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Ghetto Cowboy
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Ghetto Cowboy
| cover = Ghetto cowboy.jpg
| alt =
| type = Single
| artist = Mo Thugs Family featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
| album = Chapter II: Family Reunion
| B-side = Keep It Real
| released = November 3, 1998
| recorded = 1998
| studio = Private Island Trax (Los Angeles, CA)
| genre =
| length = 5:25
| label = Relativity
| writer =
| producer =
| chronology = Mo Thugs
| prev_title = Thug Devotion
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = All Good
| next_year = 1998
| misc =
}}
"'Ghetto Cowboy'" is the lead single by American hip hop collective Mo Thugs taken from their second studio album 'Chapter II: Family Reunion', released in 1998 via Mo Thugs/Relativity Records. It features contributions from Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone, Powder P, Thug Queen and Layzie Bone's wife Felecia. Produced by Krayzie Bone with co-production by Romeo Antonio, it contains replayed elements from Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler".
The single peaked at 15 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 while also reaching the top spot on the Hot Rap Singles chart. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 17, 1998 for sales of 500,000 copies and also made it to No. 87 on the 'Billboard' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1999 as one of the most popular singles of the year.
Track listing
#"Ghetto Cowboy" (Album Version)
#"Ghetto Cowboy" (Clean Album Version)
#"Ghetto Cowboy" (Video Version)
#"Ghetto Cowboy" (Instrumental)
Personnel
*Anthony "Krayzie Bone" Henderson vocals, producer, songwriter
*Steven "Layzie Bone" Howse vocals, songwriter
*Kamilha "Thug Queen" Greer vocals, songwriter
*Felecia Lindsay vocals, songwriter
*Jimmy Lee Burke vocals, songwriter
*Jimmy Zavala harmonica
*Romeo Antonio co-producer, assistant mixing engineer
*Mark "V" Myers recording
*Howard Albert mixing
*Ron Albert mixing
*"Disco" Rick Taylor assistant mixing engineer
*Juan Rosario assistant mixing engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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