How Lil Nas X’s 'Old Town Road' Took Over The Internet

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  • čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
  • Lil Nas X’s country-trap song Old Town Road exploded on TikTok, and just broke Drake’s streaming record with over 143 million streams. The popularity also landed the young rapper on the Hot Country charts… before being swiftly taken down for not being country enough. Here’s how he went from running a viral twitter account to topping the charts.
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    How Lil Nas X’s 'Old Town Road' Took Over The Internet
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  • @-4subscriberswithahammerad521
    @-4subscriberswithahammerad521 Před 5 lety +1538

    when youre a gangster but are from the country

  • @BR-kn4hz
    @BR-kn4hz Před 5 lety +461

    billboard: not country enough
    billy ray cyrus: hold my geetar

  • @issadiallo3236
    @issadiallo3236 Před 5 lety +1317

    Billboard : Cool song, but not country enough kid....
    Billy Ray Cyrus : Miley give me my shotgun...

  • @kesh.i4430
    @kesh.i4430 Před 5 lety +89

    50% Country
    50% Rap
    *Perfectly balanced as all things should be*

  • @ketchnp5590
    @ketchnp5590 Před 5 lety +230

    Old town road:
    Tik Tok: Hippity Hoppety this song is now my property

  • @annagm8583
    @annagm8583 Před 5 lety +357

    *He protecc*
    *He attacc*
    *But most importantly, he got the horses in the bacc*

  • @zuko1569
    @zuko1569 Před 5 lety +437

    Pensive cowboy emoji is beautiful. Yeehaw shall replace yeet and take over the world

  • @mercysimp8499
    @mercysimp8499 Před 5 lety +79

    Me before “old town road”:
    😃
    Me after “old town road”:
    🤠
    Coincidence? I think, not!

    • @mercysimp8499
      @mercysimp8499 Před 5 lety +2

      DDD Productions this is the most overused reply I’ve seen in my life get your negativity out of here james Charles fan

  • @jaelen8265
    @jaelen8265 Před 5 lety +61

    Time out: I remember Nas Maraj from Twitter, he made those scenario tweets! I legit did not know that was Lil Nas X omg LMAO wow

  • @yamiz7929
    @yamiz7929 Před 5 lety +161

    I got the horses in the bacc
    My horse is a snacc
    But most importantly he can kick you in the sacc

  • @xoxo_amanda22
    @xoxo_amanda22 Před 5 lety +263

    Ok, but...
    What hair products does she use???

  • @chickennoodlesoup3301
    @chickennoodlesoup3301 Před 5 lety +255

    Ok but that one tiktok was cringy

  • @feelzyfeelz
    @feelzyfeelz Před 5 lety +70

    Red Dead Redemption 2 AMV with Old Town Road is everything I will ever need.

  • @chickennoodlesoup3301
    @chickennoodlesoup3301 Před 5 lety +120

    *He got the horses in the bacc*

  • @EdenTollefson
    @EdenTollefson Před 5 lety +89

    It played at my school dance last night.

    • @hanaeve__
      @hanaeve__ Před 5 lety +2

      It played during recess on Thursday in my class.

    • @ihateyoubrian
      @ihateyoubrian Před 5 lety +2

      Same but it was a week ago they played a remix one

    • @javin9743
      @javin9743 Před 5 lety +1

      My friend showed a teacher it.

    • @vernoniwu
      @vernoniwu Před 5 lety

      Ok and

  • @DanielSambar
    @DanielSambar Před 5 lety +93

    As soon as anything goes mainstream, it kinda goes to crap.

  • @theeditingpug7822
    @theeditingpug7822 Před 5 lety +4

    Yesterday my teacher played this song in class because everyone was asking for it. Literally so many people were singing along, and then there’s me, who had never heard it before.

  • @lady_elle
    @lady_elle Před 5 lety +12

    I wonder what kind of music Lil Nas X is gone drop next, it might be hard for him to top this massive top trend hit.

  • @madesxd6733
    @madesxd6733 Před 5 lety +4

    Billboard : this is not country enough
    Lil nas x: hold my shotgun

  • @chevinoo156
    @chevinoo156 Před 5 lety +4

    Billboard: this isn’t country enough
    Billie ray cyrus: JACKSON GET MA GUITAR

  • @davisdesigns1153
    @davisdesigns1153 Před 5 lety +4

    Can't wait for his album 🐎🔥

  • @J2dADispora
    @J2dADispora Před 5 lety +1

    Black people dont need acceptance in something WE created. Fair play to Billy Ray Cyrus. He rode the wave of popularity and saw the where the trend was heading. He was bold enough to go against the grain, take a risk and duet with Lil' Nas X. This kind of nuance is the reason he's still relevant after 'Achy Breaky Heart'. Bucking the trends and watching the youth, moving with the times always extends your career, case in point Madonna...

  • @bobbyrentas7215
    @bobbyrentas7215 Před 5 lety +1

    Country songs hits this is the first time I ever listened to country songs and I actually love the song I think a lil country music mixed with rap will blow up everywhere u heard

  • @thesweetlife594
    @thesweetlife594 Před 5 lety +2

    More country trap please! This song is my favorite of the year. I have listened to this song over 50 times already and have shown my friends at work who listen to country music and they were all smiles.

    • @mrsmememania
      @mrsmememania Před 2 lety

      I saw one a girl made on Tiktok, Diamond Eyed Joe is the name I believe!

  • @tablecornerconfucianist9308

    Hey Insider.... Since you posted this on May 4........... *MAY DE FOURTH BE WIT U*

  • @bob-manuel
    @bob-manuel Před 5 lety

    Good stuff

  • @karimthehuman7947
    @karimthehuman7947 Před 5 lety +102

    Bruh she says little nas x. Its pronounced lil nas x

    • @karimthehuman7947
      @karimthehuman7947 Před 5 lety

      @@gabrieltarikhomar1447 bro why you saying that

    • @karimthehuman7947
      @karimthehuman7947 Před 5 lety

      @@orlandogomez235 i know but in his rapper name its pronounced "lil"

    • @JimBobe
      @JimBobe Před 5 lety +4

      @@orlandogomez235 no one says "little uzi vert"

    • @horizen12
      @horizen12 Před 5 lety

      Bruh nobody cares

    • @FrancisCastiglione
      @FrancisCastiglione Před 5 lety

      @@gabrieltarikhomar1447. Hahahaha. Classic 7 year old

  • @artie129
    @artie129 Před 5 lety +20

    I’m not first but I’m early

  • @mochi__26
    @mochi__26 Před 5 lety +1

    I was at the air port today and i always make some sort of derpy epic intro and i should of done this😂

  • @SI-fv7gc
    @SI-fv7gc Před 5 lety +3

    It's honestly just a good song

  • @kaomie9
    @kaomie9 Před 5 lety

    CZcams recommended this and it was 18 minutes ago!

  • @mochi__26
    @mochi__26 Před 5 lety +1

    The biggest song tiktok ruined so much that its actually good.

  • @ariadnegmusdaedaloximo708

    This could very well be a script for a satirical comedy flick 😂

  • @laurice444
    @laurice444 Před 5 lety +1

    he protecc
    he attacc
    but most importantly
    he got the horses in the bacc

  • @trinitymarie121
    @trinitymarie121 Před 4 lety

    no one:
    me at 2am: watching this

  • @larafale1568
    @larafale1568 Před 5 lety +2

    Yassss

  • @lovingatlanta
    @lovingatlanta Před 4 lety +2

    👍😍History is being made right here!! I absolutely love this!! So happy for his success. He had to be born so this could happen!! Glad Billy Ray could share in his success. 💞

  • @mhelmalonzo2040
    @mhelmalonzo2040 Před 5 lety +3

    I bet you $1 that some people sometimes hear im gonna take my horse to the hotel room lol

  • @albertnjoroge5283
    @albertnjoroge5283 Před 5 lety

    that billboard knock out bit was on point

  • @prsdh1285
    @prsdh1285 Před 5 lety

    People: YOU CANT MIX COUNTRY SONGS
    LilNasX= Hold my beer

  • @garry4950
    @garry4950 Před 5 lety +1

    4:03 was my school yesterday for real tho

  • @starcherry6814
    @starcherry6814 Před 5 lety +12

    They did the same to Beyoncé too!
    Daddy lessons is still one of my favourite country songs

  • @emeraldkid683
    @emeraldkid683 Před 5 lety +7

    MUSIC WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN

  • @gangstaar918
    @gangstaar918 Před 5 lety

    I live down in Texas. You bet your horse saddles me and my family be jamming to this song out on the ranch.

  • @Captain_Crusade
    @Captain_Crusade Před 5 lety +3

    I used to follow Nas Maraji and do those threads all the time!! Its cool to see him go from nothing to something

  • @christianb20
    @christianb20 Před 5 lety +27

    *gets taken down*
    Billy Ray Cyrus: *hold my geetar*

  • @joeypicard6169
    @joeypicard6169 Před 5 lety

    Who else is watching because they think this song sucks but there friends sing this nonstop and love it

  • @winchescumberholland5370
    @winchescumberholland5370 Před 5 lety +8

    Billboard just jealous because a guy of colour made a better song that country lovers and r&b lovers both like and could listen to at the same time. They just ain't ready for change. Because apparently all country songs have to have a girl with blonde/brown hair blue/brown eyes and a perfect smile, and don't forget the beer

  • @31oise
    @31oise Před 5 lety

    EARLY YAYYYY

  • @mudasugo69
    @mudasugo69 Před 5 lety +4

    So you didn’t mention that it became a meme? It’s like the n.1 reason why it got so popular

  • @BeamoCantLack
    @BeamoCantLack Před 3 lety

    Can somebody tell me the name of the song in the thumbnail pls i forgot cus that shit used to hit hard🔥🔥🔥

  • @stitch368
    @stitch368 Před 5 lety

    3:56
    Me and ma mates on the bus going on a school excursion...
    Edit: but with deeper voices and we’re not little

  • @yolandadonald3013
    @yolandadonald3013 Před 5 lety

    Yeaaaaaahhhhhhh

  • @justsomeguywithoutamustach2822

    Now u got the news insider

  • @hananour-eldin2266
    @hananour-eldin2266 Před 5 lety

    lol i was just listening to old town road!

  • @s.mahath.9644
    @s.mahath.9644 Před 5 lety +1

    It certainly ignited a conversation as to what is considered country music. Personally, I think it’s much better than these snap track backed country songs these days. It’s a fresh take on a conservative genre and a shift in musical taste in the country fan base: I mean look at his performance at StageCoach, in the Mecca of country music he got a standing ovation.
    The real reason it’s not considered country is because the song didn’t go through the Nashville Gatekeepers: Sony Music Nashville.

  • @ComplexJojo
    @ComplexJojo Před 5 lety +1

    YeeHaw 🤠😩

  • @SubcribersWithoutanyvide-ec6fe

    Watch Azerrz old town road, but with thanos

  • @rrsings7717
    @rrsings7717 Před 5 lety +2

    YASS

  • @amodernpoet
    @amodernpoet Před 5 lety

    Billy Ray Cyrus made a smart play hopping on the remix

  • @ackw2756
    @ackw2756 Před 5 lety +1

    Masterpiece old town road is

  • @adamrodriguez86
    @adamrodriguez86 Před 5 lety +1

    Country music has changed listen to country music now to compare where it was 20 years ago It's sound so different. In my opinion this song is country music this song brings everyone together that don't listen country or hip hop music.

  • @chungushasbigbadonkus9534

    The song had my ass laughing

  • @dontsubtome6569
    @dontsubtome6569 Před 5 lety +2

    me: old town road is a really good song
    TikTok: LETS GO RUIN IT

  • @tavynmay
    @tavynmay Před 5 lety +1

    It feels like the only reason that people like old town road is because of tik tok and that kinda pisses me off

  • @stray_bad_dog_
    @stray_bad_dog_ Před 5 lety +1

    I don't really like the song, but Lil Nas X did something creative, which I respect.

  • @hanaeve__
    @hanaeve__ Před 5 lety +1

    that’s how cowboy works

  • @DzDavidxD
    @DzDavidxD Před 5 lety

    Is it okay to hear that song everyday for at least on hour since 2 weeks and not really hearing other music?

  • @radzmirggteded5078
    @radzmirggteded5078 Před 5 lety

    *he protecc*
    *he acttacc*
    *he got the jellys beans in the bacc*

  • @cauliflower6439
    @cauliflower6439 Před 5 lety +1

    Because that shit is fire 🔥

  • @katriinevontepes5603
    @katriinevontepes5603 Před 5 lety

    My life in one song but i have 2 ponies and one horse

  • @egg9960
    @egg9960 Před 5 lety

    It came out 2 months ago? I felt like I was listening to it for 2 years.

  • @donaldpayne4625
    @donaldpayne4625 Před 5 lety +2

    🤠

  • @dinahawa9049
    @dinahawa9049 Před 5 lety +6

    15 comment 26 like 136 or 137 view

  • @jaspeesauna
    @jaspeesauna Před 5 lety +1

    It’s viral because....
    *we’ve got the horses in the back*

  • @amiratunnisa5243
    @amiratunnisa5243 Před 5 lety +7

    CZcams IS CRAZY
    WATCH : 9
    LOVE : 11

  • @arc8929
    @arc8929 Před 5 lety

    Where can I buy bill's geetar?

  • @ttvframez3030
    @ttvframez3030 Před 5 lety +1

    There is many country singers that are colored that haven’t been removed

  • @Sailormoon5178
    @Sailormoon5178 Před 5 lety +1

    Omg my dad loves this song

  • @reneemartin2954
    @reneemartin2954 Před 5 lety

    SOUNDS COUNTRY 2 ME!!! I HAVE BECAME ADDICTED 2 THIS COOL ASS SONG!!!👏👏👏

  • @tanvi6952
    @tanvi6952 Před 5 lety +1

    i like his twitter lol

  • @Ciiqher
    @Ciiqher Před 5 lety

    2:02 is that red dead redemption 2 i see

  • @238weisse
    @238weisse Před 5 lety +12

    ngl i just knew old town road from the jungkook meme lol

  • @XS1GOLIATH1
    @XS1GOLIATH1 Před 5 lety +1

    Lil Nas X!

  • @personyeet
    @personyeet Před 5 lety +2

    *I got the horses in the bac*

  • @thatpix6495
    @thatpix6495 Před 5 lety +1

    This is called Hick hop

  • @vxego6347
    @vxego6347 Před 5 lety

    It even took over my whole school

  • @djmccurdy4828
    @djmccurdy4828 Před 5 lety

    “Horses in the back
    Horse tack is attached”

  • @jamesthompson2443
    @jamesthompson2443 Před 5 lety +1

    I love the song I'm going to take my horse to the hotel road😂😂😂😂😊😂😂😂😂😁😁😁

  • @keithcantplay
    @keithcantplay Před 5 lety

    You know what else to get internet by storm?
    *Hit or miss.*
    Where is it now?
    *The meme cemetery.*
    Where will old town road be soon?
    *Number one on trending for the next 223 years.*

  • @femmeaniketos
    @femmeaniketos Před 5 lety

    Sometimes I wonder why we even keep trying. Sometimes hope is its own noose....

  • @diamondboyjullianrey3941
    @diamondboyjullianrey3941 Před 5 lety +9

    True Lyrics:Old town road
    Me:Hotel Rome
    |
    V if were same

  • @avadonald9819
    @avadonald9819 Před 5 lety +1

    Yeehaw

  • @guam58
    @guam58 Před 5 lety

    Country is just an extension of blues music. There should not be genres anymore just peoples love for music. Kane Brown is an awesome country singer with his song "Heaven", but does not get enough exposure. Many persons did not hear of him until he did the collaboration with Khalid.

  • @abhayrajsingh777
    @abhayrajsingh777 Před 5 lety +1

    I like the Hair Style of Alana

  • @ozpain1252
    @ozpain1252 Před 3 lety

    1:33 what’s the song in this part

  • @ganaverageyoutubecomment.79

    Dear apple, *PLEASE* make the sad cowboy emoji official. You’d save lives if you did.

  • @laurensingenhuls6204
    @laurensingenhuls6204 Před 5 lety

    Its still one of the best songs ever and also if its meme bass boosted

  • @zencloneee
    @zencloneee Před 5 lety

    Yeee im gonna take ma horse to the old town road im gonna

  • @matitumariusjophellr.2148

    nice shoes men