The Bridge: Can’t Tell Me Nothin’

<p>In this special mini-episode of Hit Parade, recorded live on at Housing Works bookstore in New York City, host Chris Molanphy is joined by Dan Charnas—author of the New York Times bestseller <em>Dilla Time, The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla</em>, and the acclaimed <em>The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop</em>. They discuss Chris’s new book<a href="dukeupress.edu/old-town-road">; <em>Old Town Road</em></a>—how he came to write it, what made the song exceptional, and how decades of chart and genre history led to Lil Nas X’s breakthrough.</p><br><p>Podcast production by Kevin Bendis.</p><p> </p><p>Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our <a href="slate.com/podcastfaqs#plusbenefits"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FAQ</a> at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy<…; for more information.</p>