The newest release comes just one week after the rapper announced his new album era with lead single "Light Again"

Lil Nas X has a life-altering crush in his new single “Need Dat Boy.” Over a slowly morphing beat that goes from moody ballad to an uptempo, drum-n-bass beat, Nas describes the feeling of yearning, admitting,

The new single comes as a part of Lil Nas’ new Dreamboy era. In a teaser trailer shared across his social media, the “Montero” singer gave fans a glimpse of the titular character, dressed in a tracksuit and motorcycle helmet, offering to help Lil Nas “remember who you are.”

Lil Nas X has shared the 'Dreamboy'-era launching single 'Light Again,' previously released on SoundCloud, with a 'Project X'-inspired music video.

In the first trailer for his upcoming album, Dreamboy, Lil Nas X introduces his alter ego via a cheeky and borderline profane short story. In the trailer, Nas plays a castaway, floating in the middle of the ocean on a makeshift raft.

Last week, Lil Nas X gave an official release to the Thomas Bangalter-produced single “Light Again!” after leaking it on Soundcloud months prior. Now, the rapper is back with “Need Dat Boy.”