How ‘Industry Baby’ References Lil Nas X’s ‘Nasarati’ Mixtape
He told listeners a long time ago that he got what they’ve been waiting for. Lil Nas X is one of the hottest artists in the music industry, even manifesting it with his 2018 mixtape Naserati. Here’s how “Industry Baby” mentions the Lil Nas X soundtrack mixtape.
Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow created the track “Montero”, “Industry Baby”
Lil Nas X is a refreshing new voice in the music industry. The artist describes his experience as a member of the LGBTQ community, in particular with the clip “That’s What I Want”. He carved out a career for himself, first known as a social media personality and meme creator.
During a YouTube video with Genius, this artist described his experience after “Old Town Road”. Primarily, Lil Nas X said it was “a little painful” to make people assume his success was over.
This idea sparked some of the lyrics to “Industry Baby,” a track by Lil Nas X Montero. This song also features well-known artist Jack Harlow, who previously released the songs “What’s Poppin” and “Already Best Friends”.
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Lil Nas X Hints At Old Music With New Release “Industry Baby”
Even before releasing songs like “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” Lil Nas X was making waves in the music industry. He collaborated with Billy Ray Cyrus for an “Old Town Road” remix, later performing this song at the Grammy Awards alongside BTS.
In July 2018, Lil Nas X launched his self-published production, Naserati, on SoundCloud, gaining recognition in the underground music scene. It was this mixtape that partly inspired the lyrics of “Industry Baby”, “I told you a long time ago on the road that I got what they wanted.”
“So it was like a nod to my mixtape, Nasarati“, said Lil Nas X during a video with Genius. “Where I was already super … confident about where I was going. So it’s like ‘I told you, we l ‘said.’ What is happening right now is a manifestation of that.
Complete with a song about Donald Trump and another titled “In the Bank”, Lil Nas X showed his talent long before the rise of “Old Town Road”.
Although Naserati never reached streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, other music by this country/rap star has earned millions of streams. This of course includes “Industry Baby”, which has over 975 million Spotify plays.
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Lil Nas X collaborated with other artists for ‘Montero’
In 2021, this artist released new versions of “Industry Baby”. This includes the “extended version” of this hit, which has already garnered over 10 million Spotify plays. Of course, Harlow and Lil Nas X appear in the official “Industry Baby” music video. Additionally, they reunited to perform the 2021 MTV VMAs hit.
However, Harlow is not the only artist included in Montero. Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat and Elton John lent their vocals to Lil Nas X’s latest album. This album also earned Grammy nominations for Album of the Year and Record of the Year.
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