1996 album by Sadat X
Wild Cowboys Released July 15, 1996 (1996-07-15 ) Recorded 1995–96 Studio Genre Hip hop Length 1 :04 :01 Label Producer
"Hang 'Em High" Released: May 20, 1996
"The Lump Lump" Released: October 28, 1996
Wild Cowboys is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Sadat X of Brand Nubian . It was released on July 15, 1996, via Loud Records . The recording sessions took place at Chung King Studios , at D&D Studios , at Platinum Island Studios and at Greene St. Recording in New York , and at Chris Biondo Studios in Washington, D.C. It was produced by Sadat, Diamond D , Buckwild , DJ Ogee, Ali Malek, Ant Greene Father Time, Da Beatminerz , Dante Ross , DJ Alamo, Minnesota, Pete Rock , and Showbiz . It features guest appearances from Shawn Black, DV Alias Khrist, Deda, Grand Puba , Kool Chuck, Money Boss Players, Tec, Sha Sha and Regina Hall . The album peaked at number 83 on the Billboard 200 and number 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums .
Wild Cowboys spawned two singles: "Hang 'Em High" b/w "Stages & Lights", which made it to No. 98 on the Billboard Hot 100 , and "The Lump Lump", which reached No. 85 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and #20 on the Hot Rap Songs .
A sequel to the album, Wild Cowboys II , was released on March 23, 2010.
Critical reception
The Sun Sentinel noted that "the lean arrangements sometimes taper off to nothingness, and the songs tend to run the usual rap gamut from B to C (smokin' blunts, drinkin' Colt 45)."[ 5]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "The Lump Lump" Buckwild 3:55 2. "Wild Cowboys" Diamond D 4:38 3. "Sauce for Birdheads" (featuring Shawn Black) Murphy Shawn Hector Gary S. Scott DJ Ogee 4:03 4. "Open Bar" (featuring Grand Puba ) DJ Alamo 4:35 5. "Hang 'Em High" (featuring D.V. Alias Khrist) Ali Malek 4:00 6. "Do It Again" Minnesota 4:02 7. "Game's Sober" (featuring Money Boss Players and Sha Sha) Murphy Hector Sean Hamiltion Eddie Faison Basil Tweedy Harkiem Hollis Allan Hendrix Richardson J.A. Greene A. Glenn Ant Greene Father Time 4:39 8. "Smoking on the Low" (featuring D.V. Alias Khrist and Shawn Black) Buckwild 4:42 9. "Petty People" (featuring Shawn Black) Diamond D 4:26 10. "The Interview" (featuring Regina Hall ) Da Beatminerz 3:32 11. "Stages and Lights" Showbiz 4:15 12. "Move On" Diamond D 4:25 13. "The Funkiest" 4:10 14. "Escape from New York" (featuring Deda) Pete Rock 4:10 15. "The Hashout" (featuring Kool Chuck, Shawn Black and Tec) DJ Ogee 4:28 Total length: 1:04:01
Sample credits
Personnel
Derek "Sadat X " Murphy – main artist, producer (track 13) , executive producer, sleeve notes
Shawn "Shawn Black" Hector – featured artist (tracks: 3, 8, 9, 15)
Maxwell "Grand Puba " Dixon – featured artist (track 4)
Kenneth "DV Alias Khtist" Scranton – featured artist (tracks: 5, 8)
Eddie "Eddie Cheeba" Faison – featured artist (track 7)
Sean "Lord Tariq " Hamilton – featured artist (track 7)
Mark "Minnesota" Richardson – featured artist (track 7) , producer (track 6)
Sha Sha – vocals (track 7)
Regina Hall – featured artist (track 10)
Sylvester "Deda" James – featured artist (track 14)
Kool Chuck – featured artist (track 15)
Tec – featured artist (track 15)
Anthony "Roc Raida " Williams – scratches (track 1)
Anthony "Tone The Backbone" Scott – bass (track 10)
Tim Latham – mixing (track 1)
John Wydrycs – recording (track 1)
Gordon "Commissioner Gordon" Williams – mixing (tracks: 2, 11, 13) , recording (tracks: 2, 13)
Tony Smalios – mixing (tracks: 3-5, 8-9, 15)
Chris Conway – recording (tracks: 3, 11, 15)
Jack Hersca – recording (tracks: 4, 9, 12) , mixing (track 12)
Chris Biondo – recording (track 5)
Troy Hightower – mixing (tracks: 6, 7)
Ken "Duro" Ifill – recording (tracks: 6, 7)
Mario Rodriguez – recording (track 8)
Leo "Swift" Morris – mixing & recording (track 10)
James Wilson Staub – mixing & recording (track 14)
Tom Coyne – mastering
Anthony "Buckwild " Best – producer (tracks: 1, 8)
Joseph "Diamond D " Kirkland – producer (tracks: 2, 9, 12) , additional programming (track 5)
Gary "DJ Ogee" Scott – producer (tracks: 3, 15)
Keith "Alamo" Jones – producer (track 4)
Ali Malek – producer (track 5)
Ant Greene Father Time – producer (track 7)
Ewart "DJ Evil Dee " Dewgarde – producer (track 10)
Walter "Mr. Walt " Dewgarde – producer (track 10)
Rodney "Showbiz " LeMay – producer (track 11)
Dante Ross – producer (track 13) , executive producer, management
Peter "Pete Rock " Phillips – producer (track 14)
Matteo "Matt Life" Glen – executive producer, A&R
Schott "Schott Free" Jacobs – executive producer, A&R
Ola Kudu – art direction, design
Danny Clinch – photography
Charts
Singles chart positions
References
^ Stanley, Leo. "Wild Cowboys - Sadat X | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved November 13, 2020 .
^ Ashon, Will (September 1996). "Sadat X: Wild Cowboys " (PDF) . Muzik . No. 16. p. 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022 .
^ Jost, Matt (January 26, 2010). "Sadat X :: Wild Cowboys :: Loud Records" . www.rapreviews.com . Retrieved November 13, 2020 .
^ Brackett, Nathan ; Hoard, Christian David (2004). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide . Simon & Schuster . p. 102. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8 .
^ Piccoli, Sean (28 July 1996). "Rap". Sun Sentinel . p. 3D.
^ "Sadat X Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved November 13, 2020.
^ "Sadat X Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved November 13, 2020.
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