Tailgate Empire

Country rap with half-time trunk-rattling bounce, dusty banjo licks over sub-heavy 808-style bass movement, and a swaggering swing in the drums; verse rides twangy guitar, handclaps, and sparse snaps, pre-chorus strips to picked acoustic and a rolling bass line, chorus hits with group-shouted hook, slide-guitar answers, and extra stomp percussion. Lead vocal stays conversational and gritty with doubled chorus lines, ad-lib throws on punch words, and a few smoked-out harmonies in the back. Ear candy includes a bottle-neck slide lift into each hook, a short horn stab before the last chorus, and a vinyl-crackle fade on the outro. Mix is wide, warm, and chest-thumping, with a bright top and huge low end., rich, country, rap