Both hip-hop mogul Cardi B and rap legend Nas were featured on Lil Nas X’s ‘Rodeo’ in that same year. Not only does the music video include the characters in the show, but it also features the themes and ‘easter eggs’ that only a true fan of the series would recognize.ĭa Baby wasn’t the only rap artist to collaborate with Lil Nas X. Lil Nas X played the main character Chowder, his fans represented Panini, and the supporting character Shnitzel was voiced over by Da Baby’s verse. This explanation was confirmed in many interviews with Lil Nas X as well as the animated music video released that Fall featuring the rap artist Da Baby. However, once he became mainstream, those same fans became disloyal, and he didn’t feel the same love and support from them. He compared the expression of love that some of his earlier fans had for him to the expressions of love that Panini has for Chowder. Lil Nas X said that Panini reminded him of some of his earlier fans. Panini has a crush on Chowder, the main character, and reminds him of those feelings at every opportunity. The creative artist was inspired by a young pink cabbit in the anime series Chowder. Many people assumed his inspiration for Panini was a sandwich, but guess what…they’re wrong. ‘Panini’, the second song on the 7 EP, was one of those four. Four of those songs made it to the Top Ten Hits list. Lil Nas X currently has seven songs on Billboard’s Hot 100. However, the young up-and-coming artist was determined and driven to start his legacy in the entertainment industry. Most people assumed that his success with Old Town Road would be a dead-end, making him yet another one-hit-wonder. ‘Old Town Road (Remix)’ featuring Billy Ray Cyrus ranked number one for nineteen weeks straight in the United States. The artist created ‘Old Town Road’, but later collaborated with Billy Ray Cyrus on the remix. Not wanting to be a burden to his family, Lil Nas X took a leap of faith and started his EP in December 2018. He couldn’t afford to pay for rent, not even a cell phone bill. He expressed that he wanted to pursue a music career but was financially limited. The inspiration for ‘Old Town Road’ came to him while he was living at his sister’s house. In 2019, Lil Nas X released his debut extended play (EP) titled ‘7’ which includes his hit singles ‘Old Town Road’, ‘Panini’, and ‘C7osure’. If you haven’t guessed by now, let me explain to you how Lil Nas X became famous from finding inspiration from a horse, an anime series, and a lawsuit.

What do a horse, an anime series, and a lawsuit have in common? Go ahead, I’ll wait.

Nas hate me now classical music