Lil Nas X is rewriting the ebook on Nation Rap.
This is likely to be the final occasion for onlookers to ingratiate to Lil Nax X and his followers. The little identified “Web-rapper” launched a cowboy/cowgirl-themed track referred to as “Previous City Street,” charting concurrently throughout a number of Billboard’s channels.
Not solely did “Previous City Street” crack the Billboard Sizzling 100, f the power a visualizer comprised Pink Lifeless Redemption 2 gameplay, however it additionally landed atop the Nation charts as nicely, all due to a glitch within the system.
Lil Nas X is doing the whole lot in his energy to cling to the cowboy motif. Even a celebratory pose noticed X let loose a catchphrase reminiscent the Yukon Gold Rush. “WE IN HEAAAA!!!!” X exclaimed Instagram whereas chart information to show his accomplishment. Because it stands, “My Previous City” occupies the 83rd place on Billboard’s Sizzling 100, with indicators pointing to additional good points within the coming weeks, ought to the track attain an unlikely stasis in well-liked tradition.
The YoungKio-produced track has been downloaded a startling four,000 occasions within the week ending March seventh and has earned itself 5,186,865 views on YouTube, final I checked this afternoon. Whereas Lil Nas X is maybe nothing greater than a faceless prankster driving the TikTok meme to fleeting success, “My Previous City” is maybe the right specimen for explaining Memetics to hapless child boomers the world over.