One more song and I promise to drop the “truckin’ music = crack rap” thing. But I can’t get either of these songs out of my head.
But come on!
In 1968, the Harden Trio have a minor hit with “Sneakin’ Things Across the Border”.
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In 2001, Philly’s Most Wanted have a minor hit with “Cross the Border“.
Two styles, one message! Now I just need to find someone familiar with narcocorridos and I can work out my Universal Field Theory of smuggling music. There’s probably some nerdcore song about Han Solo, too.














