Sleeping with the Enemy (album)

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Sleeping with the Enemy
Scarface Records
Producer
Paris chronology
The Devil Made Me Do It
(1990) 		Sleeping with the Enemy
(1992) 		Guerrilla Funk
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Consumer Guide
(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]

Sleeping With the Enemy is the second studio album by American rapper Paris. Released on November 24, 1992, it stimulated much controversy with the songs "Bush Killa" (a revenge fantasy about the assassination of then-president George H. W. Bush) and "Coffee, Donuts & Death" (a cop-killing tirade). It also featured a young DJ Shadow on production.

Originally scheduled for a pre–

Time Warner shareholders and media pressure prevented then-Warner Bros. Records subsidiary Tommy Boy Records
from releasing the project.

It was re-released in a limited release subtitled The Deluxe Edition; it was digitally enhanced, reworked, and contains alternate versions. The album sold over 480,000 copies.[6]

Track listing

  1. "The Enema (Live At The White House)"
  2. "Make Way for a Panther"
  3. "Sleeping with the Enemy"
  4. "House Niggas Bleed Too"
  5. "Bush Killa"
  6. "Coffee, Doughnuts, & Death"
  7. "Thinka 'Bout It"
  8. "Guerrillas in the Mist"
  9. "The Days of Old"
  10. "Long Hot Summer"
  11. "Conspiracy of Silence" feat. LP and Son Doobiest
  12. "Funky Li'l Party"
  13. "Check it out, Ch'all"
  14. "Rise"
  15. "Assata's Song"
  16. "Bush Killa" (Hellraiser Mix)

Personnel

  • D.J. Yon: Scratches on "Coffee, Doughnuts, and Death"
  • Eric Bertaud: Saxophone on "Assata's Song"
  • Victor Hall: Photography
  • J. Alex: Graphics
  • Mike Martin: Engineering and production assistance

Samples

  • "Guerrillas in the Mist"
  • "UFO" by ESG (sirens)
  • "
    Ice Cube
  • "Assata's Song"
  • "Coffee, Donuts & Death"
  • "Long Hot Summer"
  • "Make Way for a Panther"
  • "Sleeping With the Enemy"
  • "The Days of Old"
  • "Thinka 'Bout It"
  • "Check It Out Ch'all"
  • "
    Sly & the Family Stone
  • "Bush Killa"

References

  1. ^ "Sleeping with the Enemy - Paris | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Sleeping with the Enemy - Paris | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Paris - Sleeping with the Enemy". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  4. ISBN 9780312245603
    .
  5. ISSN 0458-3035
    . Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  6. ^ Peter Byrne (2003-12-03). "Capital Rap - Page 2 - News - San Francisco". SF Weekly. Retrieved 2012-01-07.

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