It's been the #1 song in the United States for the past ten weeks. 20 year old Lil Nas X created one of the wittiest and catchy songs of recent years, setting a record in April being streamed 143 million times in one week. Who knows what genre it fits into? It's been described as country rap, country trap, and Southern hip hop (this song may have been the first of the genre). Who cares? I hope the kid keeps his head on straight. He's got some talent.
Lil Nas X (aka Montero Lamar Hill) hails from the Atlanta area. The song and its associated remixes have a complex history which I won't recount here (if you are interested read this) with the most popular version featuring Billy Ray Cyrus. The riff is sampled from a haunting Nine Inch Nails song composed by Trent Reznor (the same guy who wrote Hurt, so memorably covered by Johnny Cash).
This is the original.
A modified version.
And finally the full movie-type video featuring Lil Nas, Billy Ray, and Chris Rock. It's a hoot.
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