On “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X romanticizes the life of a cowboy. The character is unfulfilled by a hedonistic life of consumerism, substance abuse, and adultery. He also has dissatisfaction with the indolence of his peers, feeling no need to heed their advice. With nothing left to believe in or follow, the rider heads out with the only destination being the open road. “Old Town Road” grew in popularity through numerous TikTok memes. Similarly to how the Atlanta duo iLOVEFRiDAY’s hit song “Mia Khalifa” blew up, clips on TikTok with the hashtag #oldtownroad have garnered millions of v… read more
On “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X romanticizes the life of a cowboy. The character is unfulfilled by a hedonistic life of consumerism, substance abuse, a… read more
On “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X romanticizes the life of a cowboy. The character is unfulfilled by a hedonistic life of consumerism, substance abuse, and adultery. He also has dissatisfact… read more
Lil Nas X (born April 9, 1999) is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. In 2018, he dropped out of college during his freshman year to pursue music full-time. On July 24, 2018, he released his debut mixtape titled 'NASARATI'. His breakthrough came in 2019, when his single "Old Town Road" went viral on TikTok and became a number one hit, both in the US and internationally. The song also caused controversy when it was disqualified from the Billboard country chart, and was later remixed featuring country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. On April 3,… read more
Lil Nas X (born April 9, 1999) is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. In 2018, he dropped out of college during his freshman year to pursue music full-time. On … read more
Lil Nas X (born April 9, 1999) is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. In 2018, he dropped out of college during his freshman year to pursue music full-time. On July 24, 2018, he released his debut mixtape t… read more