Lil Nas X, Blanco Brown, Young Thug—all have melded country and hip-hop. But the country rap playlist dates further back to both genres' beginnings.

RMR’s “Rascal,” a beautiful country trap ballad, is already one of the best songs of 2020 Play the Rascal Flatts-sampling song, and its incredible video, on repeat forever.

The country-rap aesthetic crystallized once a network of music makers from Georgia — home to the Southern rap capital of Atlanta — made their presence felt in Nashville.

It wasn't a surprise when "Country Grammar" — released in February of 2000 — made Nelly one of music's first new stars of the 21st century. The St. Louis rapper's debut single combined a trunk ...