[#21 POP] Lil Nas X - 7 가사 앨범 리뷰 뮤직비디오 순위

Lil Nas X - 7

안녕하세요. 음악을 좋아하는 팝덕 '팝오리'입니다.

 

오늘은 2019년 6월 21일 발매된 

Lil Nas X 의 EP '7'에 대해서 리뷰해보려고 합니다.

ARTIST

Lil Nas X

- 이름 : Lil Nas X(Montero Lamar Hill)
- 출생 : 1999년 4월 9일
- 국적 : 미국
- 소속사 : 컬럼비아 레코드
- 데뷔일 : 2019년

 

TRACK LIST

Lil Nas X - 7

총 8곡으로 구성되어 있습니다.

INFORMATION

Lil Nas X - 7

 

[앨범 소개]

빌보드 차트 11주 연속 1위! 

2019년 상반기 가장 핫한 아티스트 ‘릴 나스 엑스(Lil Nas X)’의 데뷔 EP [7] 발매!

 

컨트리와 힙합이라는 두 장르를 융합하여 전 세계를 카우보이 열풍을 일으킨 릴 나스 엑스가 데뷔 EP [7]을 선보인다!

데뷔 싱글 ‘Old Town Road’로, 빌보드 11주 연속 1위! ‘한 주에 가장 많이 재생된 노래’! 뮤직비디오 1억 5천만 뷰 돌파!

‘한 주에 가장 많이 재생 된 노래’ 기록 등 각종 음원 기록을 모조리 갈아치우며, 2019년 상반기 가장 핫한 아티스트로 자리잡은 그가 이번 앨범에서도 역시 장르의 경계선을 넘는 파격적인 음악을 선보인다! 

 

더 이상의 수식어가 필요 없는, 컨트리와 힙합의 조화로 전세계 카우보이 열풍을 일으킨 “Old Town Road”

컨트리 풍의 음악에 트랜디한 트랩 비트에, ‘카디비 (Cardi B)’ 특유의 보컬이 더해진 “Rodeo” 

One Republic의 보컬리스트 ‘라이언 테더(Ryan Tedder)’가 참여하며, 감각적인 록 트랙 “Bring U Down”

트랩 비트에 릴 나스 엑스의 랩 스킬을 느낄 수 있는 “Panini” 포함 총 8곡으로 구성!

REVIEW

01. Old Town Road (Remix) (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)

https://youtu.be/w2Ov5jzm3j8?si=fRNfhO61oCdbGWX-

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Oh oh-oh
Oh
Yeah I'm gonna take my horse 
to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
I'm gonna take my horse 
to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
Kio Kio
I got the horses in the back
Horse tack is attached
Hat is matte black
Got the boots 
that's black to match
Ridin' on a horse ha
You can whip your Porsche
I been in the valley
You ain't been up off that porch now
Can't nobody tell me nothin'
You can't tell me nothin'
Can't nobody tell me nothin'
You can't tell me nothin'
Ridin' on a tractor
Lean all in my bladder
Cheated on my baby
You can go and ask her
My life is a movie
Bull ridin' and boobies
Cowboy hat from Gucci
Wrangler on my booty
Can't nobody tell me nothin'
You can't tell me nothin'
Can't nobody tell me nothin'
You can't tell me nothin'
Yeah I'm gonna take my horse 
to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
I'm gonna take my horse 
to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
Hat down cross town 
livin' like a rockstar
Spent a lot of money 
on my brand new guitar
Baby's got a habit 
diamond rings and 
Fendi sports bras
Ridin' down Rodeo 
in my Maserati sports car
Got no stress 
I've been through all that
I'm like a Marlboro Man 
so I kick on back
Wish I could roll on back 
to that old town road
I wanna ride 'til I can't no more
Yeah I'm gonna take my horse 
to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
I'm gonna take my horse 
to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more

02. Panini

https://youtu.be/bXcSLI58-h8?si=tNkHPncsTCvlxEOJ

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Ayy Panini don't you be a meanie
Thought you wanted me to go up
Why you tryna keep me teeny I
It's a dream he wished it on a genie
I got fans finally
ain't you wanting them to see me I
I thought you want this for my life
for my life
Said you wanted to see me thrive
you lied
Just say to me what you want from me
Just say to me what you want from me
Ayy Panini don't you be a meanie
Thought you wanted me to go up
Why you tryna keep me teeny now
Now they need me
number one on streaming
Oh yeah you used to love me
So what happened
what's the meaning I
I thought you want
this for my life for my life
Said you wanted to see me
thrive you lied
Now when it's all done
I get the upper hand
I need a big Benz not another fan
But I still want you as a fan
I'ma need to sit down
don't mean to make demands
But I need you to
Say to me what you want from me
Just say to me what you want from me
Daytrip took it to 10
Hey

03. F9mily (You&ME0

https://youtu.be/AG-UjPkeJgI?si=17Unaw8y3JWJZRaw

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Oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh, oh-oh


You, and me
Yeah, we gotta fix this family
And I know it's hard
But oh, we at least gotta start


Yeah, you and me, my friend, you best believe
We gotta fix this family, you see
It takes two to get to three, relieved
We're gonna leave here happily
Yeah, you and me, my friend, you best believe
We gotta fix this family, you see
It takes two to get to three, relieved
We're gonna leave here happily


You (Yes you, yes you) and me (And me)
Yeah we, make pods, we the peas
Now let's go (Let's go, let's go), get knee (Get knee)
Your knee is deep in happy fantasies (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)


Yeah, you and me, my friend, you best believe
We gotta fix this family, you see
It takes two to get to three, relieved
We're gonna leave here happily
Yeah, you and me, my friend, you best believe
We gotta fix this family, you see
It takes two to get to three, relieved
We're gonna leave here happily


You and me, you best believe
-ily, you see
Get to three, relieve
We're gonna leave here happily


Yeah, you and me, my friend, you best believe
We gotta fix this family, you see
It takes two to get to three, relieved
We're gonna leave here happily


Oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
Off beat, off beat
Who's off? Is it me?
I don't think it's you, hold on, hold on

04. Kick it

https://youtu.be/JTx-l_rDZP4?si=VOhyKa03P9BeNEi5

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Bizness Boi

[Chorus]
Run to, to me, for three
See, if you need weed, get it from me
It's good
See if you want it, Nas, I got it, nigga, we should go and kick it
See you on the move, but we was cool, now don't forget it
Oh come, get weed from me
It's good

[Verse 1]
Now you all over the place
Sexy, yeah, I see your face
You just the nigga these days
My brother showed me your wave
Seen you on the TV, heard that Billboard took your chartin' place
Heard your snippets on IG, man, tell me what's the droppin' dates
My big sister love you nigga, you the G.O.A.T., my uncle say
New pack just came in, my nigga, this that cookie funnel cake

[Chorus]
Run to, to me, for three
See, if you need weed, get it from me
It's good
See if you want it, Nas, I got it, nigga, we should go and kick it
See you on the move, but we was cool, now don't forget it
Oh come, get weed from me
It's good

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Verse 2]
Oh, you just that nigga, now, can't pick up, cool, then let me know
You ain't got no talent, nigga, more up in my pinky toe
I just thought that we could kick it, why not let me know?
You'll fall off, I'll give it, oh
Two months, give or take a whole

[Chorus]
Run to, to me, for three
See, if you need weed, get it from me
It's good
See if you want it, Nas, I got it, nigga, we should go and kick it
See you on the move, but we was cool, now don't forget it
Oh come, get weed from me
It's good

05. Rodeo

https://youtu.be/kx0Z0B8Xox0?si=v0I7vusBYLE7ipDI

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Daytrip took it to 10
Hey
Oh here we go please let me know
Off we go don't leave me in the cold
If I took you everywhere then well
you wouldn't know how to walk
If I spoke on your behalf then well
you wouldn't know how to talk
If I gave you everything
and everything is what I bought
I can take it all back
I never cared 'bout what you thought
I didn't mean to make you mad
I don't like when you upset
I'ma call you later on baby girl
don't you forget
I'ma take you from this party
we might go and have some sex
Or we do that later on
now we lit like cigarettes
I thought you would stay with me
I'm yours and you're mine I envy
So what I'm gon' do
I don't have no clue
ain't no me without you
Oh here we go please let me know
Off we go don't leave me in the cold
If I took you everywhere then well
you wouldn't know how to walk
If I spoke on your behalf then well
you wouldn't know how to talk
If I gave you everything
and everything is what I bought
I can take it all back
I never cared 'bout what you thought
Cardi
Look gunshot gunshot
Thought you heard about me
must not must not
Last nigga did me dirty dirty
Like a bathroom
in a truck stop truck stop
Now my heart it feels like Brillo
I'm hard like armadillo
Can't be no nigga ex
I could only be his widow
That's a fact dressed in black
my heart break bones will crack
I be chilling watching Oxygen
my favorite show is Snapped
Now you know how I get
every day a foreign whip
Rather see you in a hearse
than see you with some other bitch
Huh
Oh here we go please let me know
Off we go don't leave me in the cold
If I took you everywhere then well
you wouldn't know how to walk
If I spoke on your behalf then well
you wouldn't know how to talk
If I gave you everything
and everything is what I bought
I can take it all back
I never cared 'bout what you thought
I thought you would stay with me
I'm yours and you're mine I envy
So what I'm gon' do
I don't have no clue
ain't no me without you

06. Bring U down

https://youtu.be/c_mR-dt_c3g?si=PWurtwrnk8nnH0Rn

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I don't know what’s gonna bring you down
I don't know what's gonna bring you down
I don’t know, but I'm gonna bring you down
I don't know, but I'm gonna bring you down


I'm lookin' at you and I got a trick up my sleeve
And yes, I'm peepin' ya secret so you get ready to leave
The media’s callin’, oh, baby, that's TMZ
I’m tellin' your secrets, so best get ready to grieve


I don't know what's gonna bring you down
I don’t know what's gonna bring you down
I don't know, but I'm gonna bring you down (Down)
I don't know, but I'm gonna bring you down


I dug up your past and now I know all of your moves
And I got witnesses, statements, and I got all of the proof
I'm wonderin' 'bout you because I got nothin' to do
I noticed you're winnin' and I got nothin' to lose


I don't know what's gonna bring you down (Down)
I don't know what's gonna bring you down (Down)
I don't know, but I'm gonna bring you down (Down)
I don't know, but I'm gonna bring you down




I don't know what's gonna bring you down (Down)
I don't know what's gonna bring you down (Down)
I don't know, but I'm gonna bring you down (Down)
I don't know what's gonna bring you down


I don't know what's gonna bring you down
I don't know what's gonna bring you down

07. C7osure

https://youtu.be/eLgxYjZEflI?si=OwgYt2aKTbq8_nTH

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[Chorus]
True say, I want and I need
To let go, use my time to be free
It's like it's always what you like
It's always what you like
Why it's always what you like?
It's always what you like, uh

[Post-Chorus]
Ain't no more actin', man that forecast say I should just let me grow
No more red light for me, baby, only green, I gotta go
Pack my past up in the back, oh, let my future take ahold
This is what I gotta do, can't be regrettin' when I'm old

[Verse]
Brand new places I'll choose and I'll go, I know
Embracin' this news I behold unfolding
I know, I know, I know it don't feel like it's time
But I look back at this moment, I'll see that I'm fine
I know, I know, I know it don't feel like it's time
I set boundaries for myself, it's time to cross the line

[Chorus]
True say, I want and I need
To let go, use my time to be free
It's like it's always what you like
It's always what you like
Why it's always what you like?
It's always what you like, uh

[Post-Chorus]
Ain't no more actin', man that forecast say I should just let me grow
No more red light for me, baby, only green, I gotta go
Pack my past up in the back, oh, let my future take ahold
This is what I gotta do, can't be regrettin' when I'm old

08. Old Town Road

https://youtu.be/9YpvNgCSaCU?si=1rOA8u8QULw3Sec0

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Yeah, I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
(Kio, Kio)


I got the horses in the back
Horse tack is attached
Hat is matte black
Got the boots that's black to match
Ridin' on a horse, ha
You can whip your Porsche
I been in the valley
You ain't been up off that porch, now


Can't nobody tell me nothin'
You can't tell me nothin'
Can't nobody tell me nothin'
You can't tell me nothin'


Ridin' on a tractor
Lean all in my bladder
Cheated on my baby
You can go and ask her
My life is a movie
Bull ridin' and boobies
Cowboy hat from Gucci
Wrangler on my booty


Can't nobody tell me nothin'
You can't tell me nothin'
Can't nobody tell me nothin'
You can't tell me nothin'


Yeah, I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
I got the hor-

RATING

Lil Nas X의 7 EP는 2019년에 발매된, 아티스트의 초기 스타일을 집약한 작품으로, 그의 음악적 진화의 단면을 보여줍니다. 이 EP는 주로 힙합, 컨트리, 록, 팝 등 다양한 장르를 혼합한 크로스오버 앨범으로, 각 트랙이 다채로운 장르적 시도를 담고 있습니다. 7은 Lil Nas X가 어떻게 주류 음악에서 장르적 경계를 허물고 있는지를 잘 보여주는 예시입니다.

 

가장 큰 장점은 장르의 융합입니다. Lil Nas X는 Old Town Road로 시작해 힙합과 컨트리의 경계를 무너뜨린 후, 이 EP에서 다양한 스타일을 시도하며 음악의 가능성을 확장합니다. 특히 Old Town Road와 Rodeo는 컨트리 트랩의 독창성을 잘 보여줍니다. 컨트리 음악의 전형적인 기타 리프와 트랩 비트의 조합은 다른 아티스트들의 곡과 비교해 독보적이며, 이는 그가 음악적 혁신을 추구하는 것을 잘 보여줍니다.

 

또한, EP에서 Panini는 일렉트로닉 팝 요소가 두드러지며, 트렌디한 비트와 중독성 있는 멜로디로 상업적 성공을 이어갑니다. 이 곡은 Post Malone이나 Travis Scott의 작업과도 비교될 수 있는데, 그들의 스타일처럼 Panini는 간결하면서도 강렬한 리듬을 통해 대중적 흡인력을 갖습니다. 그러나 Lil Nas X 특유의 유머와 감각적 멜로디 덕에 이러한 곡들이 단순한 모방을 넘어 새로운 창조물로 승화됩니다.

 

하지만, 7 EP의 전체적인 흐름은 트랙마다 스타일이 크게 달라져 일관된 청취 경험을 제공하지 못한다는 점입니다. 예를 들어, C7osure는 느긋한 팝 사운드로 진행되는데, 이는 Old Town Road나 Rodeo와 비교해 이질적인 느낌을 줍니다. 트랙 간에 장르적 차이가 너무 크다 보니 앨범이 통일된 메시지를 전달하는 데 한계가 있습니다. 이는 Frank Ocean의 Blonde나 Tyler, the Creator의 IGOR 같은 작품들과 비교할 때 확연히 드러납니다. 그들의 앨범은 장르가 변해도 감정선이나 스토리텔링에서 통일감을 주는 반면, Lil Nas X의 7은 스타일 실험에 집중한 나머지 깊이 있는 서사나 감정 전달에 약점을 드러냅니다.

 

또한, 일부 트랙은 지나치게 짧아 깊이 있는 음악적 탐구나 서사를 기대하기 어렵습니다. 이는 현대 음악에서 점점 짧아지는 트랙 길이와도 관련이 있지만, 일부 곡은 마치 아이디어를 충분히 확장하지 못하고 끝나는 듯한 인상을 줍니다.

 

이 앨범은 현대 음악의 경계를 실험하며 대중성과 혁신성을 모두 추구한 작품입니다. 힙합, 컨트리, 팝, 록의 장르적 혼합은 그가 아티스트로서 새로운 길을 개척하고 있음을 보여줍니다. 하지만 이러한 장르 실험이 깊이 있는 서사나 감정적 일관성을 희생한 면도 있습니다.

 

음악적 관점에서 보면, 7은 혁신적인 시도임에도 불구하고, 깊이 있는 정체성을 확립하기엔 다소 부족한 점이 있습니다. 이는 전설적인 앨범들과 비교될 때 더욱 두드러지는데, Kanye West의 Yeezus나 Kendrick Lamar의 good kid, m.A.A.d city처럼 장르 실험과 서사성이 균형을 이룬 작품들과 비교하면, Lil Nas X는 여전히 자신만의 독자적인 음악적 정체성을 찾는 과정에 있다고 볼 수 있습니다.

 

결론적으로, 7은 그 당시 Lil Nas X의 가능성을 엿볼 수 있는 작품이지만, 깊이 있는 서사와 일관된 메시지가 아쉬운 부분으로 남습니다. 앞으로의 작품에서 그는 장르 실험을 이어가면서도, 좀 더 강렬한 음악적 아이덴티티를 확립할 필요가 있겠다는 생각이 드네요. 물론 현재는 이러한 점들을 모두 다 극복하고 엄청난 아티스트로 발전했습니다. 대단한 아티스트죠.