17th September, 2021
Lil Nas X made it a double hit on Friday as he gave birth to his much expected LP Montero, dropping simultaneously a banger video along with it.
Nine hours after the video of “THATS WHAT I WANT” was uploaded on YouTube, it has racked more than 3million views, with over 350,000 liking it.
The sure-to-outrage clip features a heady mix of football, young love, (safe) shower sex, a “Brokeback Mountain” camping trip, betrayal, boozing, and, yes, his now-infamous wedding dress makes an appearance, too.
Amid all the outrageousness, the breakdown chorus hinges on the emotional lyric, “I want — someone to love me. I want — someone who needs me,” all set to a backbeat that’s reminiscent of Outkast’s “Hey Ya.”
After releasing his 2019 “7” EP — which, despite its brevity, managed to snag an Album of the Year Grammy nomination anyway — this is LNX’s first proper LP.
We’ll soon see how the LP will perform on the nine streaming platforms.
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