Montero review: Lil Nas X sounds limitless on his debut album
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Montero succeeds, at times wildly, because of the way it bridges the gap between Lil Nas X the persona and Montero Hill the person.
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Montero review: Lil Nas X sounds limitless on his debut album
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Montero review: Lil Nas X sounds limitless on his debut album
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