The Midwest Cowboy

The Midwest Cowboy
Studio album by Bizzy Bone
Released	July 11, 2006 (2006-07-11)
Recorded	2005–06
Studio	Illuminated Studios
Genre	Hip hop hardcore hip hop g-funk
Length	56:07
Label	Real Talk Entertainment
Producer	Derrick "Sac" Johnson Playalitical Pop Sykle
Bizzy Bone chronology
The Story (2006) The Midwest Cowboy (2006) Evolution of Elevation (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The Midwest Cowboy is the eighth solo studio album by American rapper Bizzy Bone. It was released on July 11, 2006 through Real Talk Entertainment with distribution via Koch Entertainment. Recording sessions took place at Illuminated Studios. Production was handled entirely by Playalitical except for "Thugs Need Love Too", produced with Pop Sykle. It features guest appearances from Playalitical, Spoke-In-Wordz and Young Droop.

It is the third of four albums he had released in the year 2006, as a follow-up to Thugs Revenge and The Story and eventually being followed by Evolution of Elevation. The production on the album is diverse, ranging from g-funk to synth melodies.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"We Come Right Away"	Bryon McCane	1:58
2.	"Around the World"	McCane	4:39
3.	"It's the Light"	McCane	3:35
4.	"Lovey, Dovey"	McCane	4:28
5.	"The Music"	McCane	0:19
6.	"Thugs Need Love Too" (featuring Playalitical)	McCane Dustin Robbins	4:29
7.	"If the Sky Falls"	McCane Robbins Felisha Martinez	4:16
8.	"Wit a $20 Dolla Bill" (featuring Young Droop)	McCane Devon Bradford	4:49
9.	"Lessons of Life"	McCane	0:55
10.	"I Must Fess Up"	McCane	4:26
11.	"All We Can Be"	McCane Martinez	4:37
12.	"Doin' It Wrong" (featuring Playalitical)	McCane Robbins	5:17
13.	"Blown Away" (featuring Spoke-In-Wordz)	McCane Hector Garcia	3:47
14.	"What Do We Say?"	McCane	3:56
15.	"Come, Go, See, Know"	McCane	4:36
Total length:			56:07

Personnel

• Bryon "Bizzy Bone" McCane II – main performer
• Dustin "Playalitical" Robbins – featured performer (tracks: 6, 7, 12), producer, engineering, mixing, executive producer
• Felisha "Heaven" Martinez – featured performer (tracks: 7, 11)
• Devon "Young Droop" Bradford – featured performer (track 8)
• Hector "Spoke-In Wordz" Garcia – featured performer (track 13), engineering & mixing (track 7)
• Pop Sykle – producer & engineering (track 6)
• Kevin Murray – engineering & mixing (track 3)
• Brian "J Slikk" Mitchell-Sanders – engineering & mixing (track 8)
• Anton Marquez – engineering & mixing (track 9)
• John Cuniberti – mastering
• Derrick A. Johnson – executive producer
• Brian Bonner – art direction, design, photography
• Illuminated Media – design assistant
• Timothy "Beeno" Iinis – A&R

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2]	41
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[3]	22
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[4]	17

References

1. Jeffries, David. "The Midwest Cowboy - Bizzy Bone | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
2. "Bizzy Bone Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
3. "Bizzy Bone Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
4. "Bizzy Bone Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

External links

• Bizzy Bone – The Midwest Cowboy at Discogs (list of releases)