Ghetto Cowboy Explained

Ghetto Cowboy
Cover:Ghetto cowboy.jpg
Type:Single
Artist:Mo Thugs Family featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
B-Side:Keep It Real
Released:November 3, 1998
Recorded:1998
Studio:Private Island Trax (Los Angeles, CA)
Length:5:25
Label:Relativity
Chronology:Mo Thugs
Prev Title:Thug Devotion
Prev Year:1996
Next Title:All Good
Next Year:1998

"Ghetto Cowboy" is the lead single by American hip hop collective Mo Thugs taken from their second studio album , 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".[1]

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

  1. "Ghetto Cowboy" (Album Version)
  2. "Ghetto Cowboy" (Clean Album Version)
  3. "Ghetto Cowboy" (Video Version)
  4. "Ghetto Cowboy" (Instrumental)

Personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ghetto Cowboy by Mo Thugs feat. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony on WhoSampled. February 10, 2021. WhoSampled. en.
  2. Web site: Billboard Top 100 - 1999 . 2010-08-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090709044506/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1999 . 2009-07-09 .