Genre in “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X

 

1. How is country music and hip hop genre defined?

2. Does Old Town Road present a case for genre hybridity or homogeneity? (based on its instrumentation, structure and theme)

3. Why was “Old Town Road” removed from Billboard Country Chart while “Ride Through the Country” by Colt Ford (also fusion of country and hip hop) remained on Billboard Country Chart?

4. Does Billboard’s decision to remove Old Town Road from the Country Chart stem from issues of genre, analysis of the music itself, or both?

 

 

 

 

 

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