7 EP

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## Songs Ranking

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Old Town Road (Remix)

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Rodeo

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Bring U Down

***7*** is the second extended play (EP) by American rapper and singer Lil Nas X. The EP was released on June 21, 2019, by Columbia Records. It was preceded by the *Billboard* Hot 100 number one single "Old Town Road" (both the original version and Billy Ray Cyrus remix), "Panini", and "Rodeo". The extended play features guest appearances from Cyrus, Travis Barker, and Cardi B. Despite receiving a mixed reception from critics, *7* received six Grammy Award nominations, including a nomination for Album of the Year. At under 19 minutes, it is the shortest release to be nominated for the award in Grammy Award history. While recording the album Lil Nas X deliberately avoided producing an album full of country rap songs, not wanting to be pigeonholed by the success of "Old Town Road". Despite this, he would include one other country song, "Rodeo", only after producers Take a Daytrip earned his trust by giving him the beat for "Panini". Several trap beats were also sent to the singer for consideration, which he rejected as he did not want to be a "trap artist".

While in the process of recording the songs Lil Nas X posted previews of both "Panini" and "Rodeo" to his social media accounts before either song were completely written. This caused some problems for producers Take a Daytrip as the popularity of these snippets meant that much of the work had to be "locked in" so the resulting songs would match the previews.

Lil Nas X announced the *7* EP on May 18, 2019, on all social media platforms along with its June 2019 release date. This teaser included the snippet of a song described by *Spin*'s Rob Arcand as "singing a trap-pop hook through a slurred AutoTune drawl". Lil Nas X stated that the EP would include a collaboration with "one of [his] favorite artists ever".

## Activities

### Lil Nas X Biography

* **Lil Nas X Life Story** - a series of TikToks posted by Lil Nas X himself, where he talks about his life story. Available under: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1HIAPq\_vhM
* **Who Was Lil Nas X Before “Old Town Road?”** - a short interview and recap of Lil Nas X history made by Genius. Available under: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxn1KnQhgas
* **Lil Nas X Comes Out as Gay** - an article describing LNX coming out, which shaped the future of the artist. Available under: https://pitchfork.com/news/lil-nas-x-comes-out-as-gay/

### Nasarati

***Nasarati*** is the debut mixtape by Lil Nas X. It was self released via SoundCloud on July 24, 2018. Nasarati is a play on words, it is a mix of his rap name, Lil Nas X, and the name of car company Masarati. He first teased new music on his Instagram on July 15, 2018, saying: "*THANK U FOR 1,000 FOLLOWERS! NEW MUSIC ON YOUTUBE AND SOUNDCLOUD. LINK IN BIO."*

The mixtape consists of 10 tracks, being:

1. Carry On
2. In They Feelings
3. Sonic Shit
4. Kim Jong
5. Nasarati
6. Don't Know Me
7. In The Bank
8. Donald Trump
9. Get Flipped
10. Thanos (Blow It)

However, it was later removed from both his YouTube and SoundCloud page, and shortly afterwards, a 25 million dollar lawsuit was filed against Lil Nas X, producer Wynter, and Sony by The Music Force for opening track "Carry On" in response to an uncleared sample of Bobby Caldwell’s 1982 song of the same name, claiming he and the producer were "motivated by greed and malicious intent".

The mixtape is available under: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2kuFnoUg1FolpzKSTmYwdNRzRIQVI-Tx

### Facts about LNX

* **15 Things You Didn’t Know About LIL NAS X** - a video going through interesting facts about the life and discography of Lil Nas X. Available under: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WxHDozfgSg

    ***October 31st*** is the name of first EP of Lil Nas X, which was released on October 16, 2018. The EP included 4 songs, and had been posted on LNX's SoundCloud:

1. Same Shit (Freestyle)
2. Grab That!
3. Rookie
4. Rio De Janeiro

Similiar to Nasarati, the EP has been deleted by the artist, this time for unknown reason. The songs were available for short amount of time, and some fans say that the EP was deleted a day after October 31, thus referring to the title. This is however unconfirmed.

The songs are harder to find, however they have been archived successfully. They are available under: https://soundcloud.com/griffin-lobenstein-davis/sets/october-31st-by-lil-nas-x?utm\_source=clipboard&utm\_medium=text&utm\_campaign=social\_sharing

### Making of Old Town Road & Panini

* **The meteoric rise of Lil Nas X and the song 'Old Town Road' that got him there** - video talking about the background of Old Town Road. Available under: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDNsXGhj-uc
* **The Making Of Lil Nas X's "Panini" With Take A Daytrip** - video of Take A Daytrip producer, going through how Panini has been developed. Available under: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaNjtdeyapQ

### LNX Fans Q&A

* **Lil Nas X Replies to Fans on the Internet** - funny video, where the artist themself answers random questions. Available under: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V\_JjNnGUOfE