Country Rap Mix | Hick Hop Music Playlist | Country Rap 2015

Country rap is a subgenre of popular music blending country music with hip hop music-style rapping, also known as hick-hop. The genre has been identified as a genre for about twenty years.[when?][1]

Country rap began to form as a genre when Bubba Sparxxx and producer Shannon "Fat Shan" Houchins created Sparxxx's 2001 debut album "Dark Days, Bright Nights" as an independent release which was later re-released on Interscope Records.[2][3][4] The trend continued in 2005 when country artists Big & Rich introduced Cowboy Troy to the country world via 2005's "Loco Motive" released on Warner Brothers. Coming off the success of Bubba Sparxxx's platinum album debut, Houchins soon after created Average Joes Entertainment with country rapper Colt Ford.[5] This was the true beginning of country rap taking its place in the mainstream. Colt Ford has sold over 1.5 million albums including 3 that have landed in the top 10 of Billboard's Country Music chart. Ford's 2012 "Declaration Of Independence" debuted at #1 [6] proving that country rap is a true genre and spawning a slew of new artists. The Lacs and Lenny Cooper have both sold well.[7] The Lacs' third album "Keep It Redneck" debuted #3 on Billboard's Country Chart in August 2013 proving further country rap's popularity as a new genre.[8]

Other artists of this genre include Moonshine Bandits, Jawga Boyz, Redneck Souljers, Big Smo, Charlie Farley, Cap Bailey, Sarah Ross, Moccasin Creek, Twang & Round, Bottleneck, Redneck Social Club, Mikel Knight among others.

Country tradionalists Toby Keith, Trace Adkins and Blake Shelton have since adapted a country rap style in recent years. less