MONTERO
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LP / Format
Columbia / Label
Kanye West, John Cunningham, Take A Daytrip, Ryan Tedder, Jasper Harris, Nick Mira, Jasper Sheff, Omer Fedi, Roy Lenzo, Tom Levesque, Nick Lee, Blake Slatkin, KBeaZy, Carter Lang, DT / Producer
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CRITIC REVIEWS
100
This album isn’t the creation of a gimmick-spinner. It’s an album bursting with technicolour heart. Now, where did I hide that disco-stetson?
8mo
100
This blockbuster debut album matches its eclecticism and broad emotional range with high-quality hooks throughout – and all with the rapper’s sexuality front and centre.
8mo
100
The artist who brings out the most conflicting of emotions in people has birthed a true labour of love with MONTERO, and simply, the internet may never be the same again.
8mo
100
Taken together alongside its extraordinary marketing materials and the barrier-smashing music videos they come with, MONTERO represents a true revolution in pop, rap and music as a whole: from Lil Nas X onwards, no topic should be off limits.
8mo
91
Montero succeeds, at times wildly, because of the way it bridges the gap between Lil Nas X the persona and Montero Hill the person.
8mo
90
A colossal event release, ‘MONTERO’ excels the marketing spin by delivering one of 2021’s most daring, riveting, and honest pop statement. After months of anticipation, Lil Nas X speaks his truth – and the world is ready to listen.
8mo
90
Montero delivers in droves, a powerful realization of self that boldly places sexuality, honesty, and vulnerability at the fore.
8mo
80
Nas is agile on this debut, ricocheting from triumphant hip hop bars to sullen emo ballads, showing us there’s a multifaceted man behind the memes; one capable of much more than controversy.
8mo
80
From slinky pop rap on Scoop to tortured rock on Life After Salem, he’s doing it all, and against the odds, proving that he has a long bright career ahead.
8mo
80
MONTERO lives up to its wild marketing campaigns and is equally as heartfelt and dark as it is bold.
8mo
80
With his debut album ‘Montero’, stacked with utterly undeniable pop-rap belters, Lil Nas X is an overnight superstar with a permanent residency. He’s still here to ride ’til he can’t no more.
8mo
80
The music throughout MONTERO suggests that Nas X has a very bright future ahead of him.
8mo
80
Full of surprises, always, Lil Nas X’s brand of ebullient and emotional hip-hop is wise and wonderful far beyond his years.
8mo
80
This is a triumphant debut that sees the once-considered one-hit-wonder proving he’s got what it takes to prolong his musical journey and cement his growing pop phenom status.
8mo
78
MONTERO’s 41-minute runtime breezes by in flashes of Spanish guitar, brassy horns, choral harmonies and the cleanest 808s money can buy.
7mo
75
With every song, MONTERO builds a story of a multifaceted young man who’s not only survived but thrived despite the harshness of his childhood and the volatility of public visibility.
7mo
71
On his melodious debut album, the pop-rap icon flaunts his verve and star power, all while a sense of isolation lives at the music’s brighter edges.
8mo
70
Despite a big-ass budget and assists from co-writers and producers like Ryan Tedder, Take a Daytrip, and Kanye West, Montero doesn’t contain any “Old Town Road”-scale musical coups. This has always been the paradox at the heart of the Lil Nas X project.
8mo
70
The boundaries between earnestness and camp are blurred on Lil Nas X’s Montero, but it retains the rapper’s sensitive, playful personality.
8mo
70
Montero's catchiness and candor is unmatched by a great deal of modern pop.
8mo
60
It’s refreshing to see the rapper in a reflective light, but when he's upstaged by the likes of Megan Thee Stallion, the gulf between them become apparent.
8mo
60
For better or worse, the Georgia-born star brings consistency to an extraordinary array of sound.
8mo
60
Lil Nas X’s full-length debut maintains that Hill is an artist beyond genre, which is to say, Montero is a mixed bag, but sufficiently full of candour and assurance to stand up.
8mo
[A gigantic thought to the wonderful 1900 followers, I am very touched and many have been with me for a long time now, I thank you! Love]
Lil Nas X has just given birth to a baby, a first child named Montero, size 15 songs and weight: 78 . Montero responds to the expectation, with a very versatile mix of pop songs as sweet, sincere and infectious. Congratulations to the father
It's time for one of the most anticipated pop albums of the year, Montero a potential sig-nificant turning point for ... read more
*not going to be one of my typical reviews, sorry*
Here we are, what absolutely shouldn’t have happened is a reality - the should be one hit wonder TikTok cowboy rapper Lil Nas X’s debut album is here and it is an event.
Before singles for this album dropped, I wasn’t even sure if I thought Old Town Road was a good song - I’m still not sure if it is - but I was fully on board rooting for Montero Hill, AKA Lil Nas X, because of the dumb controversy and pushback against ... read more
FAV TRACKS: DEAD RIGHT NOW, INDUSTRY BABY, DONT WANT IT, LIFE AFTER SALEM
LEAST FAV TRACKS: SCOOP, ONE OF ME, VOID, AM I DREAMING?
While not spectacular overall, you put this right next to any super popular album that's on the radio currently and it just blows them out of the water. And I don't even think that Lil Nas X is some kinda genius or whatever. He's just a very likable guy that's good at making pop rap hits. Industry Baby and Montero are hands down some of the best radio singles from the past few years.
I was worried that diving deeper into it I would find all the deep cuts boring and while there are some small ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) 2:17 | 84 |
| 2 | DEAD RIGHT NOW 3:41 | 78 |
| 3 | INDUSTRY BABY 3:32 with Jack Harlow | 88 |
| 4 | THATS WHAT I WANT 2:23 | 77 |
| 5 | THE ART OF REALIZATION 0:24 | 51 |
| 6 | SCOOP 2:54 feat. Doja Cat | 64 |
| 7 | ONE OF ME 2:41 feat. Elton John | 71 |
| 8 | LOST IN THE CITADEL 2:50 | 71 |
| 9 | DOLLA SIGN SLIME 3:34 feat. Megan Thee Stallion | 69 |
| 10 | TALES OF DOMINICA 2:26 | 76 |
| 11 | SUN GOES DOWN 2:48 | 80 |
| 12 | VOID 4:08 | 74 |
| 13 | DONT WANT IT 2:12 | 72 |
| 14 | LIFE AFTER SALEM 3:30 | 75 |
| 15 | AM I DREAMING 3:03 feat. Miley Cyrus | 79 |
Total Length: 42 minutes
Year End Lists
| #1 | / | Dazed |
| #1 | / | People |
| #2 | / | USA Today: Melissa Ruggieri |
| #3 | / | Billboard |
| #4 | / | Los Angeles Times |
| #4 | / | The Line of Best Fit |
| #5 | / | Yahoo Entertainment |
| #6 | / | Rolling Stone |
| #6 | / | The Independent |
| #8 | / | Consequence of Sound |
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Added on: March 26, 2021