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<blockquote data-quote="UPROXX" data-source="post: 42173" data-attributes="member: 81"><img src="https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Lil-Nas-X-64th-Annual-Grammy-Awards-2022-getty-full.jpeg?w=1600&amp;h=660&amp;crop=1" alt="Lil Nas X 64th Annual Grammy Awards 2022" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Getty Image<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/lil-nas-x-daft-punk-thomas-banghalter/" target="_blank">Lil Nas X</a> has a new song, “Late To The Party” with YoungBoy Never Broke Again, on the way, which means the rapper is shifting into promotional mode. This is great news because as <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/lil-nas-x-songwriters-hall-of-fame-speech-2022/" target="_blank">Nas</a> has proven time and time again in recent years, when it comes to drawing attention to himself and his work, there’s nobody better than he is. So, naturally, <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/lil-nas-x-homophobia-black-frank-ocean-tyler-the-creator-bet/" target="_blank">Nas</a> has come up with yet another hilarious way to get the word out about “Late To The Party”: Fake brand partnerships featuring offbeat promotions.The first was with Grindr and as part of it, in exchange for pre-saving the song, the dating app is supposedly offering “free c*ck,’ per Nas’ Twitter.The next one is a team-up with the meme “<a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/homophobic-dog-not-too-fond-of-gay-people" target="_blank">homophobic dog</a>,” offering a chance to meet the pooch. Nas also wrote, “Do it now for a chance to see him live! calling you the famous word as seen on <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/kendrick-lamar-auntie-diaries-trans-mr-morale/" target="_blank">auntie diaries by kendrick lamar</a>! hurry!”The final one, as of now, is Nas and McDonald’s offering free Brazilian butt lift (a “free fat ass,” as the image states) to the first million people who pre-save the song.In another post Nas ended up deleting, a fake partnership with Chick-fil-A promised a “free meal on Sundays” when you pre-save the song, the joke of course being that the restaurant has had <a href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/5/29/18644354/chick-fil-a-anti-gay-donations-homophobia-dan-cathy" target="_blank">multiple LGBTQ+-related controversies</a> and is closed on Sundays.While listeners won’t actually be able to take advantage of any of these promotions, Nas’ entertaining antics have probably earned him a pre-save anyway.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/lil-nas-x-fake-promos-grinder-late-to-the-party/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

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