Английская Википедия:7 (Lil Nas X EP)

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7 is the second extended play (EP) and major label debut by American rapper and singer Lil Nas X. The EP was released on June 21, 2019, by Columbia Records. It was preceded by the Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Old Town Road" (both the original version and Billy Ray Cyrus remix), "Panini", and "Rodeo". The extended play features guest appearances from Cyrus, Travis Barker, and Cardi B. Despite receiving a mixed reception from critics, 7 received six Grammy Award nominations, including a nomination for Album of the Year. At under 19 minutes, it is the shortest release to be nominated for the award in Grammy Award history.

Background

While recording the album Lil Nas X deliberately avoided producing an album full of country rap songs, not wanting to be pigeonholed by the success of "Old Town Road". Despite this, he would include one other country song, "Rodeo", only after producers Take a Daytrip earned his trust by giving him the beat for "Panini". Several trap beats were also sent to the singer for consideration, which he rejected as he did not want to be a "trap artist".

While in the process of recording the songs Lil Nas X posted previews of both "Panini" and "Rodeo" to his social media accounts before either song were completely written. This caused some problems for producers Take a Daytrip as the popularity of these snippets meant that much of the work had to be "locked in" so the resulting songs would match the previews.

Lil Nas X announced the 7 EP on May 18, 2019, on all social media platforms along with its June 2019 release date. This teaser included the snippet of a song described by SpinШаблон:'s Rob Arcand as "singing a trap-pop hook through a slurred AutoTune drawl". Lil Nas X stated that the EP would include a collaboration with "one of [his] favorite artists ever".

Singles

"Old Town Road" was released as the lead single from the EP on December 3, 2018, peaking at the top of the US Billboard Hot 100. A remix featuring Billy Ray Cyrus was released as a single on April 5, 2019, spending a record 19 weeks at the top.

"Panini" was released as the third single from the EP on June 20, 2019, the day before the EP was released, and would peak at number five on the Hot 100.

"Rodeo", originally with Cardi B, was not made a single until a remix featuring Nas was released on January 27, 2020, one day after it was performed at the Grammys. The remix was used for the music video in which Nas makes an appearance.

Critical reception

Шаблон:Album ratings 7 received mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, 7 received an average score of 57, based on 11 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Mikael Wood at the Los Angeles Times considered it among the best debut efforts of the year, calling the songs on 7 "vivid, funny, full of feeling and supremely catchy, even if they don't quite offer a clear picture of who Lil Nas X is offstage or off-screen." Brittany Spanos, writing for Rolling Stone praised the EP's "carefully balanced earnestness and playfulness," but agreed with Wood: "Still, it leaves more questions than answers about what and who Lil Nas X wants to be." In a mixed review, Garrett Gravley at Consequence of Sound described the EP as a "musical Chex Mix — lightweight and best consumed in selective increments, but also strangely addictive."

Other reviews were more negative. Brian Josephs at Entertainment Weekly criticized its "failed versatility", summarizing by saying, "With 7, there's too little conviction to tell if a full project is something Lil Nas X wants to do. At best, there's a set of half-considered songs." Alphonse Pierre gave it a poor review for Pitchfork, commenting, "For the entirety of 7, it's unclear if Lil Nas X actually likes music [...] The EP ends up being a set of nothingness [...] content made for the sake of justifying its existence."

Accolades

Accolades for 7

Award	Year	Category	Result
Grammy Awards	2020	Album of the Year	Шаблон:Nom

Commercial performance

7 debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 77,000 album-equivalent units (including 4,000 pure album sales). In its second week the EP remained at number two on Billboard 200 with 62,800 units.

Track listing

Adapted from Tidal.

Notes

• Шаблон:Sup signifies a miscellaneous producer
• Шаблон:Sup signifies an uncredited producer

Samples

• Шаблон:Sup "Old Town Road (Remix)" and "Old Town Road" contain a sample of "34 Ghosts IV", written by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, and performed by Nine Inch Nails.
• Шаблон:Sup "Panini" contains an interpolation of "In Bloom", written by Kurt Cobain, and performed by Nirvana.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

Musicians

• Lil Nas X – lead vocals, production Шаблон:Small
• Cardi B – lead vocals Шаблон:Small
• Billy Ray Cyrus – featured vocals Шаблон:Small
• Jocelyn "Jozzy" Donald – background vocals Шаблон:Small
• Ryan Tedder – background vocals Шаблон:Small, production Шаблон:Small, bass Шаблон:Small, drums Шаблон:Small, guitar Шаблон:Small
• Zach Skelton – background vocals Шаблон:Small, production Шаблон:Small, bass Шаблон:Small, drums Шаблон:Small, electric guitar Шаблон:Small
• YoungKio – production Шаблон:Small
• Atticus Ross – production Шаблон:Small
• Trent Reznor – background vocals, production Шаблон:Small
• Take a Daytrip – production Шаблон:Small
• Travis Barker – production Шаблон:Small
• Bizness Boi – production Шаблон:Small
• fwdslxsh – production Шаблон:Small
• Alone In A Boy Band – production Шаблон:Small
• Roy Lenzo – production Шаблон:Small
• Russ Chell – production Шаблон:Small
• Boi-1da – production Шаблон:Small
• Allen Ritter – production Шаблон:Small
• Dot da Genius – co-production Шаблон:Small
• Abaz – miscellaneous production Шаблон:Small
• X-Plosive – miscellaneous production Шаблон:Small
• Jahaan Sweet – miscellaneous production Шаблон:Small
• Stephen "Johan" Feigenbaum – strings Шаблон:Small
• Yasmeen Al-Mazeedi – violin Шаблон:Small
• Eddie Benjamin – bass Шаблон:Small
• Danny Win – saxophone Шаблон:Small

Technical

• Andrew "VoxGod" Bolooki – vocal production, mixing Шаблон:Small
• Joe Grasso – engineering Шаблон:Small
• Thomas Cullison – assistant engineering Шаблон:Small, recording Шаблон:Small
• Andy Rodríguez – assistant engineering Шаблон:Small
• Jeremie Inhaber – assistant engineering Шаблон:Small
• Robin Florent – assistant engineering Шаблон:Small
• Scott Desmarais – assistant engineering Шаблон:Small
• Cinco – recording Шаблон:Small
• Denzel Baptiste – recording Шаблон:Small
• Matt Malpass – recording Шаблон:Small
• Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young – mixing Шаблон:Small
• Joe Grasso – mixing Шаблон:Small
• Eric Lagg – mastering Шаблон:Small
• Colin Leonard – mastering Шаблон:Small

Charts

Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for 7

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Icelandic Albums (Tonlist)	4
Latvian Albums (LAIPA)	2
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)	1
US Billboard 200	2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	1

Year-end charts

Annual chart performance for 7

Chart (2019)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	99
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	130
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	196
Canadian Albums (Billboard)	28
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)	73
French Albums (SNEP)	93
Icelandic Albums (Plötutíóindi)	25
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)	46
US Billboard 200	46
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	21

Chart (2020)	Position
US Billboard 200	79
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	49