Lil Nas X, HOTBOX | Song Review

Grammy-winning rapper/singer Lil Nas X brings the f#ckin’ heat (literally) on his fun and infectious single, “HOTBOX.”

“Bitch!” Woo! And so begins the fun, unapologetic Lil Nas X single, “HOTBOX”.  Following the profane, tone-setting ‘female dog’ utterance, Lil Nas X drops an infectious, irresistible chorus.  “Hit me with your lovin’ / Boy, I know you wanna / Pick me up and love me / I’ll be waitin’ on you.” Oh, snap! The Grammy-winning, out-and-proud rapper/singer is ‘on 10’ early on “HOTBOX.”  He’s supported by unique, kick-ass production, courtesy of Take A Daytrip, Omer Fedi, and Ojivolta. Beyond a sickening beat and synths, the listener is treated to guitar – that’s all Omer!

Beyond his singing in the chorus, Lil Nas X raps assertively in the verses. His bars are infused with personality and the universal, three-letter-word, sex.  “I got my bitches in the back, and my bros in the front leadin’ / He keep lookin’ at me, I’ma make that boy a whole eater,” Nas X raps in the first verse, continuing, “I’ma fuck his friend too, baby, I’m a whole cheater / We can go to France, Eiffel Tower.” Holy shit! Nas X is equally aggressive rapping in the second verse:

“He said, ‘Let’s hit the back, hit the back, hit the backroom

You be the carpet, I be the vacuum

We can get it in, we can get it on’.”

Hoover, huh? Anyways, the bridge is a blast, too: “All that ass on your body, put some bounce on it.” Ooh-wee! Ultimately, Lil Nas X brings the fuckin’ heat (literally) on “HOTBOX”.

Lil Nas X // “HOTBOX” // Columbia // 3.14.25

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