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Cowboy Troy (born '''Troy Coleman''', December 18 , 1970 in Victoria, Texas ) is one of the few current African American Country Music artists. He is a graduate of the University Of Texas At Dallas with a degree in Psychology , and the former manager of a Dallas, Texas Foot Locker . Troy's favorite Sports team is reported to be Port Vale F.C. Cowboy Troy began performing in ), ''Beginner's Luck'' ( 2002 ) and ''Vintage'' ( 2003 ). Starting in 2002, three songs were available as free downloads from Amazon.com : "Texas" from ''Hick-Hop Hysteria,'' "Bus Driver" and "Tae Kwon Flo" from ''Beginner's Luck.'' As of August 28, 2005, "Texas" was #2 on Amazon's Funk & Rap Rock chart, #1 on their Experimental Rap chart, and #1125 overall. The other downloads have been discontinued. Cowboy Troy joined the informal music group, MuzikMafia , in 2004 . He appeared on Big & Rich 's first album, ''Horse of a Different Color'', rapping the fourth verse to the first track, "Rollin' (The Ballad of Big and Rich)." As a backup vocalist for Big & Rich , Troy toured with Tim McGraw and provided a rap track to McGraw's ballad "She's My Kind of Rain." Cowboy Troy released his first major-label solo album, ''Loco Motive'', (production label: RAYBAW records; distribution label: Warner Music Group ) on May 17, 2005 . The album debuted at #2 on Billboard 's Top Country Albums chart. The first single, "I Play Chicken with the Train," peaked at #48 on Billboard 's Hot Country Songs chart on April 9, 2005 and was a #1 country download at the ITunes Music Store on April 15, 2005 . As a Chevrolet promotion, Troy, Gretchen Wilson and Big And Rich released "Our America" as a free, time-limited download on July 1st, 2005. They also performed the song live at the Boston Pops concert on July 4, 2005. "Our America" combines " The Star-Spangled Banner " with a rap version of parts of the U.S. Constitution , Declaration Of Independence , Pledge Of Allegiance and Martin Luther King, Jr. 's " I Have A Dream " speech. The song peaked at #44 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, and appears as a bonus track on both Big & Rich's Comin' To Your City and Gretchen Wilson's All Jacked Up albums. Cowboy Troy's next single (released July 20, 2005) was "If You Don't Wanna Love Me," a duet with Sarah Buxton . His most recent single, "Hook 'Em Horns," was released on February 14, 2006. Cowboy Troy is currently co-hosting, with Wynonna Judd , the fourth season of Nashville Star on the USA Network and CMT Canada . Troy made a special appearance at the 13 March , 2006 episode of WWE RAW in Beaumont, Texas . He came to the commentary booth and helped announce for the match between superstars Edge and Goldust . His entrance music was "My Last Yee Haw." MUSIC SAMPLE EXTERNAL LINKS
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