It was just a normal song to me but once I started to get crazy numbers then I thought, damn, this shit is gonna be a big hit.” As it turns out, a big hit is an understatement - and a $30 beat made cowboys cool again. "So the answer is no, you know? It’s just crazy how everything turned out. I didn’t even know it would get this big. The song was made in December and it only started to get views in February. Speaking to NME, Kio said he didn't realise it was going to be a hit at first, saying, “I didn’t think it was a hit at first. It's a trap country beat that Young Kio described as a "Future type beat" when he uploaded it to BeatStars, a website where you can buy beats for between $20 and $200. In 2018, Lil Nas bought the beat for Old Town Road from a 19-year-old producer from the Netherlands known as Young Kio, with the track sampling 34 Ghosts IV from Nine Inch Nails. What's the best $30 you've ever spent? If it wasn't on a beat that would form the basis of one of the most popular songs in history, then Lil Nas X has you beat. The beat for the track came together in 15 minutes, White told DJBooth, saying, "My manager came in and he was like, 'Yo, I really like those snare hi-hats you do.' So I added them and after that, we were like, 'Oh my God, this is the record.' Cardi loved the track and it was magic from there." Sometimes, it just comes together like clockwork. 2 - so it's no wonder the track is pure heat. White Did It, a producer from Dallas, the pair have worked together in the past, with White producing Lick from Cardi's second mixtape, Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. Cardi rides the beat and sends out shots to all those who doubted her, and it's the energy of the beat that makes her lyrics have just a bit more punch. Not many songs hit you quite like Bodak Yellow does - it's a New York-style trap beat that doesn't let up for the duration of the song. You'll want to have your speakers turned all the way up whenever you're listening to one of these tracks - it'll get everyone around you ready to party. Here are some of our favourite beats from the 2010s, and what makes them so legendary. Any time you're listening to a song with a great beat, it goes straight into your playlists - ready for whenever you're feeling like busting out some moves. When it comes to hip-hop and rap, a great beat can turn a song from good into great, and great into a song that people remember for years after its release. L-R: Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images, Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for ABA, Cardi B, Photo by Leon Bennett/WireImage