I believe Young Thug would be one of the biggest pioneers in that.”Ĭyrus showed the song love last week, posting on Instagram, “Don’t try and think inside the box.
“But with country trap, I in no way want to take credit for that. For example, when rap started, or when rock and roll began,” he told the publication.
“I believe whenever you’re trying something new, it’s always going to get some kind of bad reception. Lil Nas X told Time magazine his song is “country trap.” Billboard denied that race had anything to do with its decision. Some accused Billboard of racism, given that the song is by a black artist. “Upon further review, it was determined that ‘Old Town Road’ by Lil Nas X does not currently merit inclusion on Billboard’s country charts,” Billboard said in a statement to Rolling Stone magazine. Lil Nas X is kicked off country chart, leading some to blame racism
It quickly raced up the Apple Music and Spotify charts, and debuted simultaneously on Billboard’s cross-genre Hot 100, Hot Country Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.īut last week Billboard pulled it from the country charts. The song had originally become popular on the TikTok app, where users create and share video clips set to music. “When I got thrown off the charts, Waylon Jennings said to me “Take this as a compliment” means you’re doing something great! Only Outlaws are outlawed. Then hours later, he was featured in a remix of the song released early Been watching everything going on with OTR,” Cyrus tweeted Wednesday. The country singer (and daddy of singer Miley Cyrus) tweeted a message of support to the Atlanta rapper, whose viral hit “Old Town Road” was removed from the Billboard country charts. The Billboard charts may not think Lil Nas X’s rap song is country, but Billy Ray Cyrus has endorsed it.
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