Yeah, whatever, I'm being dramatic, but it's completely warranted! In a new Q&A with playwright Jeremy O. Harris for GQ, the 22-year-old revealed that some of his songs could have sounded entirely different.
Two of Lil Nas X's collaborations — the chart-topping "Industry Baby" with Jack Harlow and the trumpet-backed "Dolla Sign Slime" with Megan Thee Stallion — were planned to feature other artists.
"I don’t usually ask for features like that," the singer-rapper shared. "But for every feature I did ask for on this album, like, every single one of them worked…besides Drake and Nicki [Minaj]."
But all's well that ends well. "I feel like things always work out," he explained. "Jack Harlow ended up being, like, the best option. I’m not sure how comfortable Nicki would have felt with that video or whatnot."
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The video for "Industry Baby" — in Lil Nas X's words — subverts the prison trope of "dropping the soap," featuring naked prisoners in the shower, alongside other imagery. In a video breakdown, he said, "I felt like Jack was in a very similar situation that I was in — having a super huge song and having people count you out. That's how I knew he would be perfect for this song."