When Lil Nas X put a country song over a trap beat to make "Old Town Road" he probably thought he was just cooking up something new. He probably didn't think the same song would be a viral hit landing spots on several charts one of which being Billboard's Hot Country Songs. What may have really come as a surprise though, is how quickly Billboard dropped him from the country chart for not being -- you ready for this? -- country enough. A lot of people have been questioning the real motive behind Billboard's decision and of course they mention it had nothing to do with race. In fact the organization claimed:
"Billboard’s decision to take the song off of the country chart had absolutely nothing to do with the race of the artist."
Sure Billboard, sure. Check out the video below:
What are your thoughts? Is "Old Town Road" country enough or is this just another case of race based exclusion by Billboard?
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