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7
EPby
Lil Nas X
ReleasedJune 21, 2019(2019-06-21)
Recorded
  • December 2018 – June 2019
Genre
Length18:44
LabelColumbia
Producer
Lil Nas Xchronology
October 31st
(2018) 		7
(2019) 		Montero
(2021)
Singlesfrom7
  1. "Old Town Road"
    Released: December 3, 2018
  2. "Old Town Road (Remix)"
    Released: April 5, 2019
  3. "Panini"
    Released: June 20, 2019
  4. "Rodeo"
    Released: January 27, 2020

7is the secondextended play(EP) andmajor labeldebut by American rapperLil Nas X.The EP was released on June 21, 2019, byColumbia Records.It was preceded by theBillboardHot 100number one single "Old Town Road"(both the original version andBilly Ray Cyrusremix), "Panini",and"Rodeo".The extended play features guest appearances from Cyrus,Travis Barker,andCardi B.Despite receiving a mixed reception from critics,7received sixGrammy Awardnominations, including a nomination forAlbum of the Year.At under 19 minutes, it is the shortest release to be nominated for the award in Grammy Award history.

Background[edit]

While recording the albumLil Nas Xdeliberately avoided producing an album full ofcountry rapsongs, not wanting to be pigeonholed by the success of "Old Town Road".[2]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".[2]Several trap beats were also sent to the singer for consideration, which he rejected as he did not want to be a "trap artist".[2]

While in the process of recording the songs Lil Nas X posted previews of both "Panini" and "Rodeo" to hissocial mediaaccounts 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.[3]

Lil Nas X announced the7EP on May 18, 2019, on all social media platforms along with its June 2019 release date.[4]This teaser included the snippet of a song described bySpin's Rob Arcand as "singing a trap-pop hook through a slurredAutoTunedrawl ".[5]Lil Nas X stated that the EP would include a collaboration with "one of [his] favorite artists ever".[6]

Singles[edit]

"Old Town Road"was released as the lead single from the EP on December 3, 2018, peaking at the top of the USBillboardHot 100.AremixfeaturingBilly Ray Cyruswas released as a single on April 5, 2019, spending arecord19 weeks at the top.[7][8]

"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.[9] [10]

"Rodeo",originally withCardi B,was not made a single until a remix featuringNaswas released on January 27, 2020, one day after it was performed at the Grammys.[11]The remix was used for the music video in which Nas makes an appearance.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic57/100[12]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[13]
ConsequenceC+[14]
Pitchfork4.3/10[15]
Rolling Stone[16]

7received mixed reviews from critics. AtMetacritic,which assigns anormalizedrating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications,7received anaveragescore of 57, based on 11 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[12]

Mikael Wood at theLos Angeles Timesconsidered it among the best debut efforts of the year, calling the songs on7"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."[17]Brittany Spanos, writing forRolling Stonepraised 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."[16]In a mixed review, Garrett Gravley atConsequence of Sounddescribed the EP as a "musicalChex Mix— lightweight and best consumed in selective increments, but also strangely addictive. "[14]

Other reviews were more negative. Brian Josephs atEntertainment Weeklycriticized its "failed versatility", summarizing by saying, "With7,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. "[18]Alphonse Pierre gave it a poor review forPitchfork,commenting, "For the entirety of7,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. "[15]

Accolades[edit]

Accolades for7
Award Year Category Result
Grammy Awards[19] 2020 Album of the Year Nominated

Commercial performance[edit]

7debuted at number two on the USBillboard200with 77,000album-equivalent units(including 4,000 pure album sales).[20]In its second week the EP remained at number two onBillboard200 with 62,800 units.[21]

Track listing[edit]

Adapted from Tidal.[22]

7track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Old Town Road"(Remix, featuringBilly Ray Cyrus)
2:37
2."Panini"
1:55
3."F9mily (You & Me)"(withTravis Barker)
  • Barker
2:43
4."Kick It"
  • Hill
  • Andre Robertson
  • Darien Bankhead
  • Yinka Bankole
  • Lil Nas X
  • Bizness Boi
  • Fwdslxsh
  • Alone In A Boy Band
  • Danny Win
2:22
5."Rodeo"(withCardi B)
  • Take a Daytrip
  • Lenzo
  • Chell
2:39
6."Bring U Down"
  • Tedder
  • Skelton
2:12
7."C7osure (You Like)"
2:23
8."Old Town Road"
  • YoungKio
  • Ross
  • Reznor
1:53
Total length:18:44

Notes

  • ^[a]signifies a miscellaneous producer
  • ^[b]signifies an uncredited producer

Samples

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted fromTidal.[22]

Musicians[edit]

  • Lil Nas X– lead vocals, production(track 4)
  • Cardi B– lead vocals(track 5)
  • Billy Ray Cyrus– featured vocals(track 1)
  • Jocelyn "Jozzy" Donald – background vocals(track 1)
  • Ryan Tedder– background vocals(track 6),production(track 6),bass(track 6),drums(track 6),guitar(track 6)
  • Zach Skelton – background vocals(track 6),production(track 6),bass(track 6),drums(track 6),electric guitar(track 6)
  • YoungKio– production(tracks 1, 8)
  • Atticus Ross– production(tracks 1, 8)
  • Trent Reznor– background vocals, production(tracks 1, 8)
  • Take a Daytrip – production(tracks 2, 5)
  • Travis Barker– drums, production(track 3)
  • Bizness Boi – production(track 4)
  • fwdslxsh – production(track 4)
  • Alone In A Boy Band – production(track 4)
  • Roy Lenzo – production(track 5)
  • Russ Chell – production(track 5)
  • Boi-1da– production(track 7)
  • Allen Ritter– production(track 7)
  • Dot da Genius– co-production(track 2)
  • Abaz – miscellaneous production(track 7)
  • X-Plosive – miscellaneous production(track 7)
  • Jahaan Sweet – miscellaneous production(track 7)
  • Stephen "Johan" Feigenbaum – strings(track 4)
  • Yasmeen Al-Mazeedi – violin(track 4)
  • Eddie Benjamin– bass(track 6)
  • Danny Win – saxophone(track 4)[23]

Technical[edit]

  • Andrew "VoxGod" Bolooki – vocal production, mixing(track 1)
  • Joe Grasso – engineering(track 1)
  • Thomas Cullison – assistant engineering(track 2),recording(track 4)
  • Andy Rodríguez – assistant engineering(track 4)
  • Jeremie Inhaber – assistant engineering(track 6)
  • Robin Florent – assistant engineering(track 6)
  • Scott Desmarais – assistant engineering(track 6)
  • Cinco – recording(track 1)
  • Denzel Baptiste – recording(track 2, 5)
  • Matt Malpass – recording(track 3)
  • Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young– mixing(tracks 2, 5)
  • Joe Grasso – mixing(tracks 3, 4)
  • Eric Lagg – mastering(tracks 1, 3, 4)
  • Colin Leonard – mastering(tracks 2, 5)

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for7
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[55] 3× Platinum 120,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[57] 2× Platinum 154,000[56]
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[58] Gold 10,000‡
France (SNEP)[59] Gold 50,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[60] Gold 30,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[61] Gold 7,500‡
Norway (IFPINorway)[62] Platinum 20,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[63] Platinum 20,000‡
Singapore (RIAS)[64] Gold 5,000*
Switzerland (IFPISwitzerland)[65] Platinum 20,000‡
United States (RIAA)[66] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

*Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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