

Lil Nas X stated he was "extremely disappointed" by the decision. "Old Town Road" would've peaked at number one on the ApHot Country Songs chart if it were never removed. However, Billboard quietly removed "Old Town Road" from its Hot Country chart for "not enough elements of today's country music". "Old Town Road" made Billboard history when it became the first song to simultaneously chart on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Country Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts in March 2019.

Lil Nas X has cited Young Thug as a pioneer of the country trap genre.

