The Making Of Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' With YoungKio | Deconstructed

Lil Nas X’s Grammy nominated “Old Town Road” took 2019 by storm and became the longest-running No. 1 Billboard hit ever, setting new records across the board. After Lil Nas X put out the ask on Twitter, Billy Ray Cyrus hopped on the remix, extending the song’s life. It is produced by 19-year-old YoungKio and appears on Lil Nas' debut EP '7.' Genius recently sat down with the Dutch producer to break down the explosive phenomenon of a song.

[Zenith]

This man produced probably the biggest song of 2019 and even broke a record, and this is the first time I'm seeing what this man looks like. We gotta show more producers more love, but it also could be possible that dude doesn't care about being famous.

[PatrickCc]

I personally feel like the biggest takeaway from this is that small rappers and small producers should work together to create. Too many producers are trying to get famous rappers on their beats. And too many rappers trying to impress other famous artists or producers. Work together when you are small and make that come up together!

[prodbynaaz]

this shit is inspiring. One beat can literally change your life

[HomageBeats]

man, this was mad relatable. idk how many beats i have on my hard drive that i dont like the hihats, etc....
sometimes you just gotta put it online. salute to KIO!

[tm]

He needs more recognition. He’s a DIAMOND producer just from one beat he thought was a throwaway. Anything is possible

[suatt]

Imagine some random 12 year old bought the beat before lil nas x

[arthurknopfmacher]

that montage at the end was actually sick

[VinJayAce]

From Bedroom Producer To Multiple Grammy Nominations.. Keep Working Kings, Your Time Is Coming.

[sw]

He’s gonna be rich forever from this song

[prodbydylan]

my bro put this out and now he's grammy nominated because of it. Really goes to show anythings possible with hard work and dedication.

[HUNTENT]

It all started from this beat. Launched two careers and resurrected another. We're all just one beat or mention away from living out our dreams and desires. Never quit.

[shotbylowie]

No one :








*Genius* : Welp, guess the hype is over so now is the perfect time for a Deconstructed on this one.

[marvy]

This one beat changed a lot of lives and broke a lot of records in the process. This life shit crazy bro

[sondrestvold]

Litteraly Nobody:

Producers on deconstructed: I actually didn't like this beat

[atlas]

Can you imagine, he wanted to take the beat down

Little did he know he had a diamond song

[mikeybeats]

from being a producer nobody knew, to making the biggest song of all time. shits inspiring

[edge.]

I always tought the beat was insane, you can hate the song but can t hate on the beat

[lordkiza]

So many people hate on this song this story is incredible.

[sadrgbzdhxjyugfcsh]

The beat is fairly simple.. the vocals and melody is what makes this song really catchy

[pizzachickenx]

The fact that it's a NIN sample made me respect this song despite how overhyped. Check out YoungKio on the ProducerGrind podcast if anyone wants to hear more in depth, seems like a real humble dude.