Country rap

[1][2] Early influences on the emergence of country rap as a distinct genre include talking blues like "Big Bad John" (1961) by Jimmy Dean, "A Boy Named Sue" (1969) by Johnny Cash, the 1971 cover of "Hot Rod Lincoln" by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, "Convoy" (1975) by C.W.

[3] The song "Rappin' Duke" (1985) is a parody of western film star John Wayne: "Two hundred punks, well, what you gonna do?

The blend of country and trap caught the attention of producer Jimmy Iovine who re-released the album on Interscope.

[21][22] The trend continued in 2005 when country music stars Big & Rich introduced Cowboy Troy and his album Loco Motive.

[25] Other country rap artists include Ryan Upchurch, Jawga Boyz, Bottleneck, Moonshine Bandits and Big Smo.

In 2020, Niko Moon's "Good Time" peaked at number 20 on the Hot 100[27] – with the track being a hip-hop song with country influence, or vice versa.

[29] In 2019, rapper Lil Nas X's "country trap" single "Old Town Road" achieved mainstream international success.

[31][32] In June 2019, Blanco Brown's "The Git Up", also described by USA Today as a "trap-country" song, also achieved viral success.

[33] Other notable country trap songs include "Rodeo" by Lil Nas X and Cardi B and "Rascal" by RMR.

[34] Rolling Stone said of "Cruise (Remix)" (2012) by Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly, that the track "ushered in the wave of escapist fantasies set to syncopated drum loops that became known as 'bro country'.

[39] Other collaborations include "Po' Folks" (2002) by Nappy Roots with Anthony Hamilton, "Country Folks" (2012) by Bubba Sparxxx featuring Colt Ford & Danny Boone, "Dirt Road Anthem" (remix) by Jason Aldean and Ludacris, and "Try Harder Than That" by Meghan Linsey with Bubba Sparxxx (2014).