''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. Recording sessions took place at Chung King Studios, at D&D Studios, at Platinum Island Studios and at Greene St. Recording in

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

, and at Chris Biondo Studios in Washington, D.C. Production was handled by Diamond D, Buckwild, DJ Ogee, Ali Malek, Ant Greene Father Time, Da Beatminerz, Dante Ross, DJ Alamo, Minnesota,

Pete Rock Peter O. Phillips (born June 21, 1970), better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapping, rapper. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time, and is often mentioned alongs ...

, Showbiz and Sadat X himself. 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. Though the album did not receive much mainstream attention, it was a popular underground release, partly due to the album's production. ''Wild Cowboys'' spawned two singles: "Hang 'Em High" b/w "Stages & Lights", which made it to #98 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and "The Lump Lump", which reached #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.

Track listing

;Sample credits *Track 1 contains samples from "

Tell Me Tell Me may refer to: * '' Tell Me...'', a 1979 album by Jimmy Knepper * Tell me (advertisement), a 2005 Chinese-language newspaper ad calling for universal suffrage in Hong Kong * ''Tell Me'' (TV series), a 2019 South Korean quiz show * Tellme ...

" written by

Bryce Wilson Bryce Wilson (born October 7, 1972) is an American record producer/entrepreneur and actor. He was formerly half of late 1990s duo Groove Theory, and former artist on the early 1990s dance music/ electro hip-hop band Mantronix. Mantronix MC ...

and Amel Larrieux and performed by Groove Theory *Track 4 contains samples from " Invitation" written by Bronisław Kaper and

Paul Francis Webster Paul Francis Webster (December 20, 1907 – March 18, 1984) was an American lyricist who won three Academy Awards for Best Original Song, and was nominated sixteen times for the award. Life and career Webster was born in New York City, United St ...

and performed by Cal Tjader *Track 5 embodies portions of " The Good, The Bad & The Ugly" written by

Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone (; 10 November 19286 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpeter who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as more than 100 classica ...

*Track 7 contains samples from "Standing Right Here" written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead and Victor Carstarphen and performed by Melba Moore *Track 13 contains excerpts from " Lovin' You" performed by Minnie Ripperton

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 Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz were an American hip hop duo, composed of rappers Sean "Lord Tariq" Hamilton and Peter "Peter Gunz" Pankey, from The Bronx, New York. They are best known for their 1997 single "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)", which reached th ...

" 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 Gordon "Commissioner Gordon" Williams is an American record producer, audio engineer, and mixer. Dubbed the "Commissioner" by rapper KRS-One, his resume includes multiple Grammy Awards and numerous Gold and Platinum albums. Music career Early ca ...

– 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 Da Beatminerz are a hip-hop production crew from Bushwick, Brooklyn, and are known for their dark, gritty sound that is very popular with the underground hip-hop scene. History The crew, originally composed of brothers Mr. Walt (born June 2, 196 ...

" Dewgarde – producer (track 10) *Walter "

Mr. Walt Da Beatminerz are a hip-hop production crew from Bushwick, Brooklyn, and are known for their dark, gritty sound that is very popular with the underground hip-hop scene. History The crew, originally composed of brothers Mr. Walt (born June 2, 196 ...

" Dewgarde – producer (track 10) *Rodney " Showbiz" LeMay – producer (track 11) * Dante Ross – producer (track 13), executive producer, management *Peter "

" 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

External links

* {{Authority control Sadat X albums 1996 debut albums RCA Records albums Loud Records albums Albums produced by Buckwild Albums produced by Pete Rock Albums produced by Diamond D Albums produced by Dante Ross Albums produced by Da Beatminerz Albums produced by Showbiz (producer) Albums recorded at Chung King Studios Albums recorded at Greene St. Recording