But they have - they make some really good music, you know?” “I always get my beats, like, from YouTube. That’s why I made the track.” “Who wrote the sample?” “It was Nine Inch Nails.” “But I had never heard of Nine Inch Nails before. So I can, like, put out, like, 10 a day, you know?” “The banjos, you know? It really just hits me. It’s just, like, a desk with two monitors, and I’m just selling my beats online. I live in a small town next to Amsterdam. Like, making studios out of those.” “Well, I’m from the Netherlands. Got the boots that’s black to match.” “No! No!” “So you were just, like, throwing stuff up on SoundCloud that you recorded in your bedroom?” “Either in the closet of my bedroom, or the closet in my grandma’s house. Yeah, I always make beats in this.” “Play the number one song in the world.” “O.K. How you doing?” “Yo, what’s up?” “I like your robe.” “Thanks. Cyrus, how are you?” “I’m doing good, Joe. What’s going on?” “Everything’s going on.” “Everything is going on. Transcript ‘Old Town Road’: See How Memes and Controversy Took Lil Nas X to the Top of the Charts Watch how an unknown Atlanta artist used his meme-making skills and a country-trap beat from the Netherlands to bring “Old Town Road” to the top of the Billboard charts.
