The Midwest Cowboy

The Midwest Cowboy is the eighth solo studio album by American rapper Bizzy Bone. It was released on July 11, 2006 through Real Talk Entertainment with distribution via Koch Entertainment. Recording sessions took place at Illuminated Studios. Production was handled entirely by Playalitical except for "Thugs Need Love Too", produced with Pop Sykle. It features guest appearances from Playalitical, Spoke-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 g-funk to synth melodies.

Personnel

 * Bryon "Bizzy Bone" McCane II – main performer
 * Dustin "Playalitical" 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 – mastering
 * Derrick A. Johnson – executive producer
 * Brian Bonner – art direction, design, photography
 * Illuminated Media – design assistant
 * Timothy "Beeno" Iinis – A&R