History Main / CountryRap

* While not normally considered an artist ''in'' the genre, Music/{{Eminem}}'s white-trash Americana theming has led him to do more than a few songs in this genre. These range from the more SpaghettiWestern-style country like "Bad Meets Evil", "Bad Guys Always Die" and "Marshall Mathers", to parodic hoedowns like "Square Dance", bluesy country-rock like "Desperation" and "Beautiful", and serious country-tinged ballads like "Love The Way You Lie" and "Stan".

* While not normally considered an artist ''in'' the genre, Music/{{Eminem}}'s white-trash Americana theming has led him to do more than a few songs in this genre. These range from the more SpaghettiWestern-style country like "Bad Meets Evil", "Bad Guys Always Die" and "Marshall Mathers", to parodic hoedowns like "Square Dance", bluesy country-rock like "Desperation", and serious country-tinged ballads like "Love The Way You Lie" and "Stan".

* Speaking of Music/JohnnyCash, he dabbled in this sometimes. One of his most famous songs was the novelty country rap song "A Boy Named Sue".

* Music/JerryReed (of "Eastbound and Down" fame) had "When You're Hot, You're Hot" in 1971, which has a bonus R&B drum break in the refrain.

* Music/KidRock [[GenreMashup mixed]] this with other fusions.

* [[Music/CWMcCall CW McCall]]'s "[[Film/{{Convoy}}" and "Wolf Creek Pass" are also arguably early examples of rap.

* [[Music/CWMcCall CW McCall]]'s "Convoy" and "Wolf Creek Pass" are also arguably early examples of rap.

* Blanco Brown, scored a top 20 hit in 2019 with "The Git Up".

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; in turn, various R&B and soul artists were influenced by country. One journalist traced the origins of Country Rap to Woody Guthrie. Some spoken-word songs by the Sons of the Pioneers also have rap-like elements, while Joe Tex is believed to have actually coined the term "rap" to describe his vocal style in the 1960s. Talking blues was another predecessor, as it involved half-spoken, half-sung vocal performances performed in rhyming couplets with a defined rhythm and a typically freeform and un-rhymed fifth line at the end of each bar over a minimalist but insistent backing track. The term "country rap" itself is believed to have been coined by UGK to refer to their highly regional style of hip-hop that contained prominent gospel and blues elements and saw both of them rapping in a pronounced Texas drawl, though they ironically didn't have much actual country influence.

* Cowboy Troy, including his guest raps with Big and Rich

* Music/{{Boondox}}

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

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; in turn, various R&B and soul artists were influenced by country. One journalist traced the origins of Country Rap to Woody Guthrie. Some spoken-word songs by the Sons of the Pioneers also have rap-like elements, while Joe Tex is believed to have actually coined the term "rap" to describe his vocal style in the 1960s. Talking blues was another predecessor, as it involved half-spoken, half-sung vocal performances performed in rhyming couplets with a defined rhythm and a typically freeform and un-rhymed fifth line at the end of each bar over a minimalist but insistent backing track.

* Music/KidRock [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly mixed]] this with other fusions.

* Lil Nas X's 2019 viral hit "Old Town Road" became controversial due to ''Billboard'' choosing to pull it off the Hot Country Singles chart (and related component charts) after determining that it did not meet the requirements for the genre.

* Lil Nas X's 2019 viral hit "Old Town Road" became controversial due to ''Billboard'' choosing to pull it off the country charts after determining that it did not meet the requirements for the genre.

--> ''Yo, yo, I'm a cowboy now''

[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A fusion of]] HipHop and CountryMusic.

Despite what some wits may say, "crap" is not the official name for this genre.

* Music/BubbaSparxxx

* Hot Rod Lincoln is a very famous country rap song originally recorded by Charley Ryan and the Livingston Bros., but [[CoveredUp made famous by]] Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen[[note]]This was actually the second time it was covered. The first time was when Johnny Bond recorded the song.[[/note]]

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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; in turn, various R&B and soul artists were influenced by country. One journalist traced the origins of Country Rap to Woody Guthrie. Some spoken-word songs by the Sons of the Pioneers also have rap-like elements, while Joe Tex is believed to have actually coined the term "rap" to describe his vocal style in the 1960s. Talking blues was another predecessor, as it involved half-spoken, half-sung vocal performances performed in rhyming couplets with a defined rhythm and a typically freeform and un-rhymed fifth line at the end of each bar over a minimalist but insistent rhythm.

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; in turn, various R&B and soul artists were influenced by country. One journalist traced the origins of Country Rap to Woody Guthrie. Some spoken-word songs by the Sons of the Pioneers also have rap-like elements, while Joe Tex is believed to have actually coined the term "rap" to describe his vocal style in the 1960s.

* Some people argue that Music/CharlieDaniels' "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" was the first rap song. Think about it.

** CDB ''loved'' this trope; other examples are "Legend of Wooly Swamp" and "Stroker Ace."

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. Some spoken-word songs by the Sons of the Pioneers also have rap-like elements.

* [[Music/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 Music/CypressHill's "Insane in the Brain".

* Country singer [[Music/NealMcCoy Neal McCoy]] recorded a hip-hop version of the ''TheBeverlyHillbillies'' theme song for TheMovie.