CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Variety reports:

Judging by a trailer released early Monday, Lil Nas X is unleashing another salvo in his campaign against haters with his new single “Industry Baby,” which drops on Friday. The clip takes on the recent controversy around his sneaker line — which brought on a lawsuit from Nike — as well as his sexuality, both of which got prominent treatment in his “Montero” video earlier this year.

In the new trailer, in which Nas plays every major role, we see him in court hearing billed “Nike Vs. Lil Nas X, Supreme Court, July 19, 2021,” wearing orange prison togs, before a judge clearly modeled on conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

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