''The Midwest Cowboy'' is the eighth solo studio album by American rapper

Bizzy Bone Bryon Anthony McCane II (born September 12, 1976),Whitburn, Joel (2008) ''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–2006'', Record Research, , p. 97 better known by his stage name Bizzy Bone, is an American rapper, singer and the youngest member o ...

. It was released on July 11, 2006 through

Real Talk Entertainment Real Talk Ent. is an American privately held record label that was started in 2003. It is led by CEO/President Derrick "Sac" Johnson and is focused primarily on recording and releasing new albums with Gold and Platinum selling Rap and R&B artists. ...

with distribution via

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. Recording sessions took place at Illuminated Studios.

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was handled entirely by

Playalitical Playalitical (born Dustin Robbins; March 7, 1982 – September 15, 2020) was an American rapper and producer and owner Illuminated Entertainment Group. He's done songs with Snoop Dogg, E-40, Rappin' 4-Tay, Young Joc, Lil' Flip and Chino XL a ...

except for "Thugs Need Love Too", produced with Pop Sykle. It features

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s from Playalitical, Spike-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

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to synth melodies.

Track listing

Personnel

*Bryon "

" McCane II – main performer *Dustin "

" 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 John Cuniberti is an American recording engineer and producer. Career John Cuniberti was the drummer for The Rockets in the early 1970s, the original band for Eddie Money. He later managed Hyde Street Studios, where he was the recording engine ...

– mastering *Derrick A. Johnson – executive producer *Brian Bonner – art direction, design, photography *Illuminated Media – design assistant *Timothy "Beeno" Iinis – A&R

Charts

External links

References

2006 albums Bizzy Bone albums Real Talk Entertainment albums {{2006-hiphop-album-stub