Don’t expect to see Dave East sporting a cowboy hat and listening to Lil Nas X’s hit, “Old Town Road.” The New Yorker didn’t hold back while offering up his honest opinion of the song.
“This f**king ‘Old Town Road’ s**t is f**kin’ wack,” the rapper said in a video posted on his Instagram story that began circulating the ‘net Wednesday (April 18). “I don’t know what the f**k is going on with hip-hop, with rap. I ain’t no hater man but that s**t is wack with a cape on it. It’s super wack.”
Dave East says “Old Town Road” is “wack”…do y’all agree? 👇🎶🤔 @DaveEast pic.twitter.com/npW1gKmnfe
— WORLDSTARHIPHOP (@WORLDSTAR) April 18, 2019
Despite being removed from Billboard’s country charts for not embracing enough country music elements, the Billy Ray Cyrus-assisted remix to “Old Town Road,” pushed its way to No. 1 on the Billboard singles charts. The song also scored 143 million streams in a week, breaking a previous record held by Drake.
As his popularity continues to grow, Lil Nas X wants to move past the country music drama. “I didn’t want it to get to that point where it was more popular because of controversy than the song itself,” he recently told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
In response to East’s comments, the music newcomer reportedly tweeted that he’s “not mad” at the rapper. “Just [an] oh well moment,” he supposedly wrote in a post that was later deleted.
Fans of the song were fare less diplomatic in reacting to the critique, while others defended East for simply sharing his opinion.
Peep some of the reactions below.
Nah Dave East really got on here with ZERO HIT RECORDS OF HIS OWN and tried to hate on a nigga who might fuck around and go diamond on his first swing. Literally some hater shit if I ever saw it. The worst shit about it is that the song not even rap it’s country (on purpose) LOL https://t.co/5jaGpcsiHD
— Little Bro (@DjChubbESwagg) April 18, 2019
We do not listen to dave east in the car. We do not listen to dave east at the bar. We do not listen to him here or there. We do not listen to him anywhere. https://t.co/Ft6T5ko3sB
— Popcorn Playa🦊 (@AuntieMemm) April 18, 2019
Dave East throws a vigil for Nip it’s “awww man Dave East a real one” Dave East says Old Town Road is trash it’s “I can’t even name 5 Dave East songs”…the innanets a weird place
— The Marathon Continues 🏁 (@RT_DeezNutzzz) April 18, 2019
Sooo Dave East a Bad human Being for having an honest opinion?
— Count Rackula aka 2Cup Shakur aka Durt Cobain aka. (@MeechIsDEAD) April 18, 2019
Dave East music fire, but he sounds like a hater rn…
How do you have static with a person for going viral with a country song lmao
— Dontai (@ImDontai) April 18, 2019
Dave East is supposed to dislike “Old Town Road” ….. because HipHop needs him to!! 💪🏾💪🏽
— El Viejo Ebro (@oldmanebro) April 19, 2019