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Old Town Road

Arts & Life
Lil Nas X's hit "Old Town Road" combines country music with hip-hop, and it has already inspired imitators (courtesy of Eric Lagg).

‘Old Town Road’ considers the politics of country music

Zora Ilunga-Reed
  •  
May 6, 2019
Arts & Life
Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road," which topped the Billboard charts this month, uses imagery from other cowboy-themed works like the video game "Red Dead Redemption 2." (courtesy of Flickr).

‘Old Town Road’ and the cowboy myth

Jacob Kuppermann
  •  
April 29, 2019
Humor
PATRICK MONREAL/The Stanford Daily

After being snubbed by Billboard, Lil Nas X wins Nobel Prize

Patrick Monreal
  •  
April 17, 2019
The Stanford Daily

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