By Neha Dwivedi,The SportsRush

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Three years after that debut single, “Jeff Gordon,” Chibueze signed his first major record deal with Republic Records, marking the partnership with his 2017 debut album, Lady Wrangler. His follow-up, Cowboys Live Forever, Outlaws Never Die, cemented him as one of alt-country’s most compelling voices.

But it was his third album, Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going, that turned him into an international phenomenon. With “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” ruling the Billboard Hot 100 for 18 consecutive weeks, longer than any other track this year, he planted his flag in music history.

Now 29, Shaboozey finds himself in elite company. He has racked up six Grammy nominations, including Song of the Year, Best Country Solo Performance, and Best New Artist, already adding hardware to his growing collection. The way the tide is rolling, it looks like the treasure chest will only get fuller.

Other songs that mention Jeff Gordon

Gordon remains the most name-dropped NASCAR driver in rap, a cultural reference point whose legacy stretches far beyond the track. His name surfaces in “One Day” from YFN Lucci and Trouble, “Right on Time” by Little Brother, “Believe” with Quavo, A-Trak, and Lil Yachty, and “London Town” from A$AP Nast alongside A$AP Rocky, A$AP Mob, A$AP Ant, and Playboi Carti.

He also earned a nod in “The Purple Tape” with Method Man, Raekwon, and Inspectah Deck, among countless others.

One of the most memorable shoutouts came in Nelly’s hit “E.I.,” where the St. Louis rapper dropped the line, “I drive fastly, call me Jeff Gordon/ in a black SS with the navigation,” cementing the NASCAR veteran’s name in hip-hop folklore as shorthand for speed and swagger.