Lil Nas X completes week of single drops with ‘Right There!’ and ‘Hotbox’

Lil Nas X (Image: YouTube)

In what has been a peculiar release strategy, Lil Nas X has reached the climax of his week of dropping new tracks daily with the release of his new single ‘Hotbox’.

The song is a laid back summer anthem that sounds curiously like ‘Frontin’ by Pharrell Williams, though it doesn’t appear to officially sample the song as Williams does not appear on the credits. In the first verse he raps: “Fuck a n***a baby, damn he ain’t that fun, I mean do he got a song with Daft Punk?,” perhaps another nod to the ‘Get Lucky’ singer?

The song’s music video elevates the Barbie-inspired aesthetic of the week’s previous buzz tracks, positioning Lil Nas surrounded by hunks in a highly-stylised landscape that feels reminiscent of

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