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Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ Is a Fascinating Turning Point for Country Music

COWBOY HAT FROM GUCCI

The 19-year-old rapper’s unlikely story of trap-country music domination could only have happened on the internet.

Joseph Longo
Joseph Longo
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Joseph Longo

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