Soundalikes: Lil Nas X and Ariana Grande

We live in an age of musical nostalgia where artists wear influences on their sleaves. Case in point, two established artists who are drawing from established pop music history: Lil Nas X's "J. Christ" sounds like a Kendrick Lamar "Humble" type beat, and Ariana Grande's "Yes, And?" unabashedly interpolates Madonna's "Vogue." So are these songs mere copies or do they actually say something new with their reference material?

Songs Discussed

• Lil Nas X - J CHRIST
• Lil Nas X - Old Town Road
• Lil Nas X - Panini
• Lil Nas X - MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)
• Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE.
• Noreaga - Superthug
• N.E.R.D - Lapdance
• Busta Rhymes - Pass The Courvoisier Part II (feat. P. Diddy & Pharrell) - Remix
• Kendrick Lamar - Alright
• Cardi B - Money
• Iggy Azalea - Sally Walker
• Cardi B - Up
• Anne-Marie - PSYCHO
• Megan Thee Stallion - Savage
• Megan Thee Stallion - Megan's Piano
• Ariana Grande - yes, and?
• Madonna - Vogue
• Marshall Jefferson - Move Your Body
• Derrick May - Strings of Life
• Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Jesse Saunders - Love Can't Turn Around

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