Cowboy Troy
Rapper Cowboy Troy exploded onto the country music scene in 2004 with a blend of country and rap he likes to call "hick-hop." Loco Motive, his 2005 debut, was boosted by Troy's association with the Big & Rich "Muzik Mafia," but he managed to keep his career rolling long after "I Play Chicken with the Train" hit the charts, working steadily into the 2010s.
It was his appearance on the Big & Rich track "Rollin' (The Ballad of Big & Rich)" that put him on CMT and into every honky tonk DJ's record collection that year, but Troy's involvement in country music and with Big & Rich began over a decade earlier. It was 1993 in his hometown of Dallas when Cowboy Troy -- real name Troy Coleman -- first met John Rich. Rich was then a member of Texassee, the band that would morph into Lonestar. Troy had grown up on Jerry Reed, Charlie Daniels, and the Oak Ridge Boys, but he also loved the rock of Kiss and ZZ Top and the hip-hop of Run-D.M.C. and Sir Mix-A-Lot. He found a friend in Rich, someone who was also based in country but a fan of all types of music. The two kept in touch as Rich took Lonestar to the top.
By 1999, Troy was asking for time off at his job managing a Foot Locker and heading to Nashville to shop his rap-meets-country demos. Rich was now working with Big Kenny and the two were busy hosting their "Muzik Mafia" nights -- a performer's roundtable known for its risk-taking attitude. Troy's style fit right in and he spent the next three years perfecting his live show. He was more than ready when Big & Rich asked him to appear on their debut album. Horse of a Different Color became a massive hit and the sold-out tour that accompanied it included a showstopping appearance from Cowboy Troy. Performing "Rollin' (The Ballad of Big & Rich)" with the duo on the 2004 Country Music Association Awards made Troy only the second Black artist to take the stage at the show, the first being Charley Pride 38 years earlier.
Cowboy Troy soon landed his own record deal with Warner Bros. Nashville and got to work on his debut with Big & Rich as producers. Loco Motive hit the shelves in May of 2005 as its first single, the rousing "I Play Chicken with the Train," was climbing the charts. He soon landed a gig as co-host of CMT's singing competition Nashville Star, which put him next to Wynonna Judd on one season, Jewel on the next. In 2007 he released his second full-length, the much more serious Black in the Saddle. A year later he performed at the Republican National Convention and parted ways with Warner Bros. His 2009 album, Demolition Mission: Studio Blue Sessions, landed on the indie label Winding Road. Demolition Mission did well enough to return Troy to the good graces of Warner Nashville, which put out his third album, King of Clubs, in spring of 2014. The following year, he released the indie album Saloons on Neptune. Cowboy Troy returned to the big leagues in 2018 with the album Laugh with Me.
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Black In The Saddle (Standard Version)
Country - Released by Warner Records on 5 Jun 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
King of Clubs
Country - Released by Warner Records on 11 Mar 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Loco Motive (U.S. Release)
Country - Released by Warner Records - Nashville on 17 May 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Laugh With Me
Country - Released by Shakin' Bacon Productions on 18 May 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
If You Don't Wanna Love Me (Radio Version)
Country - Released by Warner Records - Nashville on 9 Aug 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Galaxy (Hypnotic Hyperspace Quadrant 2)
Country - Released by Hick Hop Federation Under Exclusive License To The SRG - ILS Group on 29 May 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I Play Chicken With The Train
Country - Released by Warner Records - Nashville on 12 Apr 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Demolition Mission: Studio Blue Sessions
Country - Released by Cowboy Troy Music Company on 15 Sep 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
As Long As It's In Texas
Country - Released by Shakin' Bacon Productions on 23 Feb 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Galaxy (Interstellar Frequencies Quadrant 1)
Country - Released by Hick Hop Federation Under Exclusive License To The SRG - ILS Group on 29 May 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Galaxy (Vortex Chronicles Quadrant 4)
Country - Released by Hick Hop Federation Under Exclusive License To The SRG - ILS Group on 29 May 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Hook 'em Horns (Single Version)
Country - Released by Warner Records - Nashville on 14 Feb 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Porkchop
Country - Released by Shakin' Bacon Productions on 10 Feb 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Hick Chick [Dance Remixes] (DMD Maxi)
Country - Released by Raybaw - Warner Records on 1 May 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Hick Chick (feat. Angela Hacker)
Country - Released by Raybaw - Warner Records on 1 May 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Here We Go (Stadium Anthem)
Country - Released by Stand Entertainment on 9 Feb 2024
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
BYOB
Country - Released by Shakin' Bacon Productions Under Exclusive License To The SRG - ILS Group on 18 Oct 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Galaxy (Cantinas And Constellations Quadrant 3)
Country - Released by Hick Hop Federation Under Exclusive License To The SRG - ILS Group on 29 May 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Dance Floor Romance
Country - Released by Hick Hop Federation Under Exclusive License To The SRG - ILS Group on 1 Nov 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
El Tejano (Spanish Version)
Country - Released by Warner Records - Nashville on 30 May 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo