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Wake Up
Studio album by
Swoope
ReleasedMarch 20, 2012 (2012-03-20)
GenreChristian hip hop, urban contemporary gospel
Length72:00
LabelCollision
Swoope chronology
Boys R Us EP
(2012) 		Wake Up
(2012) 		Sinema
(2014)

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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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]

Chart performance

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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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Tracklist
No.TitleLength
1."Ideality Prelude"1:04
2."Ideality"4:02
3."Fantasy"4:07
4."Schizo / Hollow dreams interlude" (featuring Tedashii)6:05
5."Blind Eyes [The Good American]" (featuring Christon Gray)5:00
6."Mirage" (featuring Bleecker)5:08
7."Dreamslave / Murder Me prelude" (featuring Christon Gray and Eshon Burgundy)6:07
8."Murder Me / Eulogy interlude"7:13
9."Faith Walk" (featuring Nicole Serrano)3:55
10."Time / Lullaby Prelude"6:21
11."Lullaby"4:07
12."No Imposters" (featuring G. Skinn and Malachi)4:19
13."Aesthetic / Beautiful Rise Prelude" (featuring Christon Gray)6:58
14."The Beautiful Rise" (featuring Sho Baraka)4:09
15."Wlak" (featuring Alex Faith, Christon Gray and Sho Baraka)3:25
Total length:72:00

Charts

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Chart (2012) Peak position
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[3] 10
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[4] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[5] 31
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[6] 23

References

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  1. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b Smith, Nyon (March 19, 2012). "Review - Swoope 'Wake Up'". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  3. ^ "Swoope: Christian Albums". Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  4. ^ "Swoope: Gospel Albums". Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "Swoope: Independent Albums". Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "Swoope: Rap Albums". Retrieved May 18, 2014.
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