Lil Nas X Teases 'Nasarati 2' Mixtape With Choir-backed SoundCloud Single 'Right There'

Lil Nas X launched his big comeback earlier this year with “J Christ,” an inherently divisive single that sparked a debate about his consistent use of controversy as a framing device for his music. The song itself died quietly, but behind the scenes, the rapper was plotting his axis. On Wednesday, Lil Nas X dropped new single “Right There” on SoundCloud as a preview of his upcoming mixtape Nazareth 2.

Lil Nas X raps throughout “Right There,” backed only at certain moments by an angelic choir. Ojivolta, the production duo behind the Jack Harlow-assisted “Industry Baby” hit, returned to produce the single. “Everybody thought I'd be done / How could it get bigger than the greatest record of all time, huh?” he spits the second verse. “I did it, I did it, and I did it again / Look at the charts, who's bigger than him?”

Earlier this year, Lil Nas X posted and deleted a snippet of “Right There” on his Instagram Story before sharing an official teaser in late February. In March, the rapper put together a thread on X (formerly Twitter) with quotes he shared online just this year and two years ago. Asking his followers to pick their two favourites, he reposted clips from the highly-anticipated 'Down Souf Hoes', which he's been working on for the shows of his life but never released, and the downtempo ballad 'Angels'.

Lil Nas X ended his post announcing “Right There” with another teaser, writing, “See you next Wednesday.” Currently, the record is only available on SoundCloud. His most recent release is “Where Do We Go Now”, a one-off single released alongside Max's documentary Long live Montero in January.