American TTerroristt

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"American TTerroristt"
Song by RXKNephew
from the album Crack Therapy 3 [1]
ReleasedDecember 22, 2020
Genre
Length9:45
Songwriter(s) Kristopher Kevon Williams
Producer(s) BossUp

"American TTerroristt" is a song by American rapper RXKNephew released on December 22, 2020. Pitchfork ranked "American TTerroristt" number two on their "Best Songs of the 2020s So Far" list in 2024.

Contents

Music and lyrics

The instrumental consists of a trap-based loop. [2] The ten-minute track showcases an unorthodox stream-of-consciousness lyrical style, touching on topics primarily related to conspiracy theories and 21st-century political commentary. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Reception

Pitchfork ranked "American TTerroristt" the forty-fourth best song of 2021 as well as the second "best [song] of the 2020s so far" as of 2024. [8] [9] [1] Rolling Stone described the song as capturing "the free-floating energy of right now. Call him hip-hop's Kerouac". [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Pierre, Alphonse (September 16, 2021). "RXK Nephew: Crack Dreams Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  2. ↑ Powell, Jon (October 2, 2024). "11 rap songs packed with a lot of questions". REVOLT . Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Ihaza, Jeff (February 9, 2022). "'There's No Limit to the Music': RXK Nephew Is Rap's Beat Generation Poet". Rolling Stone . Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  4. ↑ Richards, Chris (January 7, 2022). "RXK Nephew sounds like rap's answer to this paranoid American moment". The Washington Post . ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  5. ↑ Galil, Leor (February 9, 2023). "Rochester rap phenom RXK Nephew headlines one of the winter's best shows". Chicago Reader . Retrieved August 24, 2025.
  6. ↑ Green, Dylan (October 19, 2023). "RXK Nephew: "Tory Lanez Should've Shot His Barbershop Up"". Pitchfork . Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  7. ↑ Bustard, Andy (January 20, 2023). "Kanye West, Pusha T & Big Sean Get Violated By RXK Nephew On 'Yeezy Boots' Diss Song". HipHopDX . Retrieved August 24, 2025.
  8. ↑ "The 100 Best Songs of the 2020s So Far". Pitchfork . September 30, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  9. ↑ "The 100 Best Songs of 2021". Pitchfork . December 6, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
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