Lil Nas X‘s “J Christ” single was already predestined to piss off Christians — but the newly released track has a new enemy to deal with … Kendrick Lamar fans.
The rapper dropped his latest offering Friday, and right off the bat … hip hop heads heard a striking similarity between ‘J Christ’ and K.dot’s 2017 smash hit “Humble.” Can’t blame ’em for comparing the two tracks — fact is, they do indeed sound very similar beat-wise.
“J Christ” is produced by Lil Nas X alongside respected hitmakers, Gesaffelstein and Omer Fedi … but the energetic bassline and piano melody feel like a carbon copy of Kendrick’s Grammy-winning track, which was produced by Mike Will Made-It and Pluss.
As you can imagine, a good handful of Twitter/X users let LNX have it on social media for seemingly being unoriginal … not to mention continuing to use his religion for clickbait.
The credit and blame here kinda all goes to LNX — he wrote and directed the visuals, and packed on the religious imagery … also, the infamous Satan Nikes make a return in the video, and the rapper alternates conducting cheerleading routines in both Heaven and Hell.
So, on top of the Kendrick thing … some feel like he’s just back to fanning the flames generally speaking. Of course, there are many who are feeling the song … diff’rnt strokes!
One more thing … the celeb impersonators hired for the video stayed in character to hit the track’s release party — Mariah Carey, Kanye West, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran — and an unflattering Ice Spice hit the red carpet to celebrate … and imitate.
Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson & more stun at the #JChristPremiere. pic.twitter.com/Nqx72uMZDC
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) January 12, 2024
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Interestingly enough, there’s no Kendrick lookalike. That would’ve been a dead giveaway!!!
