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A milestone moment for an artist that almost never was. One, two, three, old town road yeah, im going to take my reporter old town road has been dominating the charts, blocking music vets like taylor swift and Justin Bieber from the top spot, even breaking drakes record for streams. I knew for a fact that this song would take me to another level. I can say i knew it was going to be worldwide or nationwide. Reporter a far cry for a song that was at one point kicked off the country charts, igniting a conversation about race and who gets to be country and what that means. Somethings not that enough, but, you know, i know what it is. Reporter but whatever the song is, or isnt, doesnt seem to matter. Its resonating with everyone. And so is nas. Just this weekend, the 20yearold making headlines once again after coming out as gay on twitter. Writing, some of yall already know, some of yall dont care. Some of yall arent going to expletive with me no more, but before this ends, i want yall to listen closely to closure. So let go its my time to be free reporter after some twittersphere confusion, he followed up with another tweet that said thought i made it obvious while highlighting the rainbow building, the news, confirmed by sources close to the situation, coming on the last day of pride month. Fans and celebrities instantly began posting support. Miley cyrus writing she was proud of her baby brother. Her tweet coming on the heels of their joint performance at the gla glastonbury festival. How did it start . It started with the power of a meme. Social media was one of the biggest factors in this songs success. Social media is the biggest factor in every songs success nowadays, but i used that to my advantage. And it worked. Reporter less than a year ago, fonttero hill was living on his sisters couch. Life was me moving from sib li sibling to sibling house. Promoting on twitter, barely getting reaction on anything. Then i find this beat, and on youtube. And it was like a loner cowboy running away from everything. And old town road was this path of success. Reporter he paid just 30 for the beat and released the track independently on sound cloud. I first started with a tweet. And it was already like, you know, having some momentum. And then, you know over the course of a few months i was just putting it into memes and you know forcing it into the internet in a way, and then it started to catch on. I got the horses in the back reporter the song went viral on the videosharing platform, ticktock. If you dont know what tick tock is that means you are older than 15. People would drink something called heehaw juice and the song would start up, and they might be dancing in a hiphop manner and they would jump in the air and transform moo cowboys. He decided he wanted to go viral and he did it. What about the song made it perfect for a meme . Theres usually one line or something that make it is strange. And for some reason, thats what people latched on. Reporter nas found himself on billboards country charts, debuting at number 19. But less than a week later, old town road got the boot. In a statement to rolling stone, billboard stated that the track does not embrace enough elements of todays country muse toic to chart in its current version. That led to outrage online, fans tweeting, wow, discrimination at its finest. The joint has banjo and talks about horses, what more does he need . I wrote the track as a country track song, like meaning both genres involved. A lot of whats popular in country right now, a lot of people ten years ago would not have considered to be country songs. Country has become very rock n roll in a lot of ways, and theres all this pop crossover. It kind of started when nellie rapped with tim mcgraw. And there have been a lot of collaborations like that ever since. If its meant to be it will be bebe rexha. All bets are off. Dont tell my heart reporter the controversy caught the attention of Billy Ray Cyrus, who tweeted in support of nas. I was like thats not fair. Reporter when you first heard old town road, did you think it was a country song . Old town road was all of me. It was my past, present and future. It had everything that id been raised on my whole life, banjo, bluegrass and solid country hook. And then yet, you know, that, you know, modern sound and that beat and that groove. And, again, Country Music is a song that touches peoples heart, especially Country Music fans. If Country Music fans dig it, then its country. Spend a lot of money on my brandnew guitar reporter and country fans did dig it, so they teamed up for a remix. I heard the song, i said im in. Reporter and an epic, starstudded music video. Going to take my horse reporter this version of the song is now number one on the hot 100 for the 13th straight week, breaking the record for the longestrunning hiphop song, passing wiz khalifa. Boom boom pow by the blackeyed peas and im 57 years old and never thought id feel anything like this ever again. Ive been part of a couple things that were described at the time as phenomenons, including achy breaky and hannah montana. Ive never felt a stallion run like this song has run. Theres Something Special here. Billy rays like a cultural icon, an important figure, for him to hop on that song, he helped take it to a new level. Got no stress r reporter what type of advice are you giving nas . Oh, shoot, he dont need any advice from me. Think like the orange box. In todays world, you dont have to limit yourself to one particular style or genre, be it all. Reporter their performance had the crowd going wild. Going to take my horse to the old town road gonna ride till i cant no more gonna take my horse to t o town road i got the horses in the back reporter what are your emotions like right now . Talk to me about that. Theyre everywhere. Its my first performance, and the crowd went crazy, so i think i did great. Every Single Person who clicked play on that song has helped me. Reporter for now, nas has got his haters in the back and the road to success right in front. Thaow you out the stage on 2019 right now. Up next, baby, she was born with it. The mini models big pantene gig. How do you gauge the greatness of an suv . Is it to carry cargo or to carry on a legacy . Its show of strength or its sign of intelligence . In crossing harsh terrain or breaking new ground . This is the time to get an exceptional offer on the mercedes of your midsummer dreams at the mercedesbenz summer event, going on now. Lease the gla 250 suv for just 329 a month at the mercedesbenz summer event. Mercedesbenz. 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Reporter pantene is known for using the biggest stars to flaunt their flowing strands, but its their littlest spokesperson thats causing the most waves. This pintsized bundle of joy from kyoto was named the face of pantene in japan. And shes not your average 1yearold. I mean look at that hair. Thats no wig. She was born with a head of hair that would make rapunzel jealous. At 4 months old, her mother posted her luscious locks to instagram which got a lot of likes and then a lot more, then boom, just like that a social media sensation was born. Despite being barely old enough to walk she now has 400,000 people following her. We hope shes going to be involved in fashion or modeling, where she will be able to deliver the attraction and charm of the japanese culture. Reporter and shuure, like a diva, she has her fair share of fussy moments, but that didnt stop the multibillion dollar adult Hair Care Company from wanting to partner with the infant. Did was interesting to see a baby with such unique, thick hair. Reporter that glorious mane has been her the youngest person to ever model for a global hair care brand. We think she fits ghost our campaign. She is a symbol of the diversity and uniqueness coming through her unique hair. Reporter the baby is part of the lucrative and sometimes controversial world of child modeling where the stakes are high and competition fierce. Kids serve as Brand Ambassadors for household names like ralph lauren, target and macys. There are so many opportunities and so many parents are Business People and they want to make money for their family. Reporter and social media is quickly becoming the tool of choice for parents to put their children out there. Is it really the new casting call . How has instagram changed the game . Its a really great marketing tool. I would say my business was basically built off social media. Reporter do casting directors look at a potential models instagram feed to see how many followers they have . They just want to see the kids candidly, what does the kiddo look like when theyre just being a kiddo . Reporter here in new york were behind the scenes at a photo shoot with these kid models who are trying to make it big. My work is taking pictures. Reporter your work is taking pictures . Yeah. Reporter do you go to school yet . Yeah. Reporter kindergarten may be their day job, but afterwards its straight to the studio. Whats your name . Jalel. Reporter how about you, do you have a good pose . Do you like to put your hand in your pocket . Oh, thats good move. I have a pocket, too. Reporter elizabeth is one of the forces behind these hopefuls, forging a reputation as many model makers. They want to be there. The best kid model is the one whos, mommy, i want to be on tv, how do i get in a magazine . And their mom is like, okay ill look into it. They light up in front of the camera. Theyre so happy to just be there and have fun with other kids. Reporter whos that . Me. Reporter and while momagers are trying to build a following on instagram, she says finding the next baby thing. Its lightning in a bottle. There will be other babies popping up on instagram with long hair, and theyll be like, my kid has long hair, its going to happen and it just doesnt. Reporter Childrens Wear is a multibillion dollar industry, and mothers have been the force behind the talent, handling day to day lives including school and gigs. Whats it like taking them from shoot to shoot and being on the road as the momager . Its fun for me, i dont mind it. Reporter oversharing may leave parents vulnerable to scams. What advice would you give to parents who are posting like crazy. Always be aware theres somebody out there. If they have access to your photos, they might be taking it the wrong way. Theres creepers out there attracted to kids. 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