| Wooden Leather |
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| Studio album by |
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| Released | August 26, 2003 (U.S.) |
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| Studio | - Emerald Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Skip Saylor Recording (California)
- Tree Sound Studios (Norcross, Georgia)
- Unsung Studios
- QDIII Soundlab (Los Angeles, California)
- Blakeslee Recording Company (West Hollywood, California)
- Larrabee West(West Hollywood, California)
- Manhattan Center Studios(Manhattan, New York)
- Cherokee Studios(Los Angeles, California)
- The Zone (Atlanta, Georgia)
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| Genre | Southern hip hop |
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| Length | 1:09:44 |
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| Label | Atlantic |
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| Producer | - Kevin Mitchell (exec.)
- Mike Caren(also exec.)
- Freddie 'Mac' McIntosh
- Troy Johnson
- Briss
- Brian Kidd
- Sol Messiah
- Organic
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| Nappy Roots chronology |
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Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz
(2002) | Wooden Leather
(2003) | The Humdinger
(2008) |
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| Singles from Wooden Leather |
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Professional ratings| Aggregate scores |
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| Source | Rating |
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| Metacritic | (79/100)[1] |
| Review scores |
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| Source | Rating |
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| AllMusic | [2] |
| Blender | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[4] |
| PopMatters | [5] |
| RapReviews | (8.5/10)[6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| Spin | (6/10) [8] |
| USA Today | [9] |
| Vibe | [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.
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.
Southern rap group Nappy Roots teamed up with Organized Noize for their new album Nappy Dot Org. The nappy men dropped their new album Nappy Dot Org, hitting store shelves October 11. GlobalGrind caught up with the fine southern gentlemen to talk about their perfect collaborations, keeping hip-hop fresh, and of course, Nappy Roots’ outlook. Nappy Roots - Another 40 Akerz - Full Album Download. SPOTIFY ITUNES YOUTUBE SOUNDCLOUD GOOGLE PLAY AMAZON. In celebration of our collaboration with Against the Grain Brewery out of Louisville KY on our Watermelon, Chiquen & Gritz Golden Ale, AND our collaboration with Monday Night Brewing out of ATL on our Imperial Rye Bourbon Aged.
Track listing[edit]
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| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | 'Intro' | Freddie 'Mac' McIntosh | 0:31 |
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| 2. | 'Good God Almighty' | Needlz | 4:23 |
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| 3. | 'Nappy Roots Day' | David Banner | 4:05 |
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| 4. | 'Roun' the Globe' (featuring Black) | Mike City | 4:04 |
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| 5. | 'Lac Dogs & Hogs' | Troy Johnson | 4:21 |
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| 6. | 'Sick & Tired' (featuring Anthony Hamilton & Aura J) | - Freddie 'Mac' McIntosh
- Kevin Freeman (co.)
- Mike Caren(add.)
| 4:21 |
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| 7. | 'Twang' | Briss | 4:07 |
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| 8. | 'Leave This Morning' (featuring Raphael Saadiq) | 4:17 |
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| 9. | 'Work in Progress' | - Raphael Saadiq
- Jake & the Phatman
| 4:36 |
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| 10. | 'Push On' (featuring Anthony Hamilton) | Mike City | 3:58 |
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| 11. | 'No Good' | Brian Kidd | 5:15 |
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| 12. | 'These Walls' | Kanye West | 3:53 |
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| 13. | 'War/Peace' | David Banner | 4:19 |
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| 14. | 'Roll Again' (featuring Aura J) | 4:15 |
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| 15. | 'What Cha Gonna Do? (The Anthem)' | Lil' Jon | 4:08 |
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| 16. | 'Light & Dark' (featuring Anthony Hamilton) | Organic | 4:24 |
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| 17. | 'Outro' | Freddie 'Mac' McIntosh | 0:39 |
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| 18. | 'Roun' the Globe (Collipark Remix)' (featuring Ying-Yang Twins) | | 4:08 |
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| Total length: | 1:09:44 |
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European version bonus| No. | Title | Length |
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| 19. | 'Behind the Scenes of Wooden Leather' | 6:50 |
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Charts[edit]
| Chart (2003) | Peak
position |
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| US Billboard 200[10] | 12 |
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| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] | 9 |
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References[edit]
- ^ abWooden Leather by Nappy Roots, retrieved November 28, 2018
- ^Bush, John. 'Wooden Leather - Nappy Roots | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic'. AllMusic. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^Blender reviewArchived November 3, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
- ^Serpick, Evan (September 5, 2003). 'Wooden Leather | EW.com'. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^Cibula, Matt (December 1, 2003). 'Nappy Roots: Wooden Leather'. PopMatters. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^Juon, Steve 'Flash' (August 26, 2003). 'RapReviews.com Feature for August 26, 2003 - Nappy Roots' 'Wooden Leather''. www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived May 9, 2008)
- ^Spin review
- ^USA Today review
- ^'Nappy Roots Chart History (Billboard 200)'. Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^'Nappy Roots Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)'. Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
List Of Nappy Roots Albums
External links[edit]
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- Wooden Leather at Discogs (list of releases)
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wooden_Leather&oldid=921259212'
Four members of the group were Kentucky natives (Skinny DeVille, B. Stille, Ron Clutch, and Big V), bolstered by an Oakland transplant (R. Prophet) and a Milledgeville, Georgia native (Fish Scales). Nappy Roots began making music together at a local record shop-cum-studio named ET's Music, and released their full-length debut, Country Fried Cess, in 1998. Drawn to the group's distinctive twist on Southern bounce, the major labels began flocking, and they eventually signed to Atlantic. Their label debut, Watermelon, Chicken and Gritz, was released in 2002, and the follow-up, Wooden Leather, arrived one year later. After several delays, the group released its anticipated album The Humdinger in August 2008; it was the first not to feature R. Prophet, who had left the group to pursue a solo career. Their second album as a quintet, The Pursuit of Nappyness, was issued two years later. Their fifth effort, 2011's Nappy Dot Org, was a collaboration with famed Atlanta production team Organized Noize. While they released a mixtape in 2012 titled Nappy Roots Presents Sh!ts Beautiful, the group would not return until 2015 with the release of album six, The 40 Akerz Project. A sequel, Another 40 Akerz, arrived in 2017 and featured guests like Ashley Rose, Gareth Asher, ForteBowie, Jarren Benton, and more. ~ John Bush, Rovi