Lil Nas X Is Ready to Give Birth to His New Album in Hilarious ‘Pregnancy’ Pics

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Lil Nas X has got a bun in his oven in a new set of teaser photos posted to his social media on Thursday (Sept. 2).

In a post to his Twitter, the rapper shared photos of himself, decked out in a long, white lace robe, a flower crown and a bouquet of white roses, holding what looked like his own pregnant belly. Spoofing on pregnancy announcement posts, Lil Nas captioned the post, letting his fans know the exciting news. “SURPRISE! I can’t believe i’m finally announcing this,” he wrote. “My little bundle of joy ‘MONTERO’ is due September 17, 2021.”

The rapper is naturally referring to his long-awaited debut studio album, Montero, which is set to drop on Friday, Sept. 17. In a follow-up to the tweet, Lil Nas shared another photo, this time of a sonogram. Instead of a fetus, however, the fake photo showed the album art for Montero gestating before its “birth” in two weeks.

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In an interview with People regarding the new photos, Lil Nas said that he was inspired to do the photoshoot based off of a lyric Megan Thee Stallion raps on “Dolla Sign Slime,” one of the tracks off his upcoming album. “I was like, ‘Oh my God, this is amazing,’ so I immediately called my stylist. She was like, ‘Wow, this all comes together. Your album. Your baby.’ I was like, ‘Yeah, this is my baby, huh?'” he said. “As a joke, she was like, ‘Yeah, you should do a pregnancy shoot.’ I was like, ‘You know what? That’s actually brilliant.'”

This post isn’t the first time Lil Nas has played with the idea of being “pregnant” with his new album. In a post earlier this week, the rapper spoofed Drake’s album art for his upcoming album Certified Lover Boy, showing a series of pregnant emojis with their typically female heads replaced with male emojis.

Check out Lil Nas X’s hilarious new “pregnancy” photo shoot below: