The Making Of Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" With YoungKio | Deconstructed
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- čas přidán 19. 11. 2019
- 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.
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this shit is inspiring. One beat can literally change your life
beatsbynazar you need more subs
Blhu Zizzy thanks bro. i got so many beats that i have to upload. these are my worst beats up on my page lol
I honestly had to sub I actually like the beats you already have out so I'm really excited to see what you'll put out in the future.
beatsbynazar nah fr mane
PROD. BLKSATURN thank you bro!
the story of this song is just crazy
alot of hit song stories are crazy, Eminem and Dr. Dre made "My name is" the first few days they met eachother, Post Malones post "White Iverson" thinking it was just another typical song, Lil Pumps "Gucci gang"
Fuck that song
@Montgomery John A. What's the link? It's really hot haha
crazy how you can make a hit a beat, without knowing
i mean not really it's pretty typical
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!
True
Facts
Thats what im doing right now and ive been reaching out to smaller artists and i got somebody who wanted to buy my beats for first time!
Yup ,
Like if nas bought the exclusive beat for like $200
He wouldn’t make shit out of it .
I really hope he did make some bread or got a cut %
Imagine some random 12 year old bought the beat before lil nas x
multiple people can lease the same beat chief
@@heisen4826 yeah but if the hypothetical 12 year old bought an exclusive then lil nas x couldnt use it
@@rampage_360bobamusicandoth4 But they didn't, so this is irrelevant.
@@cap6112 yeah i know i was just providing a hypothetical scenario in which they would
Suatt38 nah imagine the yodeling walmart kid copped it
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.
The biggest song of all times, official
He was in the otr music video..
BaltaZa one of
Not probably the biggest song of 2019 it is the biggest song of 2019
It IS the biggest song of 2019
He needs more recognition. He’s a DIAMOND producer just from one beat he thought was a throwaway. Anything is possible
He’s a cool guy but all he did was slap drums over a slightly cut up sample that nine inch nails made
@@musiew683 don't discredit producers, they're very valuable, if not moreso than the rapper(s) on the track
Logan Holbrook I don’t discredit it, I’ve been producing myself for years but putting 808s and a drum kit over four chords is slight work
Yoni Eisen okay but do you have a DAIMOND record. No
Yoni Eisen
I agree with you, people don’t know that how easy it is to make this song, I’m a producer my self and I’m telling you, people don’t know what the difference is between good producers and crap producers.
Plus he only used 4 tracks to make this song🤣😂
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!
Hi homage beats!
that montage at the end was actually sick
@Art 3 That was my favorite part of the entire video.
Pee pee
Yeah it's really cool to see a quick recap of the journey the song took
I WAS ABOUT TO SAY
From Bedroom Producer To Multiple Grammy Nominations.. Keep Working Kings, Your Time Is Coming.
I'm pretty sure lil nas x is gonna win a Grammy for the biggest song ever if so even if he doesnt get 1 he will have the claim to making grammy winning song
@On god Ima Subscribe to you 🙏🙏
I needed this. thank you.
Nah as far as production goes this beat is nothing special
@@mindworm7689 it still got the artist famous, so 🤷
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.
Prod By Dylan lmao sure
Prod By Dylan hard work means a lot but with things like this you need a lot of luck
“Luck”
PHAT Jam Tracks do you know how many people live on earth? the chances of being noticed are near impossible
Vegeta is My dad just because you have had some exposure doesn’t mean that’s the same for everyone, there will always be loads of talented unnoticed producers
He’s gonna be rich forever from this song
STAK hopefully cause this man deserves a lot
Lil Nas X bought the beat for $30 and Young Kio wont make any money out of the real song so he wont be rich for ever except if he keeps making beats like this.
xK03D00D3Rx he will get a cut of the money lil nas x makes
like 10%, 20%
@@koedooder He still got a % cut from the song tho
xK03D00D3Rx he bought a LEASE not the RIGHTS to the beat...
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.
Can you imagine, he wanted to take the beat down
Little did he know he had a diamond song
No one :
*Genius* : Welp, guess the hype is over so now is the perfect time for a Deconstructed on this one.
lol
Lowie Provyn LoL 😂
Nah. YoungKio was out of America and he said he’ll hop on the genius deconstructed video when he gets back in America.
Facts lmao the shit dead now
@A A you been living under a rock ? smh
Litteraly Nobody:
Producers on deconstructed: I actually didn't like this beat
thats the case with most producers really
every single one i swear
True bro 😂 but as a producer it's not easy and you make so many beats you forget to appreciate some because you're used to your own sound
That's quite common while producing actually. Of course you will always be more critical of your own work than others. Also, it's hard to imagine what a track will sound like when someone is rapping over it, so there's that as well.
Fax bro
This one beat changed a lot of lives and broke a lot of records in the process. This life shit crazy bro
It broke the Streaming Record that was held by Drake & It also broke Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men and Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber record for most weeks at #1
Because of memes
@@AndrewB23 who cares? Its still the biggest song of all time.
Facts bro
I always tought the beat was insane, you can hate the song but can t hate on the beat
The fuck you talking about? This beat is basic as hell
WhatTheFookiz it’s fire asf tho my guy
WhatTheFookiz u can’t knock down the work ethic behind this no matter what yo negative opinion is tbh
Its basic but fire
@@fkeyzuwu Simple things can get nice results. :)
So many people hate on this song this story is incredible.
yes its an incredible story. It really shows the talent of Trent Reznor (composer of the song). Who would of thought adding programmed drums to an existing song would be considered a goal for some people.
Rene Elizarraras make a beat for a grammy winning hit that was number one on the billboard 100 for the longest amount of time in history and the fastest song to hit diamond and then you can dog on him.
@@eshryo the grammy's are a joke and I'm just saying I know many producer who aren't just a "beat maker". These beat makers are no where near as talented as other musicians out today. All beat makers do is crack fruity loops, loop a melody that somebody else wrote (since you aren't talented enough to compose) and then add a trap beat. That's not a producer. Watch Trent Reznor, Scott scorch, Ludwig Goransson, or Alex turner. Those guys are unique
10th Ite also if you’re going to basically cover a song’s instrumentals, add your own flair to it... maybe add different instruments not just add the “sample” (aka original song) to FL studio and throw a trap beat on top.
The Making Of Chief Keef's "I dont like" With YOUNG CHOP
Are you the guy that always comment this on every vid? 😂
You on to something.
They gotta do it
Can I Hit 10 Million Befor Deji are you a Virgin ??
Can I Hit 10 Million Befor Deji that would be epic
from being a producer nobody knew, to making the biggest song of all time. shits inspiring
It was only popular because of memes, it's not it got popular for actually being good. Nothing but luck.
@@AndrewB23 literally how every hit single works. After a while, popular songs stay popular just because they were popular once.
Take off it is check it out
Nobody cares about the producer dummy
@@ashiebliss3200 actually the producer is the key for a song, so stfu :) because you wouldn't listen to most music nowadays if that wasnt for the producer
Nobody:
YoungKio: 🥦
Lmao underrated
💀
HAHAHA
Noah Cels 💀
💀
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.
How much the producer pay for the sample he take?
@@tecashi3581 I know its been 2 years, but the song Kio sampled was 34 Ghosts IV from the album Ghosts I-IV. Every song from the album is completely free to use, no contacting needed
It's crazy how none of them were famous before this song and now it's probably one of the most iconic songs of the century, things change fast man
Only one word for all of this: LEGENDARY.
5:25 s/o that handsome man
The beat is fairly simple.. the vocals and melody is what makes this song really catchy
literally a sample, a few drums and a sub bass is all it takes these days
Facts
Pauls Klucis not really producers have to do a lot of extra stuff that we don’t mention that the average person wouldn’t understand a tad bit
@@dreambeatz3797 the only thing is this guy isn't even a producer, he's a beat maker. All he did was add midi drums to an existing song. Shifting the pitch to the original song and programming a trap beat doesn't make you a producer.
Rene Elizarraras but it still takes a-lot of time and effort not to mention hard work just as it would take a producer. being one or the other doesn't make you better its the idea and creativity in mind.
Imagine all of the good song that producer keep in their computers.
“it’s not gone go anywhere” whew boy were you wrong. it’s fire
No one can deny that Lil Nas has talent, but he needs more time to make the most out of it.
no hes overrated
Twitch CKSnagur your comment was probably the biggest cap I’ve heard in a while.
SKXNNYKXDJAYJAY lil nas x is not good like he is overhyped and generic lyrics just like new drake old drake was gold
Trevor Smith yo ass should be in the kitchen cabinet cuz you sound salty asf
@@trevorsmith7219 you can say this about any single artist with a break out hit
it's littel late but still love it
Little*
ABBY ON WII SPORTS stfu bitch
@@XRXONE shut the fuck up*
@@XRXONE make me boomer
@@msgames101 😂
Crazy how this guy went from basically unknown to producing the longest #1 hit in basically no time. Very inspiring as a unknown Dutch producer myself. Nederlandse producers wya??
He’s the reason we have this hit. He should be extremely proud of himself
Trent Reznor is the reason we have the hit. Trent Reznor wrote the music, this guy being interviewed just added drums.
Rene Elizarraras without the drums, the beat would be nothing and the song would not be the same. I said what I said
Rene Elizarraras why did you ignore him chopping up the sample to make a new melody using the guitar loop?
luis, listen to the original, it’s the same....He eq’d the melody, that’s it.
@@9thflavah Songs still go popular without drums. Listen to some freestyles over a guitar, or a freestyle over the ukulele, for example Whoopty or Rapstar.
Anyone else think the hi hats made this even better
Yeah those hi hats made me love the beat the first time i listened to it
bro imagine a random beat you put out goes #1 on billboard
Grammy nominated
The spinz 808 back at it making another hit
That last bit at the end where they summarize everything that happened with the song is pretty cool.
Feels like the epilogue of a movie based on a true story - was cool af
First time exploring Lil Nas X's hit song, and I gotta say the credit goes to all 3 of them. Trent is a musical genius but he confines himself. Kio really is the star here, and well deserved. He took Trent's genius music and translated it entirely into a different sound (modern beat). Lil Nas X is as equal a genius for recognizing, implementing, and lyrically making it come alive. Seriously impressed. Well deserved accolades to all 3 of you. Btw I am 54, white, and prefer Trent's music.
And without this beat , 2019 would have been nothing.
???
relax
What about that dreamville album and so much fun ?
Okay, do your homework, kid
Two words.... Bad Guy
Took ya'll long enough, jesus christ...
That montage in the ending, with different versions of the song is 10/10. Props to the editor(s). Gave me chills!
This dude killed the whole deconstructed, I've been waiting for this.
3:57 "Good thing I did."
Never have more truer words been spoken.
An amazing episode of Deconstructed! Great job, Young Kio, Lil Nas X, and Billy Ray Cyrus. Thanks, Genius 🙏
I’ve been waiting for this video for soo long
Most inspirational beat breakdown.
"This is not gonna go anywhere"
Oh how wrong he was
Wow good job to the Genius crew who made this short documentary. Very good editing and the ending was very cool.
This is the story all of us producers want to live in, a beat getting bought and it going viral, YoungKio killed it props to him
I love the Deconstructed series of videos, always great to see all the elements in the instrumental and to see how creative the producer is. I also produce some beats here and there, and I can definitely understand why he wanted to remove the beat because of the high-hats at one point, because I'm sure he thought they were very catchy and unique when he first made them, but after hearing the beat over and over, he began thinking that they either stand out too much, or he began feeling annoyed by the sound in general, which is a common thing to happen when you hear the same beat over and over while trying to add new elements to it, but like he said, its good that he decided to go with it anyway. And I actually hadn't heard the percussion sound at 4:06 while listening to the song until this video, so now my mind will always pay attention to that sound when I listen to the song since I love being able to hear hidden or less prominent sounds in an instrumental, so I guess thanks for that Genius! But jokes aside, another great video in the series from you guys and a huge congratulations to YoungKio for becoming a part of music history :)
We already downloaded the remakes on youtube
lmao
lol
Wxsterr LOOOOL THE REMAKER RESPONDS
this video gave me chills in the best way ever.
got goosebumps at the end ... amazing bruh
The dream of every single beatmaker, really inspiring man wow
5:17 shoutout to genius editors for making this clip right here feels emotional with the transition
Been waiting on this for so long
Thanks Genius
been waiting for this one
This mad inspiring especially the ending ❤️👣
Every single beatmaker : *have a huge mixing table*
Also beatmakers : P U T L A P T O P O N I T
Where tf are we supposed to mix then?
Finally I was waiting for this
Been waiting for this yessir
Man he is such a big inspiration as Dutch producer myself. Kio the goat 🐐🐐
I’m so proud that someone from The Netherlands made it so far
Ja gap
Mats Valk
@@unimaginableboi7164 dit is dan weer een aparte opmerking
"Now we're here" he can be proud fr
I’ve actually been waiting for this video for months
this is how one beat can make you proud as a producer
Give this man some credit he made 2019 the way it turned out to be
Love the editing genius 😍
Such an uplifting video...Good for this young man...very inspiring!!
i knew this beat would be on deconstructed at some point. everything just works.
This is an amazing succes story behind the song. Thanks YoungKio, thanks Genius, thanks Lil Nas X
This is no doubt the best episode of Deconstructed. That short timeline montage at the end almost made me cry. Shit is beautiful.
Long Awaited 😁
He deserves it, he looks like a humble person!
We live in a weird Black Mirror episode where a meme-rap song can be nominated for a grammy
You mean a diamond song in less than a year. Sounds Grammy worthy to me
Ok Boomer
That's what's wrong with music industry as it ain't the same no more as today's quality of music has went way down hill. There are more Programmers these days than great Record Producer's, that's why today's music sound like what we hear today, mumble rap and generic trap beats. A real Producer has a great ear, and knows what sounds best that has a vision for the song, that oversees the entire production of a song to its final mix stage. A Producer is like a director in a movie as they help the Artist deliver the right engery and performance. Today, the is no guiance or input from a real Producer in the studio with an Artist. We need real Record Producer's like Pharrell. DRE, Timbo, Rodney Jerkins and Scott Storch not programmers that's produced quality hit records.
Eman 08 Ok boomer
drake wood Nothing like Black Mirror
Ive been waiting for thissss
This is amazing. Love these videos. All it takes is 1 song.
Producers should get the exposure they deserve!!
CZcams recommendations can lead to greatness
19 years old and he has 2 Grammy nominations
I love these stories & these behind-the-scenes stuff...!!!
Why did I knew it would drop one day?
I'm a producer myself. I don't think producers are getting enough love when they are the ones who create the beat. If it wasn't for producers, rap wouldn't be as big as it is now.
That edit at the end was fire, really inspiring to see how far both of them came from nothing and it had all that success
That compilation at the end is such a good fucking way to wrap up the video and show how legendary this song is.
Now this man has a song nominated for a grammy wooo
anybody going to give Nine Inch Nails the respect they deserve?
if the producer was ever given the respect or exposure they deserved then maybe nine inch nails would be more recognized but nobody ever cares abt the producer
@@prodkason ikr
Great work kio! Can’t wait for the world to hear what we have next!
So calm, so focused. I love him.
YoungKio the luckiest man alive
I didn’t think this guy would have a accent wtf
Well he's Dutch so
SiithromgortoX same
SiithromgortoX he sounds like Jarvis
An*
Everybody has an accent
That montage at the end had me hyped af for some reason 😂
Truly inspiring❤️ Hope nothing but the best for these guys
Dude should be proud of himself, more things to come.
this is really gonna be in history as diamond until he dies and even after that.
the edit at the end is really good
This story is exactly why I keep going everyday, you never know what can happen. Inspiring af.
This man needs so win a Grammy A$AP
he did
The fact that he's dutch is so cool
Im dutch myself
that being said, when we boutta get rid of black pete tho 🤔
@@flipfloppro1 the alread changed it nationaly but some regions in the netherlands where only racist white people live they havent changed it yet but it will, i think
@@d.mbeats9678 Black piet is but a tradition and racist.
Imagine having to follow that. Keep it up man! Also props to NIN for making the music.
This is so amazing to see. Thank you, Genius, for sharing this!