Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" Is One Of The Longest-Running #1 Hip-Hop Songs

BYCole BlakeUpdated on September 26, 20222.8K Views

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Old Town Road has been at number one for twelve consecutive weeks.

After twelve consecutive weeks, “Old Town Road” is now officially tied for the longest-running Hot 100 number one hip-hop song of all time. Sitting alongside it are Eminem's "Lose Yourself," Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" and Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again.” To reach the longest running song of all time regardless of genre, Lil Nas X will have to hold the top spot for four more weeks. Currently "Despacito," by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber and "One Sweet Day," by Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men hold the record at sixteen weeks.

Some fans seem intent on slowing down Lil Nas X after finding Islamaphobic tweets from what many believe is his old profile. The tweets resulted in #LilNasXIsOverParty trending on twitter yesterday. Lil Nas X responded on social media with the following tweet.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1142819850533793792

Regardless, last night, Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus capitalized on the song's popularity by performing the track at the BET Awards. The performance was a surprise for many who thought they’d never see Billy Ray Cyrus perform a country song at the event. You can stream Lil Nas X’s new EP, 7 EP now. The EP features a song, “Panini" that supposedly interpolates the melody from Nirvana’s classic song, “In Bloom.”

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Cole Blake

Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.