Cardi B Hops On A Horse Of Her Own To Join Lil Nas X On 'Rodeo'

At long last, Lil Nas X's debut EP is finally here. The viral star's "Old Town Road," one of the greatest songs of the year, is now enjoying its 11th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, nevertheless as Lil Nas himself kept promising on Twitter, 7 isn't just a number of country-rap. That much was clear earlier this week, as soon as we heard his Nirvana-interpolating "Panini," although 7 showcases just how much of a fashion chameleon the young musician is making himself out to be.


"F9mily (You & Me)" recruits Blink-182's Travis Barker (one of the most in-demand pop maestros of 2019) to dip into pop-punk. On "Bring U Down," he sings over an option bass line courtesy of producer Ryan Tedder, and "C7osure (You Like)" paints a nocturnal funk panorama partly thanks to Boi-1da. And then, certainly, there's one with Cardi B.


"Rodeo," their teamwork that comes midway between the "Old Town Road" remix and the original, which bookend the EP, is nevertheless another firmly country-rap entry in Lil Nas X's catalog. His voice lowers to that familiar register, one that sounds at residence bolstered by the chunky cowboy guitar riffs underneath. The trippy visualization is littered with cacti, too.


Cardi, meanwhile, is here and gone in a flash for a 29-second verse. Although while she's on, she uses the platform for suitable desert imagery: "Last n---a did me dirty, dirty / Like a washroom in a truck stop, truck stop / Right now my heart, it feels like Brillo, I'm hard like armadillo."


The 7 EP is out right now, featuring eight songs in total, including both versions of "Old Town Road." If his Twitter presence is any indication, Lil Nas X is rather pleased it's out in the world now.


Check out "Rodeo" above, then watch Lil Nas X's interview with MTV News below.