Lil Nas X Would Like to Set the Record Not-So-Straight on New Single ‘Dreamboy’: Stream It Now

After taking some time to figure out his next move, Lil Nas X is back with a brand new outlook on life — and he’s ready to finally share it with you.

In a surprise drop on Monday (March 10), Lil Nas X unveiled his new single “Dreamboy,” the latest track off his forthcoming album of the same name. Over a set of chunky piano chords, the rapper calmly invites his audience to have a seat and “grab a glass of wine” before he starts spitting bars. “I was scared then, ain’t scared now/ Weren’t ready then, but I’m ready now,” he raps on the intro. “On the way, yeah, I’m on the rise/ Mind your business, I’m mindin’ mine.”

Throughout the verse, Lil Nas acknowledges his less-than-stellar 2024, where he dropped his long-anticipated follow up to Montero in “J Christ,” which ultimately failed to break through to the mainstream despite it’s controversial video. But the rapper makes it clear that, one flop or not, he’s not going anywhere: “Fell off for a minute, now I’m back on/ I just do what I want, I don’t care what they like,” he raps. “Say it with me, n—a: ‘B—h, I’m back like J. Christ!’”

The new single is the latest in a series of singles off the forthcoming album — and Lil Nas isn’t taking his foot off the gas any time soon, either. In a post to his social media over the weekend, the singer also revealed that his next single, “Hotbox,” will be dropping on Friday (March 14), while the new LP does not yet have an official release date.

Check out the visualizer for Lil Nas X’s new single “Dreamboy” above.