Lil Nas X, “Late To Da Party” | Track Review

Lil Nas X remains confident as ever on “Late To Da Party,” enlisting rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again for the assist. 

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ea, fuck BET, fuck BET, fuck BET.” Woo! Grammy-winner Lil Nas X commences “Late To Da Party” by dissing BET in the intro.  It’s deserved given the openly gay pop musician’s snubs at the 2022 BET Awards.  He’s joined by popular rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again on this confident, unapologetic banger produced by Jason Goldberg and Take A Daytrip.

Lil Nas X raps the first verse, beginning un-pitched, then embracing confident, melodic rap. “Everything I do, bitch, right or wrong, gon’ make a profit,” he asserts, continuing, “Read about it, I don’t even gotta sing about it / I wake up with the money that you niggas dream about, uh.” He’s joined by NBA YoungBoy on the pre-chorus, which is stacked in cheese aka dough aka money! Woo! Lil Nas X drops the melodic chorus on his own, asserting, “Don’t try me, you better save that shit for somebody else / Don’t try me, ‘cause, bitch, I can’t be late to the party, yeah.” MIC DROP ! YBNBA performs the second verse melodically and agilely. His confidence is through the roof, including his pull with women:(“She wanna eat and I hope that she don’t bite now / She on her knees, and she’s worshippin’ right now”). There’s also a brief third verse by Lil Nas, followed by a longer fourth verse by YoungBoy, which serves up more of the same.  The confident YBNBA goes so far as to say, “Know I’m ready as soon as she cum, uh / I lick it as soon as I’m done (Yeah, uh).” Day-um!

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Final Thoughts  

Lil Nas X made his point loud and clear on his BET diss track, “Late To Da Party”.  Is it Montero’s best song to date? Nah, but given BET’s diversity problem (yes, even within the black community, which is NOT monolithic), I think the record has a bigger purpose. It’s definitely worth spinning!

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Lil Nas X • “Late To Da Party” (Ft. YoungBoy Never Broke Again • Columbia • 6.24.22

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