{"id":657086,"date":"2025-03-14T22:50:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T19:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lil-nas-xs-hotbox-music-video-is-a-pink-ken-paradise\/"},"modified":"2025-03-14T22:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T19:50:14","slug":"lil-nas-xs-hotbox-music-video-is-a-pink-ken-paradise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lil-nas-xs-hotbox-music-video-is-a-pink-ken-paradise\/","title":{"rendered":"#Lil Nas X\u2019s \u201cHOTBOX\u201d music video is a pink Ken paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23109d0d565\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268996\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Lil Nas X has been on a tear. Starting on March 10, the &#8220;Montero&#8221; r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er and singer has released a new song per day, dropping off singles &#8220;DREAMBOY,&#8221; &#8220;BIG DUMMY!,&#8221; &#8220;SWISH,&#8221; and &#8220;RIGHT THERE.&#8221; It&#8217;s all marked the stark beginnings of a brand new era, one heavily inspired by the color pink and Barbie aesthetic (the &#8220;DREAMBOY&#8221; music video has him rapping inside a life-sized doll box). &#8220;HOTBOX,&#8221; his fifth single in a row, arrived today, March 14, with another magenta-hued visual to match.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The track is a groovy pop-rap cut about getting nasty \u2014 &#8220;you be the carpet, I&#8217;ll be the vacuum,&#8221; is one memorable line \u2014 with influences of Pharrell and OutKast. It&#8217;s, in our opinion, the best of the batch. The song&#8217;s visual continues the Barbie theme with a peek into what X&#8217;s Ken playhouse might look like: a pink pool (his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4JipHEz53sU\">Nicki Minaj bias<\/a> is showing), pink boxing ring, and pink rave.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268990\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lil Nas X - HOTBOX (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VQ0UPCY5XZY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268992\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Of the video, director and creative director Elias Talbot tells The FADER exclusively over email: \u201cI worked with Montero on past projects as a cinematographer. We worked well together and really saw the same vision. I wanted to lean in to the simplicity of a white backdrop and really allow for his personality to shine through and not be overshadowed. Originally Montero was inspired by these pink elements, I was able to create a narrative based off his original inspiration.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            &#8220;We scoured for the best location to shoot this piece, we landed on Vilnius, Lithuania\u2026 of all places! The crew and whole team there was beyond phenomenal, I had so much support. I have shot all over the world, I was blown away by the professionalism and artistry that this whole crew brought to our vision.&#8221;\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            A full project hasn&#8217;t been announced but we imagine that&#8217;s coming soon. Watch the video for &#8220;HOTBOX,&#8221; and listen to &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WdctuaLcx1g\">DREAMBOY<\/a>,&#8221; &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9j2gFL-RE6I\">BIG DUMMY!<\/a>,&#8221; &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wyOEg8t4fR0\">SWISH<\/a>,&#8221; and &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wb1an6a8soM\">RIGHT THERE!<\/a>&#8221;\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268993\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <i>Additional credits:<br \/>Jeremy Nachbar: EP, Producer<br \/>Hani Selim: EP\/Managing Director<\/i>\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Steffanee Wang<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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