Lil Nas X to launch new single and video subsequent week
Lil Nas X has revealed that he’ll return with a brand new single and self-directed music video subsequent week.
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The singer and rapper launched his debut album ‘Montero’ in 2021 and introduced simply earlier than the top of the yr {that a} new track could be coming quickly, paired together with his first ever self-directed video.
Now, it has been confirmed that the brand new observe and video will land subsequent week, although particulars on a track title and agency launch date are at the moment sparse.
To preview the observe and announce its launch, Lil Nas X shared an image on X that includes 4 photographs of himself in priest robes and the phrases: “Within the identify of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, amen.”
On Instagram, he added: “i do know it’s been 2 years however….yall prepared for a present?”
New track and visible subsequent week! –
Official artwork dropping quickly. –
🤍 [] pic.twitter.com/gIgdW8rAJR— ✟ (@LilNasX) January 3, 2024
wrote AND directed my very own music video for the primary time. excited for y’all to see. it’s the most effective one but! ⛪️🤍🕊
— ✟ (@LilNasX) December 28, 2023
On the world premiere of his new documentary Lengthy Dwell Montero on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition (TIFF), final yr, Nas mentioned he was able to “drop this good-ass, fire-ass music” he had been engaged on.
Requested concerning the potential model and sound of the brand new music, he replied:” “Hear me out. I need to do some folks music. What else do I need to do? Like, Brazilian funk.”
It comes after he teased particulars of a brand new album earlier final yr, saying: “I might simply simply launch music however I’ve to construct moments round this shit. I’ve to go greater than earlier than.”
Elsewhere, the rapper has responded to Dave Chapelle‘s joke about his 2021 observe ‘Montero (Name Me By Your Title)’.
Chapelle’s newest Netflix comedy particular The Dreamer was launched on December 31 and has already had a slew of problematic moments from the comic himself. In a single phase of the particular, Chapelle jokes about Lil Nas X’s 2021 hit.
The joke depicts Chapelle asking a baby what they need to be after they develop as much as which they refuse to reply in worry of the “different youngsters” who could snicker at them. He continues to encourage the child and so they lastly reply with “Little Nas X”.
He added: “That n**** stood up in entrance of the entire class… I wanna be the gayest n**** that ever lived. I need to do a music video, slide down a stripper pole all the best way into the depths of hell and suck the satan’s dick at 10’o-clock on BET whereas all the youngsters are awake and so they can see me.”
Taking to X/Twitter web page to deal with the joke, Nas mentioned: “Yall gotta let name me by your identify go, me and the satan broke up 3 years in the past. yall performing like kids of divorce.”