Rascal (song)
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| Single by RMR | |
| from the EP Drug Dealing Is a Lost Art | |
| Released | February 26, 2020 |
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| Producer(s) | The Do Betters[2] |
"Rascal" is a song recorded by American singer and rapper RMR. It was released as a single on February 26, 2020, and is included on the EP Drug Dealing Is a Lost Art.[3][4]
Background
[edit]The song was compared to Lil Nas X's Grammy-winning single "Old Town Road", being called the song's "second coming",[5] which fused hip hop and country music.[3] The instrumental is a piano cover of "Bless the Broken Road", a song made famous by Rascal Flatts that was first recorded by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band while interpolating the band's song "These Days" in the intro.[6]
In June 2020, a remix of the song featuring rapper Young Thug was also released.
Music video
[edit]The music video of the song was released to YouTube on February 26, 2020, exhibiting irony in the audio and video, as the video shows RMR and his crew wearing ski masks and holding firearms, appearing in a ruffian-like manner, with ballad music.[7] The video was described as a typical "trap music video with all the classic tropes",[8] and Uproxx called it "a typical underground rap clip, with a squad of menacing-looking, ski-masked goons mugging the camera and brandishing all sorts of illegal-looking firearms."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "ACE Repertory". www.ascap.com.
- ^ "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com.
- ^ a b Johnson, Patrick (February 28, 2020), "Watch RMR's Viral "Rascal" Music Video, A Country-Rap Song Made for the Streets", Hypebeast, retrieved February 28, 2020
- ^ Hughes, Josiah (February 27, 2020), "RMR's "Rascal" Video Will Become Your New Obsession", Exclaim!, retrieved February 28, 2020
- ^ a b Williams, Aaron (February 27, 2020), "RMR's 'Rascal' Video Is Being Called The Second Coming Of 'Old Town Road'", Uproxx, retrieved February 28, 2020
- ^ Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (February 27, 2020), "RMR's Trap Ballad Is Country Rap's Next Sensation", Popdust, retrieved February 28, 2020
- ^ Darville, Jordan (February 27, 2020), "RMR's "Rascal," a beautiful country trap ballad, is already one of the best songs of 2020", The Fader, retrieved February 28, 2020
- ^ Langston, Thomas (February 28, 2020), "Who Is RMR And Why Can't We Stop Watching This Genre Colliding Video "Rascal"??", This Song Is Sick, retrieved February 28, 2020
Further reading
[edit]- Holmes, Charles (2020-03-02). "RMR's Rascal Flatts Homage 'Rascal' Is a Viral Hit -- As Long As It Can Stay Online". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-06-30.