twista, Big Boi and Debra Killings) Journalist – "Back of Da Lack" (with Backbone A.K.A. Mr. Fat Face 100 of Dungeon Family) Kurupt – "Starstruck" (with Cool Breeze, Big Rube and Big Gipp) Ludacris – "Blueberry Yum Yum" Ludacris – "Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!)" Murphy Lee – "Luv Me Baby" (with Jazze Pha) Prozack Turner – "American Giant" Prozack Turner – "El Chepa" Sly and the Family Stone – "Runnin Away" (with Big Boi and Killer Mike) Stacie Orrico – "Knock 'Em Out" Styles P – "Watch Ya Self" T.I. – "We Pimpin'" UGK – "Swishas and Erb" UGK – "Shattered Dreams"

With Dungeon Family Big Boi – "808" (with Bun B, Big Gee and G-Rock) Big Gipp – "Steppin Out" Bubba Sparxxx – "All the Same" (with Backbone) Bubba Sparxxx – "That Man" (with Duddy Ken) Bubba Sparxxx – "The Otherside" (with Petey Pablo) Cool Breeze – "Weeestpointin Future – "Struggles" (from Superfly) Goodie Mob – "Play Yo Flute" (with Kurupt) Goodie Mob – "Cutty Buddy" Goodie Mob – "Soul Food" Joi – "It's Your Life" Killer Mike – "A.D.I.D.A.S." (with Big Boi) Outkast – "Bowtie" (with Jazze Pha) Outkast – "In Your Dreams" (with Killer Mike) Outkast – "Land of a Million Drums" (with Killer Mike) Outkast – "Morris Brown" (with Scar) Outkast – "So Fresh, So Clean" (Remix) (with Snoop Dogg) 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

Stankonia Grammy Award for Album of the Year

"Waterfalls" Grammy Award for Record of the Year

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Important facts

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Education
Therrell High School

People in Sleepy Brown's life

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Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Sleepy Brown's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sleepy Brown?

American singer and record producer

When was Sleepy Brown born?

Sleepy Brown was born on 24 January 1970 in Savannah.

What is Sleepy Brown's occupation?

Sleepy Brown is a musician, singer-songwriter, singer and record producer.

What nationality is Sleepy Brown?

Sleepy Brown is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sleepy Brown

· Wikidata: Q963960

· DBpedia: Sleepy Brown

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