Lil Nas X has made a dramatic return to the spotlight after months of near silence. Earlier this year, he dropped Days Before Dreamboy, a surprise eight-song project made up of tracks released between 2024 and early 2025. Not long after, he told fans that he had been hospitalized in April with partial facial paralysis. By May, he reappeared on The Jennifer Hudson Show to remind everyone that a new album was on the way. Then everything went quiet again.

That changed this week when he cleared his Instagram and began filling it with striking images and short previews of unreleased music. On August 19th, he shared a photo of himself in a golden gown and white boots while holding lanterns, standing in a room scattered with fabric. Other posts showed a desk surrounded by art, a dramatic portrait, and a playful selfie where he wore a fur coat, cowboy hat, crown and red lipstick with the caption, “OH NO sHES GONE MAD! CRAZY I TELL U!”

Soon after, the music started. One clip revealed a track called “Black Horse,” produced by Young Kio, that leans into the Western sound of his breakout hit “Old Town Road.” “Turn on the cable, Nassy’s out the stable/ B–ch I’m back around, let them n–gas know it’s fatal/ And I ain’t finna take s–t, n–gas better watch it/ You know I love the sound of them rounds when the Glock hit,” he raps.

Another preview featured Lil Jon on a track titled “Kimbo,” where Nas sings, “I know you feel pressure/ When nobody’s around/ You Kimbo.” He then switches into a raunchy verse that continues the energy. Additional snippets included a tambourine-backed a cappella moment and a pop-inspired tune over a colorful mural.

So far, no release date has been confirmed, and his team has yet to respond to requests for comment.