But hey, I’d be damned if the lyrics weren’t fun to sing along to.Īfter three good tracks, we get to the first weak song this EP has to offer. I’ve looked at the lyrics multiple times now and I have yet to figure out the message or meaning of the song. The only downside this track has is its lyrical deficiency. As with all Barker production, it is heavily centered around the drums, which add a sense of liveliness to the song. Fortunately for me, it turned out to be a great song! This song is pure rock, something we haven’t seen from Lil Nas X yet, and with Travis Barker on production, there was no way this song wasn’t going to have a fantastic beat. A 24-second snippet from this song was always surfacing on my timeline due to this, and I was really excited to see how the whole song turned out. I’m not ashamed to admit that I follow Lil Nas X on Twitter, and before the release of this EP, he was constantly dropping snippets and teasers of future songs that would be on this project. The drum-breakdown in the chorus is also incredible–maybe the best part of the beat on here. It’s a pretty generic topic for rappers to cover, but I like the way he words his lyrics which lead to this double-interpretation. Lil Nas X delivers specifically vague lyrics that can be interpreted as him talking to either a jealous, old flame or his haters. The beat is the most “hip-hop sounding” beat on the project, but it does go pretty hard. This song was released as a single the day before the whole EP was released, and while it took me a few listens to get into, I thoroughly enjoy this track now. Just know that this is easily one of my favorite singles of the year so far! I could keep going on about this song but I have seven more to cover and I’ll probably end up talking about this remix later on, so I’ll leave it at that. The two provide great chemistry with one another that make this the hit it is. His performance is much more astonishing than I expected, as he flows well on his verse. This remix does all of that ten times better and almost puts the original to shame! Billy Ray’s inclusion not only makes the song feel less gimmicky–as he helps flesh the song out to a better length–but he also helps bend the lines of hip-hop and country even more with his braggadocious lyrics. On my Song Of The Week about the original ( ALSO linked above), I gave the song gratifying praise about its originality, catchy lyrics, and genre-bending. While I have addressed this version of “Old Town Road” in my essay (linked above in the intro), I have never expressed my personal opinion of this remix on my blog.

This obviously means I have been hyped for the release of this EP, which I am excited to review right now! I personally am invested as a music fan in Lil Nas X’s career, as I see him having a very unique path in the music industry. This was only bolstered by the Billy Ray Cyrus remix of the track, which helped the song top the charts for a very long time.

The song started as a meme, but once Billboard removed it from the country charts, the song became a talking point for musical politics. His fame started with “Old Town Road” (which I did a Song Of The Weekand an informal essay on). When talking about Lil Nas X, we don’t have to go too far back to cover his background. His breakout single “Old Town Road” (we’ve all heard it by now) is still at #1 as of me writing this, he’s picked up numerous cosigns for all genres, and he’s now released a professional EP, which I will go into today. Hello, I’m MusiCommentator, and it’s been quite a stellar year for rising artist Lil Nas X.

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