chapman. it was a song that he sung all the time when he was growing up. - (singing) you got a fast car i want a ticket to anywhere - so the reason that "fast car" became this big hit was completely organically, which is the new market that we're seeing opening up in country music and changing the paradigm that puts radio first. - so much of country music is built on singing other people's songs, being able to appreciate the people who create it and where it comes from. "fast car" is a song created by a black woman. - (singing) maybe we'll make something me, myself, i got nothing to prove - to see tracy chapman on the grammy award stage with him in 2024 was an incredible moment because it was him stepping back and allowing her to have that moment. - the success of combs's rendition makes chapman the first black female songwriter to top the country airplay chart. - we can't overlook that this was the first solo black woman to get these accolades. and so when i hear just sort of the knee-jerk re