RMR Releases Trap Country Ballad 'Rascal'
After Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ took the Internet by storm last year, the lines between country and hip-hop blurred like never before. And with the release of RMR’s debut single and video, the two genres become nigh indistinguishable.
While ‘Old Town Road’ popularised the country trap genre and sparked debate as to what exactly constitutes a country song, RMR’s ‘Rascal’ is a country song at its very core. Backed only by a piano interpolation of Rascal Flatts’ ‘Bless The Broken Road,’ the anonymous rapper belts out a moving tale of the tribulations and trials of he has faced thus far. This is where and country and rap truly meet, with RMR leading the charge.
There is an undeniable level of talent here, a level of talent poised to raise RMR above the viral meme storm that lies on the horizon.
RMR will drop his debut EP called Drug Dealing Is A Lost Art later this year, and he's set to release a Matchbox 20-inspired single next week.
Watch the trap country ballad above and stream the track below.