The Sleeping Giant is the third studio album by Namibia

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

n rapper Sunny Boy. It was released on Sunny's new label Yaziza Entertainment

Yaziza Entertainment

Yaziza Entertainment is an Namibian record label founded by Namibian rapper Sunny Boy in 2006....

 in December 2008. The album features production from Namibia's top producers such as Elvo, The Dogg

The Dogg

Martin Morocky , known by his stage name as The Dogg is a Namibian multi-award winning musician, producer and actor. He's one of the most outstanding artists in Namibia and is considered one of the pioneers of Namibia's kwaito genre. His debut album Shimaliw' Osatana, released in 2004, was...

, Kboz, Morgan, and B-Phill. It features appearance from Qonja

Qonja

Tukonjela Haiyambo Ngodji , better know by his stage name as Qonja is a Namibian kwaito star and rapper. He rose to fame following his hit songs 54321 and Koek n Jam which he recorded with his friend Mappz. His work has been admired and praised by Namibia's top kwaito artists such as The Dogg,...

, Jericho, Hedek, Tre VDK, Nasti, Jossy Joss, TeQuila, Lady May, Luvy, Vanessa, Lokos, and Chipoloplo.

Reception

The album was well received by critics, critical acclaimed and considered to a classic. It reminds listeners to his first hits like "Balance" and "Serious". Every track on the album is driven by smooth social lyrics, story telling poets, love and sympathetic lyrics. Sunny accompany every track with a raw flow. On this album Sunny Boy prove to be the best lyricist among his peers. The album is considered by the media as one of the greatest albums ever produced in Namibia.

Sunny Boy also undertook some production on the album. He co-produced two songs with The Dogg, and two with Elvo. In addition to that, he individually produced two songs . In total he produced on 6 songs out of the 17.

Other

The album features controversies aimed at Gazza

Gazza (artist)

Lazaruz Karandu Shiimi known by his stage name as Gazza, is a Namibian kwaito musician from Oshakati. As a soccer lover, he nicknamed himself Gazza after famous English soccer player Paul Gascoigne. He is one of the most commercially successful recording artists in Namibia...

 and Isaac Nyambali (former Sunny Boy and Mshasho manager), and critics. On the Intro's second verse, Sunny relates himself to some entertainment superstars, local and international like Mandoza

Mandoza

Mduduzi Tshabalala , well known as Mandoza, is a South African kwaito musician.- Early life :Mandoza was born in the Zola South section of Soweto, where he shared a house with his mother, his grandparents and two sisters. He never knew his father, his mother claiming that he was murdered the same...

, Kabelo

Kabelo

People named Kabelo include:*Kabelo Mmono, Botsawanan high jumper*Kabelo Kgosiemang, Botsawanan high jumper*Kabelo Mabalane, South African rapper...

, Nas

Nas

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who performs under the name Nas , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in hip hop and one of the most skilled and influential rappers of all-time...

, Jay-Z

Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...

, Tupac, Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J

LL Cool J

James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J , is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor...

, Kanye West

Kanye West

Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...

, Bow Wow, The Dogg

The Dogg

Martin Morocky , known by his stage name as The Dogg is a Namibian multi-award winning musician, producer and actor. He's one of the most outstanding artists in Namibia and is considered one of the pioneers of Namibia's kwaito genre. His debut album Shimaliw' Osatana, released in 2004, was...

, Jericho, Ras Sheehama

Ras Sheehama

Ras Sheehama is a Namibian reggae musician. The political pro-SWAPO stance of his father forced him into exile in 1979 to Angola and Zambia. There he started to develop his love for the reggae-music and begin to play guitar. In Zambia for the first time he got in contact with the Rastafari and...

, and Qonja

Qonja

Tukonjela Haiyambo Ngodji , better know by his stage name as Qonja is a Namibian kwaito star and rapper. He rose to fame following his hit songs 54321 and Koek n Jam which he recorded with his friend Mappz. His work has been admired and praised by Namibia's top kwaito artists such as The Dogg,...

. In a quoted line he raps: "am like The Dogg barking and talk a lot of shit/ but I refuse to be like Gazza cos he ain't saying shit/". On "Heat It Up" he calls Nyambali out for stealing his money and calls him a gay. He raps the following: "because of Isaaac Nyambali/ shikona who stole my money/ its ok I'm making money/ but don't play me kandihole eemofi/". In the same verse he aims the following to critics: "underRATED, player HATED, manipuLATED, but never FADED".

Track listing

#	Title	Featured guest(s)	Producer(s)
1	"Intro"	(appearance by Richardo & Qonja)	Morgan
2	"Heat It Up"		The Dogg The Dogg Martin Morocky , known by his stage name as The Dogg is a Namibian multi-award winning musician, producer and actor. He's one of the most outstanding artists in Namibia and is considered one of the pioneers of Namibia's kwaito genre. His debut album Shimaliw' Osatana, released in 2004, was... , (co-produced by Sunny Boy)
3	"Tonight"	TeQuila	Sunny Boy
4	"Hikwa Fiiva"		Elvo, (additional production by Trace)
5	"Yamkwanekamba"	Qonja Qonja Tukonjela Haiyambo Ngodji , better know by his stage name as Qonja is a Namibian kwaito star and rapper. He rose to fame following his hit songs 54321 and Koek n Jam which he recorded with his friend Mappz. His work has been admired and praised by Namibia's top kwaito artists such as The Dogg,...	Elvo
6	"C U Hataz"	Jericho & Hedek	Morgan
7	"Jaiva Mfanyana"	Chipolopolo	Becoming Phill, (re-produced by Elvo)
8	"Kwafelenge"	(appearance by Chipolopolo, Tre VDK & Bozza)	Sunny Boy, (guitar by Godfrey)
9	"Oseike Naave"	Vanessa & Karlos Lokos	Elvo
10	"Diminingepo"	Jossy Joss	The Dogg, (co-produced by Sunny Boy)
11	"Trying"	Nasti	Kboz
12	"Melody"	Luvy	Morgan
13	"One Time"	Tre Van Die Kasie Tre Van Die Kasie Tretius Kauhangengo , better known as Tre Van Die Kasie, most commonly referred to as Tre is a Namibian kwaito musician and rapper. Tre rose to fame after signing with Mshasho Productions in 2005. He is the half brother of fellow kwaito musician, Kavax.-Biography:Tre was born and raised in Omaruru...	The Dogg & Elvo
14	"Touch Me Teease Me"	Lady May Lady May (singer) Lady May is a Namibian singer. Martha claim to fame in 2004 with the release of her first album Kamali which won her her first award at the Sanlam-NBC Music Awards. Martha is one of the most popular female singers in Namibia...	Kboz
15	"Tje"	Chipolopolo	Kboz
16	"Oyetu"		Sunny Boy, (co-produced by Elvo)
17	"Outro"	Hedek (uncredited)	Elvo (uncredited)