By the time you read this, Lil Nas X has probably posted a barrage of new tweets, but at the time of publishing this article, the freshest news was that the musician had just revealed that his new single, officially released at 12:00 a.m. on Friday, January 12, is titled J Christ. “My new single is dedicated to the man who had the greatest comeback of all time!” he tweeted, along with an image in which he appears crucified.

Prior to that, on January 3, the musician tweeted: “I love this constant cycle the world has with me. When I started making music yall told me I was just another Twitter rapper. Then I made the biggest song of all time. Yall called me a one hit wonder. Then I dropped one the most streamed albums of the year with 3 top 5 hits. Now yall saying my new shit not finna do nothing. At some point yall gotta realize I am God’s favorite.”

That is just one of the many messages that Lil Nas X (born Montero Lamar Hill) has been posting since the end of 2023 to announce his new song, which is accompanied by a video directed and scripted by himself and recorded in Brazil. Little else is known – for now – about this release, which smells like the preview of a second album, the successor to Montero, which came out in 2021 and became a global success. After teasing a small part of a rap-style song on his TikTok account, he announced that the single featured a very beloved pop star, and that it was going to be “the greatest comeback of all time.”

Another tweet, this time a photo of the singer Kesha carrying a sign that said “New music coming soon!” made people think of her, but she quickly posted a denial. Then, on January 9, following the announcement of the song’s title and cover art, he revealed that the guest pop star was… God himself. In another of the many posts, he appears next to the singer Pink Pantheress, and he also retweeted a good number of news items from accounts that appear to be fake, created by himself, in which numerous stars shower his new song with all kinds of superlative praise.

One gives the benefit of the doubt when one sees Beyoncé, Elton John, Taylor Swift, Tom Holland, Ellie Goulding, Nicki Minaj or Megan Thee Stallion, but when the support comes from Michael Jackson or Queen Elizabeth II, one realizes that Lil is an expert at laughing at (or with?) everyone.