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Generation Z makes music history

By Madeline Fry Schultz
Published August 9, 2019 3:00am ET
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Generation Z makes music history
Lil Nas X started making memes, then music. It’s a Generation Z success story if there ever was one. The 20-year-old rapper, whose social media presence catapulted his fame, released “Old Town Road” in December. The song then gained traction after he uploaded it to TikTok, a social media platform known for turning musical videos […]

Lil Nas X started making memes, then music.

It’s a Generation Z success story if there ever was one. The 20-year-old rapper, whose social media presence catapulted his fame, released “Old Town Road” in December. The song then gained traction after he uploaded it to TikTok, a social media platform known for turning musical videos into viral clips.

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