had criticized Southern rap for not being "real hip-hop". The name of the song Hay (1996) by Crucial Conflict is a reference to marijuana. 1998–present: Emergence Kid Rock's "Cowboy" reflects a cross-section of Kid Rock's country music, Southern rock and hip hop influences, even quoting a piano riff from the Doors song "L.A. Woman". Kid Rock has described the song as a cross between Run DMC and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Kid Rock's former DJ, Uncle Kracker, was another pioneer of country rap in his solo career. In the early 2000s, producer Shannon "Fat Shan" Houchins and Bubba Sparxxx released Sparxxx's 2001 debut album Dark Days, Bright Nights as an independent release. The blend of country and trap caught the attention of producer Jimmy Iovine who re-released the album on Interscope. Houchins soon after created Average Joes Entertainment with Colt Ford. With songs like "No Trash in My Trailer" (2008) and "Drivin' Around Song" (2013), Ford has sold over one million albums. The trend continued in 2005 when country music stars Big & Rich introduced Cowboy Troy and his album Loco Motive. Troy has said he uses "country instrumentation" that includes a banjo, fiddle, and acoustic guitar blended with "shredding rock guitar riffs and a rap delivery." Hal Crowther has written that "I Play Chicken with the Train" (2006) by Cowboy Troy was "scandalous not because it mixes 'black' rap with 'white' country, but because, through the sheer force of unlikely-but-seamless juxtaposition, it forces us to acknowledge that those two musical styles, at least when they whoop it up, are brothers under the skin". In the late 2010s, country rap returned to prominence as part of the "Yee Haw" movement, a trend characterized by hip hop producers incorporating country music into their own recordings. Young Thug's 2017 song "Family Don't Matter" is credited with popularizing the movement. Artists within "Yee Haw" include Lil Tracy and DaBaby. Other country rap artists include Ryan Upchurch, Jawga Boyz, Bottleneck, Moonshine Bandits and Big Smo. Cowboy Troy, Lenny Cooper and The Lacs were three of the top country rap artists of 2013 each with an album on Billboard Country Chart. In 2020, Niko Moon's "Good Time" peaked at number 20 on the Hot 100 – with the track being a hip hop song with country influence, or vice versa. Country trap In 2019, 20-year-old rapper Lil Nas X's "country trap" single "Old Town Road" achieved mainstream