Travis Scott’s third studio album ASTROWORLD is rife with tributes to his hometown of Houston. One notable example is the fourth track “R.I.P. SCREW,” which is dedicated to DJ Screw, founder of The Screwed Up Click and architect of Houston’s chopped and screwed sound. In addition to the song’s lyrics, Travis pays tribute to the Houston legend through its slowed-down beat. FKi 1st, who co-produced the track with Travis, spoke to Genius about how it all came together.

FKi 1st says he played three other beats for Travis before they settled on this one. After Travis added in the samples to bring it to 90 percent completion, they all headed to Hawaii to put on the finishing touches. “It was like a… real niggas link-up time. Everybody was out there. Me, Sonny Digital, Mike Dean, everybody,” FKi remembers. “And Mike Dean had this whole pool house, and he turned it into his studio. Had all his keyboards, he uses all that analog shit. Shoutout to Mike Dean, the OG. He added his drip to it. It’s crazy.”

The Atlanta producer explains why 808s and other instruments benefit from a personal touch. “Fuck that MIDI kit. You gotta come up with your own [808] patterns,” he says. “Hi-hats, a lot of the time I play ‘em out. Hi-hats and claps are the things that get the ass moving. Twerking is a science, bruh. Getting girls to twerk is a fucking science, bruh.”

To round out the beat, ASTROWORLD executive producer Mike Dean sprinkled on his own flourishes. “Mike Dean came in and he added the dope bass Moog,” FKi recalls. “It’s something you can ride to. The vibration’s perfect. And the final sound from the beat, some more analog gear from Mike.”

Check out the full Deconstructed episode above to learn more about how the song was made, and read all the lyrics to Travis Scott’s “R.I.P. SCREW” on Genius now.