Artist:Lil Nas X f/Billy Ray Cyrus
Album:Old Town Road (Remix)
EP:7
Rapper Montero "Lil Nas X" Hill started out as a Twitter personality. Then he scored a big crossover hit with Old Town Road in 2019. His debut album will be out next month. He was born Apr. 9, 1999 in Lithia Springs, GA. He gained notoriety while he was in high school on Twitter. He was even suspended from Twitter due to spamming. By late 2018, Hill figured out that rapping was the pathway to fame. So he took the name Lil Nas X (a tribute to Nas), bought a beat on for $30 on producer YoungKio's online store and sampled the Nine Inch Nails song 34 Ghosts IV. After successfully spamming Old Town Road on TikTok, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 and crossed over to country. Hill signed with Columbia and then the remix featuring Billy Ray Cyrus was produced. Both versions are on this EP. Billboard excluded Old Town Road from the Country Singles chart as "not country enough". Otherwise the song would have topped that chart too. After noted music writer Robert Christgau accused Billboard of racism, they tried to defend the decision. It not only made them look bad but it made Hill an even bigger star. After winning two Grammys and a bunch of other awards, Hill started working on his debut album Montero. The first single Montero (Call Me by Your Name) topped the Billboard Hot 100. The album will be released next month. Here's the video for Old Town Road (Remix) by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus. Chris Rock also appears in this video.
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