At the beginning of his career, Shaboozey's interests in country and rap felt like dueling contradictions. He got signed to Republic Records as a rapper, on the heels of his brash trap song 'Jeff Gordon,' but he loved the country music he grew up with too, like the Kenny Rogers songs his dad listened to. When it was time to release a debut album, Shaboozey put off a planned country full-length in favor of Lady Wrangler, a more mainstream project with only fleeting moments of southern style.
When Lady Wrangler underperformed, Republic dropped Shaboozey. Only with the confident backing of new managers did he finally begin pursuing the sound he wanted. Now, Shaboozey has all of America singing along. His runaway hit 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' just logged its 19th week atop the Hot 100, tying the record for the most weeks at No. 1 on the all-genre chart.
It’s in the very novelty of bringing those genres together. At any given point this year, there were over a half-dozen young female pop stars or emotional male singer-songwriters competing for our attention. But when it came to country-rap, Shaboozey had a lane to himself.
For multiple weeks, 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' was No. 1 in sales, streaming, and radio, the three factors that decide Hot 100 rankings. Like 'Old Town Road' - which never topped the radio charts but did spend 16 weeks at No. 1 for sales and 20 weeks for streaming.
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