Billboard Pulls Young Black Man's Song From Country Charts

[OhMars]

Billboard told rapper Lil Nas X to take his horse and giddy up when they decided to remove his viral hit "Old Town Road" from their country charts because they determined it wasn't country enough.

The song , which debuted on the charts just three weeks ago, has been turned into a meme on social media app Tik Tok. It features references to the Western-themed video game "Red Dead Redemption 2," and plenty of cowboy imagery in its lyrics, but also a trap beat and a softly plucked banjo from a Nine Inch Nails sample.

The song debuted at No. 19 on Billboard's Hot Country chart for the week of March 16, between Kelsea Ballerini and Morgan Wallen. In a story first reported by Rolling Stone, Billboard removed the song from the country chart, although it remains on rap/hip hop charts and reached 32 on the all genre Hot 100 chart.



I wish billboard was as protective of hip-hop, this that bullshit.

 

[Blue_London]

I don't know what makes a song "country" is this country because it's got a banjo and he's talking about a horse

 

[OhMars]

I don't know what makes a song "country" is this country because it's got a banjo and he's talking about a horse

And he has a country accent. More counrty then a lot of country songs now.

 

[DOS_patos]

I wanted to make this thread but I got busy working.


But shit I'd foul.
See how they do.

 

[5th Letter]

We’re always accepting anybody into black culture but they don’t seem as inviting into theirs...

 

[OriginalMan!]

They aint do this to Miley Cyrus though

 

[DOS_patos]

We’re always accepting anybody into black culture but they don’t seem as inviting into theirs...

Example number 45825
Why niggas are where they are.

 

[AP2.5]

We’re always accepting anybody into black culture but they don’t seem as inviting into theirs...

this why i keep saying everybody from the basement fruity loops producers to the marquee producers need to stop working with white people

rappers included

stop collaborating with the Post Malone's of the world

 

[DOS_patos]

this why i keep saying everybody from the basement fruity loops producers to the marquee producers need to stop working with white people

rappers included

stop collaborating with the Post Malone's of the world

Thing is they look at it like they making money so fuck the culture.

Crazy how many of our people support the destruction and rape of our culture and then its our people who support them.
We can't destroy or assist and then complain.
We need a thread on it.....I need to get some shit off my chest . Alot of fuck niggas round these parts.

 

[Revolver Ocelot]

We’re always accepting anybody into black culture but they don’t seem as inviting into theirs...

Darius Rucker has done just fine and this damn sure ain't the song to make this claim.

 

[5 Grand]

What's up with Lil Nas X's name?

 

[5th Letter]

Darius Rucker has done just fine and this damn sure ain't the song to make this claim.

Okay cool but did you know they refused to let Beyoncé perform at the country music awards?

 

[Revolver Ocelot]

Okay cool but did you know they refused to let Beyoncé perform at the country music awards?

Yes I did.

But do you Garth Brooks getting a spot at this years BET Awards?

 

[DOS_patos]

Yes I did.

But do you Garth Brooks getting a spot at this years BET Awards?

How many talentless black people are in country?

How many talentless people can be in rap?

 

[Revolver Ocelot]

How many talentless black people are in country?

How many talentless people can be in rap?

 

[SeaSnake]

Billboard told rapper Lil Nas X to take his horse and giddy up when they decided to remove his viral hit "Old Town Road" from their country charts because they determined it wasn't country enough.

The song , which debuted on the charts just three weeks ago, has been turned into a meme on social media app Tik Tok. It features references to the Western-themed video game "Red Dead Redemption 2," and plenty of cowboy imagery in its lyrics, but also a trap beat and a softly plucked banjo from a Nine Inch Nails sample.

The song debuted at No. 19 on Billboard's Hot Country chart for the week of March 16, between Kelsea Ballerini and Morgan Wallen. In a story first reported by Rolling Stone, Billboard removed the song from the country chart, although it remains on rap/hip hop charts and reached 32 on the all genre Hot 100 chart.



I wish billboard was as protective of hip-hop, this that bullshit.

This the best country song ever

 

[RozayTabernacle]

how'd it get into the country charts in the first place?

 

[OhMars]

how'd it get into the country charts in the first place?

Because it's a country song

 

[Bed$tuy🇭🇹]

Man .... That aint no country song. They need to stop crying about it

 

[5th Letter]

They label all types of bullshit as “hip hop” so it is what it is.