History Main / CountryRap

* Music/FroggyFresh

Hip Hop and Country music have been fused in different variations since the 1980s - one of the more notable early efforts is The Music/BeastieBoys sampling from the ''{{Deliverance}}'' soundtrack on their 1989 album ''Paul's Boutique'', and Music/DeLaSoul using a sample from [[Music/GeorgeClinton Parliament]]'s "Little Ole Country Boy" for the chorus of "Potholes in My Lawn", in the same year. Some modern Country artists have incorporated Hip Hop influences into their music, and collaborated with popular rappers, and there are also artists devoted primarily or solely to Country Rap fusions.

* TheBellamyBrothers' 1987 single "Country Rap," which coincidentally shares its name with this trope. The song just missed the top 30 of the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart, and was just one way brothers Howard and David experimented with other styles and genres in their music; for instance, "Get into Reggae Cowboy" -- which used (guess what) reggae as its main beat -- became a top 20 country hit in 1982.

* Music/CowboyTroy, including his guest raps with Big and Rich

* While not a direct example, Music/MontgomeryGentry's "If You Ever Stop Loving Me" has a turntable scratch in it.

* Music/TimWilson played it for laughs on "Hillbilly Homeboy".

* "Ready Set Roll" by Music/ChaseRice has a rapid-fire rap in the second verse and overall strong hip-hop beat.

* The Bellamy Brothers' 1987 single "Country Rap," which coincidentally shares its name with this trope. The song just missed the top 30 of the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart, and was just one way brothers Howard and David experimented with other styles and genres in their music; for instance, "Get into Reggae Cowboy" -- which used (guess what) reggae as its main beat -- became a top 20 country hit in 1982.

* Bubba Sparxxx
* Colt Ford
* Cowboy Troy, including his guest raps with Big and Rich
* Nappy Roots

* Country singer Neal [=McCoy=] recorded a hip-hop version of the ''TheBeverlyHillbillies'' theme song for TheMovie.
* Stitch Mouth

* While not a direct example, Montgomery Gentry's "If You Ever Stop Loving Me" has a turntable scratch in it.
* Some people argue that Charlie Daniels' "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" was the first rap song. Think about it.

* CW [=McCall=]'s "Convoy" and "Wolf Creek Pass" are also arguably early examples of rap.
* TimWilson played it for laughs on "Hillbilly Homeboy".
* Brother Ali's "Uncle Sam Goddamn" has a blues-influenced beat that helps it criticize the U.S. government for its involvement in the slave and the crack cocaine trade and for its failure to provide for the poor.
* "Ready Set Roll" by Chase Rice has a rapid-fire rap in the second verse and overall strong hip-hop beat.

This fusion has been traced back to before Hip Hop was even invented, as a lot of blues and country artists displayed vocal styles which were similar to rapping. One journalist traced the origins of Country Rap to Woody Guthrie.

* Cowboy Troy

* CW McCall's "Convoy" and "Wolf Creek Pass" are also arguably early examples of rap.

Hip Hop and Country music have been fused in different variations since the 1980s - one of the more notable early efforts is The BeastieBoys sampling from the ''{{Deliverance}}'' soundtrack on their 1989 album ''Paul's Boutique'', and DeLaSoul using a sample from [[Music/GeorgeClinton Parliament]]'s "Little Ole Country Boy" for the chorus of "Potholes in My Lawn", in the same year. Some modern Country artists have incorporated Hip Hop influences into their music, and collaborated with popular rappers, and there are also artists devoted primarily or solely to Country Rap fusions.

Hip Hop and Country music have been fused in different variations since the 1980s - one of the more notable early efforts is The BeastieBoys sampling from the ''{{Deliverance}}'' soundtrack on their 1989 album ''Paul's Boutique''. Some modern Country artists have incorporated Hip Hop influences into their music, and collaborated with popular rappers, and there are also artists devoted primarily or solely to Country Rap fusions.

* The Bellamy Brothers' 1987 single "Country Rap," which coincidentally shares its name with this trope. The song just missed the top 30 of the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart, and was just one way brothers Howard and David experimented with other styles and genres in their music; for instance, "Get into Reggae Cowboy" -- which used (guess what, reggae) as its main beat -- became a top 20 country hit in 1982.

* PlayedForLaughs on the Bellamy Brothers song "Country Rap", which fuses stereotypical country lyrics with common late-80s perceptions of rap.

Hip Hop and Country music have been fused in different variations since the 1980s. Some modern Country artists have incorporated Hip Hop influences into their music, and collaborated with popular rappers, and there are also artists devoted primarily or solely to Country Rap fusions.

* Music/SnoopDogg recorded a CountryRap called "My Medicine". It featured guest vocals by WillieNelson and production by [[HouseOfPain Everlast]].

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* [[HouseOfPain Everlast]] dabbles in this genre sometimes. A recent album included a cover of JohnnyCash's "Folsom Prison Blues", which incorporated HipHop samples and scratching, including the beat from CypressHill's "Insane in the Brain".
* KidRock [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly mixed]] this with other fusions.

* SnoopDogg recorded a CountryRap called "My Medicine". It featured guest vocals by WillieNelson and production by [[HouseOfPain Everlast]].

* TobyKeith's singles "Getcha Some" and "I Wanna Talk About Me" are examples, keeping country instrumentation but using quick, spoken lyrics.
* JasonAldean's "Dirt Road Anthem" is a cover of a song co-written by Colt Ford. Yes, it keeps the rap part intact. And Jason took it to the extreme by remixing it with Ludacris.

* JasonAldean's "Dirt Road Anthem" is a cover of a song co-written by Colt Ford. Yes, it keeps the rap part intact. Turns out he's pretty good at it too.

Hip Hop and Country music have been fused in different variations 1980s. Some modern Country artists have incorporated Hip Hop influences into their music, and collaborated with popular rappers, and there are also artists devoted primarily or solely to Country Rap fusions.

* [[HouseOfPain Everlast]] dabbles in this genre sometimes. A recent album included a cover of JohnnyCash's "Folsom Prison Blues", which incorporated HipHop samples and scratching, including the beat from CypressHill's "Insane In The Brain".
* KidRock, [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly mixed]] with other fusions.
* Country singer Neal McCoy recorded a hip hop version of the ''TheBeverlyHillbillies'' for TheMovie.