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 Luda ...

, which has created hits for

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such as Outkast,

Goodie Mob Goodie Mob is an American hip hop group based in Atlanta, Georgia, consisting of CeeLo Green, Khujo, T-Mo, and Big Gipp. History The group was formed in 1991 by Cameron " Big Gipp" Gipp, Willie "Khujo" Knighton Jr., CeeLo Green (born Tho ...

and

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. TLC's "

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

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in the summer of 1995.

Career

Patrick Brown was born in

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on January 24, 1970. Besides production work, Brown also

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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

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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 "The Way You Move" is a hip-hop and soul song performed by Big Boi of American hip hop duo OutKast. The song features OutKast mentor Sleepy Brown on guest vocals. Along with " Hey Ya!", recorded by OutKast's other member André 3000, "The Way ...

"). 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 Purple Ribbon Records is a record label owned by Outkast and distributed through Virgin Records. It was formed in as Aquemini Records, named after OutKast's 1998 album of the same name. It is run solely by Big Boi. It is credited with launching t ...

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 Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African Americans in the m ...

band,

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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 Ruben Bailey (born September 27, 1969, Atlanta, Georgia), professionally ...

– Brainchild'' (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,

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#18)

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/ref> * 2006: "

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" (feat.

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

Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!) "Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!)" is the third official Single (music), 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. The song debuted on th ...

" (

Ludacris Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (, homophonous with 'ludicrous' in American English), is an American rapper, actor, record producer and record executive. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludac ...

featuring Sleepy Brown) (US No. 22, US R&B No. 10, US

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No. 5, UK #5) * 2002: " Land of a Million Drums" ( Outkast featuring

Killer Mike Michael Santiago Render (born April 20, 1975), better known by his stage name Killer Mike, is an American rapper, actor, and activist. Mike made his debut on Outkast's 2000 LP '' Stankonia'', and later appeared on their Grammy-winning single "T ...

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: "

" (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 Moses Barrett III (born July 22, 1973), known by the stage name Petey Pablo, is an American rapper from Greenville, North Carolina. He is best known for his 2003 Crunk hit single "Freek-a-Leek". Biography Born in Greenville, North Carolina, Bar ...

and Sleepy Brown) * 2006: "

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" (Outkast featuring Scar and Sleepy Brown) (US No. 95, US R&B No. 102, UK #43)

Select guest appearances

(excluding songs with the

Dungeon Family The Dungeon Family is a musical collective, based in Atlanta, Georgia that specializes in Southern hip hop with heavy funk and soul influences. The group derives its name from "The Dungeon", the name given to record producer Rico Wade's studio, ...

) *

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– "Hennessy" (

Red Spyda Andy "Red Spyda" Thelusma is an American hip hop producer who has worked on many songs for artists including 50 Cent, D-Block, Mobb Deep, Amerie, D12, and G-Unit. Other notable works by Red Spyda have included his contributions to the in-game ...

Remix) (with

E.D.I. Mean Malcolm Greenidge (born July 7, 1974), known as E.D.I. Mean and EDIDON, is an American hip hop artist and a member of the Outlawz. The name is a play on the name Idi Amin, former president of Uganda. While in the third grade, Malcolm became fri ...

) *

– "Hip-Hop Star" (with Big Boi) * Bow Wow – "Crazy" (with

Da Brat Shawntae Harris-Dupart (born April 14, 1974), better known by her stage name Da Brat, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, she began her career in 1992, the year she signed with So So Def Records. Her debut album '' Fun ...

) *

Da BackWudz Da BackWudz, also known by the name Labratz, was a rap duo from Decatur, Georgia consisting of Marcus "Big Marc" Thomas and James "Sho Nuff" Redding. The duo released one album, ''Wood Work'', in 2006 and the album reached the position of 94 on ...

– "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 reco ...

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

Kelly Rowland Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, actress, and television personality. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the world's List of best-selling girl groups, best-selling girl ...

) *

Field Mob Field Mob is an American hip hop duo from Albany, Georgia, composed of artists Shawn Timothy "Shawn Jay" Johnson and Darion "Smoke" Crawford. Field Mob is currently signed to T-Pain's label Nappy Boy Entertainment and managed by La' Roc Managem ...

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

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

remix A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...

) (with

Fabolous John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper. Raised in Brooklyn, he first gained recognition while still a senior in high school, when he performed live on American music executive ...

) * Jayo Felony – "So into You" *

Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one of ...

– "Poppin Tags" (with

Twista Carl Terrell Mitchell (born November 27, 1973), better known by his stage name Twista (formerly Tung Twista), is an American rapper and record producer. He is best known for his chopper style of rapping and for once holding the title of fastes ...

, Big Boi and

Debra Killings Debra Killings (born July 7, 1966) is an American singer and bass guitarist, notable for extensive session musician, session and background vocal work for LaFace Records and Rowdy Records-based artists such as TLC (band), TLC, Monica (singer), Mo ...

) *

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- "Back of Da Lack" (with

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A.K.A. Mr. Fat Face 100 of

) *

Kurupt Ricardo Emmanuel Brown (born November 23, 1972), better known by his stage name Kurupt, is an American rapper and record producer who aided gangsta rap's rise via 1990s verses helping set lasting trends. He is one half of the rap duo Tha Dogg Po ...

– "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 ...

and Big Gipp) *

– "Blueberry Yum Yum" *Ludacris – "

" *

Murphy Lee Torhi Harper (born December 18 1979), better known by his stage name Murphy Lee, is an American rapper, best known as a member of the hip hop group St. Lunatics. His debut album, '' Murphy's Law'', peaked at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' 200 mu ...

– "Luv Me Baby" (with

Jazze Pha Phalon Anton Alexander, (born April 15, 1974), professionally known as Jazze Pha ( ), is an American record producer, singer, songwriter and rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Sho'nuff Records, to wh ...

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

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– "Runnin Away" (with Big Boi and

) *

Styles P David R. Styles (born November 28, 1974), better known by his stage name Styles P (also known mononymously as Styles), is an American rapper, best known as a member of hip hop group the Lox, alongside childhood friends Sheek Louch and Jadakiss. ...

– "Watch Ya Self" * T.I. – "We Pimpin'" *

UGK UGK (short for Underground Kingz) was an American hip hop duo from Port Arthur, Texas, formed in 1987, by Chad "Pimp C" Butler and Bernard "Bun B" Freeman. They released their first major-label album, ''Too Hard to Swallow'', in 1992, followe ...

– "Swishas and Erb" *

– "Shattered Dreams" *

Stacie Orrico Stacie Joy Orrico (born March 3, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter and occasional actress. After signing to ForeFront Records, Orrico recorded her first album, '' Genuine'' (2000), which sold 13,000 units in its first week of release. Af ...

– "Knock 'Em Out"

With Dungeon Family

*Big Boi – "808" (with Bun B, 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

) * 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 – " Land of a Million Drums" (with

) *Outkast – "

" (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. The s ...

" (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 – "

" *Outkast – "Tough Guy" (with

) * 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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" ,

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, , , -

References

External links

Official websiteOfficial TwitterDungeon Family Official Site

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