publication date: Monday, May 20, 2019 (part of Spring 2019)

category: Music

clue: He's not Lil Wayne or Nas or DMX, but he does have a huge genre-bending hit right now to rival anything they recorded.

explanation: Lil Nas X recorded "Old Town Road." more…

intended difficulty: very easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, and Stan Iwanchuk


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