Lil Nas X Previews New Song from Forthcoming 'Nasarati 2' Mixtape: Listen to 'Right There'

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'Nasarati 2' is the follow-up to the Grammy winner's 2018 'Nasarati' mixtape

<p>Leon Bennett/WireImage</p> Lil Nas X in Toronto in September 2023

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Lil Nas X in Toronto in September 2023

Lil Nas X’s new music is here!

The “Industry Baby” artist celebrated his 25th birthday with a gift to his fans — a brand new single.

“THANK U FOR ALL THE BDAY LOVE! The next song from the ‘NASARATI 2’ mixtape ‘RIGHT THERE’ is out now on SoundCloud!... see u next wednesday,” he wrote in a post on X on Wednesday, April 10, along with a link to the new release.

Nasarati 2 is the follow-up to his 2018 Nasarati mixtape.

The upbeat banger features Lil Nas X rapping over what appears to be a female-led gospel choir singing in the background throughout the entirety of the song. 

<p>Presley Ann/Getty</p> Lil Nas X in Los Angeles in January 2024

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Lil Nas X in Los Angeles in January 2024

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Before the track ends, he delivers the lines: “Big Nas, come get that work/ Montero, these hoes gon’ flirt/ Lost and found, I can’t find my shirt/ Montero just popped that Perc/ This feel like God in church/ This scripture a Bible verse/ Buss it open and make it/ Buss it open and make it twerk.”

In early January, the "Old Town Road" musician (né Montero Lamar Hill) responded to backlash for using biblical imagery in one of his latest singles, "J Christ."

"I wanted to not necessarily apologize, but I wanted to explain where my head at and where it's been for like the last week. So first of all, when I did the artwork, I knew there would be some upset people or whatnot simply cause religion is a very sensitive topic for a lot of people. But I also didn't mean to mock," Lil Nas X said in a video post on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Jan. 15.

"This wasn't like a 'f--- you to you people. F--- you to the Christians.' It was not that. It was literally me saying, 'Oh, I'm back. I'm back like Jesus,’” he added.

He’d also previously addressed the religious fallout from his fans earlier that month claiming that he was “not making fun of s---.”

<p>Courtesy of HBO </p> Lil Nas X's HBO documentary

Courtesy of HBO

Lil Nas X's HBO documentary

Lil Nas X revisited the topic in his HBO documentary Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero, which was released on the streaming service on Jan. 27.

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In the film, which is co-directed by Carlos López Estrada and Zac Manuel, the “Scoop” artist shared that his love for music led him to discover his spirituality in his teen years.

“Starting when I turned 16 or something, I kind of abandoned religion altogether at first, and I was just like, ‘Oh my God. I don’t believe this. None of this is real,’” he recalled. “But when I started to do music, I can’t explain it, but I felt a presence bigger than me, and I was like, ‘I know for a fact that this is going to work.’”

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