Wake Up is the debut studio album from Christian hip hop musician Swoope. The album released on March 20, 2012 by Collision Records.
Critical reception
Professional ratings| Review scores |
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| Source | Rating |
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| Christian Music Zine | [1] |
| Rapzilla | [2] |
Wake Up garnered two positive reviews from music critics. At Rapzilla, Nyon Smith rated the album four-and-a-half stars, writing that the release is "a very coherent story from beginning to end."[2] Anthony Peronto of Christian Music Zine rated the album a perfect five stars, stating that "Swoope has crafted a creative, honest, and lyrical album that is definitely deserving of all the recognition it can get."[1]
For the Billboard charting week of April 7, 2012, Wake Up charted at No. 10 and 6 on the Christian Albums and Top Gospel Albums charts, respectively, No. 23 on the Rap Albums, and No. 31 on the Independent Albums chart.
Track listing
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| 1. | "Ideality Prelude" | 1:04 |
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| 2. | "Ideality" | 4:02 |
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| 3. | "Fantasy" | 4:07 |
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| 4. | "Schizo / Hollow dreams interlude" (featuring Tedashii) | 6:05 |
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| 5. | "Blind Eyes [The Good American]" (featuring Christon Gray) | 5:00 |
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| 6. | "Mirage" (featuring Bleecker) | 5:08 |
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| 7. | "Dreamslave / Murder Me prelude" (featuring Christon Gray and Eshon Burgundy) | 6:07 |
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| 8. | "Murder Me / Eulogy interlude" | 7:13 |
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| 9. | "Faith Walk" (featuring Nicole Serrano) | 3:55 |
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| 10. | "Time / Lullaby Prelude" | 6:21 |
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| 11. | "Lullaby" | 4:07 |
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| 12. | "No Imposters" (featuring G. Skinn and Malachi) | 4:19 |
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| 13. | "Aesthetic / Beautiful Rise Prelude" (featuring Christon Gray) | 6:58 |
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| 14. | "The Beautiful Rise" (featuring Sho Baraka) | 4:09 |
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| 15. | "Wlak" (featuring Alex Faith, Christon Gray and Sho Baraka) | 3:25 |
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| Total length: | 72:00 |
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Charts
References
- ^ a b Peronto, Anthony (March 19, 2012). "Swoope- Wake Up (Review)". Christian Music Zine. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ^ a b Smith, Nyon (March 19, 2012). "Review - Swoope 'Wake Up'". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ^ "Swoope: Christian Albums". Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- ^ "Swoope: Gospel Albums". Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- ^ "Swoope: Independent Albums". Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- ^ "Swoope: Rap Albums". Retrieved May 18, 2014.