Lil Nas X finally got his way to the top. On the latest Billboard charts, the viral sensation “Old Town Road” is officially sitting alone as the number one song. The young Atlanta rapper has seen a meteoric rise to fame when his country-trap hit track started to gain traction on the social media platform Tik Tok.
The song started to get so popular, that it started making its way to both hip-hop and country radio stations. As a result of the popularity, that it made it all the way to number 18 on the country charts before it was controversially removed for “not having enough country elements.” This sparked a conversation online and in the media on what exactly the criteria is to be designated a country song.
Lil Nas X didn’t falter when his track was pulled from the country charts. Instead, he enlisted country music icon Billy Ray Cyrus to step into the booth and make a remix version of the monster hit. The remix created even more noise around the original song, propelling it all the way to number one on the Billboard charts.
The song and the remix are both number one and two on the Spotify top 50 charts. Texas Tech used the track as a rally cry and victory song on their march to the college basketball national championship. It’s number one on the charts and is the hottest song in the world, Lil Nas X is a rapper to watch moving forward.
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