The hype for this song has been huge since the star teased it on social media (even getting early praise from Rihanna herself), so expectation has been high.
Luckily, Lil Nas X doesn’t disappoint. Not only is the track an absolute bop, it hears Lil Nas X stand in the full power of his sexuality as a queer man, chronicling his personal journey through judgement, temptation and acceptance.
The accompanying music video takes it further, with biblical and ancient Greek references seeing LNX travel from the Garden of Eden down to the depths of Hell, via a stripper pole while in heels, of course.
It’s a blockbuster of a music video that challenges the status quo, is powerful in its queerness, and unapologetic with its message. “The story opens in