Bercokol 17 Minggu, 'Old Town Road' Lil Nas X Resmi Menjadi #1 Terlama Hot 100

Oleh: admincd - 31 Jul 2019

Akhirnya rekor Billboard Hot 100 dipecahkan oleh Lil Nas X. Hit viralnya, 'Old Town Road' kini tercatat dalam sejarah sebagai single #1 paling lama dengan 17 pekan berada di posisi tersebut, tanpa jeda.

Nas telah melampaui prestasi 'One Sweet Day' (1995) milik Mariah Carey dan Boyz II Men dan 'Despacito' (2017) milik Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee dan Justin Bieber, yang masing-masing bercokol di #1 selama 16 pekan lamanya.

Nas tentunya tak luput untuk menyatakan rasa gembiranya atas prestasinya ini. Ia menulis panjang lebar tentang perjalanan 'Old Town Road' menuju sukses dan kurang dari setahun lalu, saat masih menumpang di tempat saudarinya, pesimis akan karirnya.

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last year in october ? , as a struggling artist ?????starting to lose faith in what i could be, i went looking for beats on youtube????. i remember clicking on so many generic sounding beats??trying to find the right one for me?. when suddenly i came across a country-trap ?????sounding masterpiece?. i immediately knew i would make something special out of it????! my sister?? told me i had little time left ?before i had to leave her house ? after being there for months? promoting my music? online ??and not helping????? her out much. i was so upset ?! i used it as motivation for the song?! i jokingly/seriously saw myself as a loner ????? cowboy? needing to ??run away from it all?! I went out ?? on my sister’s back porch ? and listened to the beat ?OVER ?& OVER ?& OVER?!! then it came to me?!! in my best singing voice? i sung? “YEAHHH IM GONNA TAKE MY HORSE? TO THE OLD TOWN ROAD ? IM GONNA RIDEEEE TIL I CANT NO MORE ??” I LOVED IT ALREADY! i started to work on it???? ??EVERY SINGLE DAY??. it needed to be funny?, it needed to be catchy??, it needed to be hip hop ??, it needed to be country??, & it needed to be short??!! by the time i was finished ? setting it up ????? i was out of my sister’s crib? and at my brothers ???? place. on ???december 2??nd i went into the studio ??? & recorded OLD TOWN ROAD??? & put it out the exact same ?day!! did i know it would become the longest running number 1?? song of all time? ?NO! ?? but i am so thankful?? that this blessing ? has been placed upon me?. this song has changed my life??? and the way i see the world??around me????? in less than a year?. thank you to every single person?? who has been apart of this journey?. as i said? before, it’s just the beginning! ?????

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Mariah Carey sendiri cukup sportif dengan sukses Nas ini. Ia menyampaikan selamat kepada sang bintang cross-over hip-hop/country ini di media sosial. Beberapa waktu lalu Mimi juga bahkan memberi indikasi jika ia bersedia untuk terlibat dalam sebuah remix/mashup bersama Nas.

Selamat sekali lagi buat Nas. Kita tunggu, apakah minggu depan ia masih memegang posisi yang sama, atau malah tergeser? Yang pasti, prestasinya ini kemungkinan besar masih lama untuk bisa ditumbangkan oleh hit single lain di masa mendatang.

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