Sleepy's Theme

Organized Noize was the primary architect behind virtually the entire "Hotlanta" sound of the 1990s. As the mainstay of the production group, Pat "Sleepy" Brown (whose father was a member of '70s funk band Brick) could lay claim to being one of the most influential behind-the-boards men in music. Along with fellow multi-instrumentalists Rico Wade and Ray Murray, Brown was responsible for hit singles from TLC ("Waterfalls") and En Vogue ("Don't Let Go (Love)"), arguably the two most influential female R&B groups of the decade, and, on the rap side of the divide, he called the s...