# Wild Cowboys

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

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Muzik | |
| RapReviews | 8.5/10 |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
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)."

## Track listing
### Sample credits

* Track 1 contains samples from "Tell Me" written by Bryce Wilson and Amel Larrieux and performed by Groove Theory
* Track 4 contains samples from "Invitation" written by Bronisław Kaper and Paul Francis Webster and performed by Cal Tjader
* Track 5 embodies portions of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" written by Ennio Morricone
* 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" 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

| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
| US Billboard 200 | 83 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 13 |

### Singles chart positions

| Year | Song | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions |
| Year | Song | US Hot 100 | US R&B | US Rap | US Dance |
| 1996 | "Hang 'Em High" | 98 | 53 | 12 | 21 |
| 1996 | "The Lump Lump" | — | 85 | 20 | 5 |