Montero
by Lil Nas X
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Sep 17, 2021
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 465 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 380 out of 465
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 465
  3. Negative: 54 out of 465
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this album

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. matthewmirliani
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    Not only an important moment in music and an important moment in queer culture, but a flawless, sonically-diverse debut album - it soars in its upbeat moments and its softer moments. Triumphant, charismatic, honest, innovative, brave, and introspective.
  2. Germanto12
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    Not a really big fan of rappers, but this man has everything to succeed. He mixes style, profound lyrics and sticky sounds. I absolutely adore Montero and the transition from the first six tracks, to the rest of the album is magnificent. Mature and beautiful, this first baby is incredible.
  3. brianjoseph98
    Sep 18, 2021
    10
    This album is excellent. If you think you don't like it you need to stop lying to yourself. There is not enough gay representation in music, let alone a gay black man who cares little about criticism from the ignorant GP and more about expressing himself in whatever way feels necessary. AOTY Grammy nom is on the way. This is a very strong debut and one of the best albums released thisThis album is excellent. If you think you don't like it you need to stop lying to yourself. There is not enough gay representation in music, let alone a gay black man who cares little about criticism from the ignorant GP and more about expressing himself in whatever way feels necessary. AOTY Grammy nom is on the way. This is a very strong debut and one of the best albums released this year. Stop complaining, stop lying to yourself about why you don't like it, just sit down shut up and enjoy the music!… Expand
  4. Rebel_Panda
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    These beats are crazy yo. Lil Nas X has a great singing voice. All of the collabs fit his rhythm. The lyrics were very deep at times, others they were simply sexual. It had a great theme of coming out and embracing sexuality.

    I love gay people!
  5. DayneScott
    Sep 19, 2021
    10
    I feared the music wouldn’t live up to the amazing promo and album roll out but I stand corrected as Nas has established himself as a bonafide musician and an undisputed star.
  6. ksr91
    Sep 18, 2021
    10
    groundbreaking, iconic, album of the year, this album is a true must-listen.
  7. BelthazarBR
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    That's an instant classic, definitely an epic that will go down in history as one of the best albums ever made. AMAZING.
  8. angeldiazgdl
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    A great album, a great production and great features for the songs, all the thematic matches with the lyrics, and the rythm its so good. Definitely the AOTY. Thanks as well to Elton John to produce 4 songs, those are for me the best songs of the album, well produced and great vocals. "Life After Salem" is from another world, incredible song. Montero has wrote his name on the hip-hopA great album, a great production and great features for the songs, all the thematic matches with the lyrics, and the rythm its so good. Definitely the AOTY. Thanks as well to Elton John to produce 4 songs, those are for me the best songs of the album, well produced and great vocals. "Life After Salem" is from another world, incredible song. Montero has wrote his name on the hip-hop industry with golden letters.… Expand
  9. manningn15
    Sep 27, 2021
    10
    MONTERO is perfection, favorite album of the year. The production is phenomenal. The songwriting is exceptional, I love how catchy the lyrics are while still being very personal and beautifully honest, touching, and heartbreaking and how he gives a voice to the LGBTQ+ community with his boldness of talking about the problems and fears we face especially when growing up that are not talkedMONTERO is perfection, favorite album of the year. The production is phenomenal. The songwriting is exceptional, I love how catchy the lyrics are while still being very personal and beautifully honest, touching, and heartbreaking and how he gives a voice to the LGBTQ+ community with his boldness of talking about the problems and fears we face especially when growing up that are not talked about very often in music and media it is just so beautiful to see someone that I and so many others can look up to especially those like me who are apart of the LGBTQ+ community. Lil Nas X's vocal delivery and rapping are great. The artwork is flat out gorgeous, one of the all-time best album covers ever. This is honestly one of my all-time favorite albums I have ever listened to.… Expand
  10. marcos7289
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    um álbum incrível: letras profundas e inesperadas, feats sensacionais e produção no ponto
  11. Thay-04
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    With this album Nas really proves he deserves a place among the greats!!!!!! Aoty for sure.
  12. LachezarZlatkov
    Sep 18, 2021
    10
    Best Pop Album of the year for sure, thoroughly enjoyed the album, absolutely loved it
  13. JoeyCORNER2001
    Sep 18, 2021
    10
    "MONTERO" truly lived up to my expectations, and I might even say that the album even surpassed them. As a debut album, this is truly impressive!

    Favourite tracks: "Montero (Call Me By Your Name"), "Dead Right Now", "Industry Baby", "That's What I Want", "Sun Goes Down", "Void", "Don't Want It", "Life After Salem" and "Am I Dreaming".
  14. miguelborges
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    This is literally the best album of 2021 and I'm so proud of him. MONTERO for me represents freedom, the effervescence of being yourself, the sincerity and at the same time the mocking responses to the terrible criticisms of being lil nas x. He's a pure genius and this album has no skips!! I hope to meet him someday cuz i love this man!!
  15. davidmendes
    Sep 22, 2021
    10
    Incredible! I'm not going to lie when I feared this album would follow the rushed steps of his EP, but I couldn't be more wrong. This is fresh, solid and truly amazing. We should never forget what Lil Nas X did for the music industry and for the LGBTQ+ community. He is an icon, he is a legend and he is the moment.
  16. cianmuldooner
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    Yeah, LNX comes out swinging here. 15 tracks, 41 minutes long, and pretty much perfect, in my opinion. Mixing and production is great, lyrics are top notch, vocals and features are great and interesting and unique and the sound is completely cohesive. Favourite tracks are Industry Baby, MONTERO, Scoop, and Tales of Dominica.
    Fantastic album. Truly amazing.
  17. Criminal1
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    Album of the year! Lil Nas X once again surprising everyone, we need to recognize him
  18. Yocko
    Oct 17, 2021
    10
    Such a **** emotionally open, brutally raw album. Nas X goes: ok this is who I am. Period. And with that he drags generations of gay men upstream. I’m a white man in my fifties. Never been closeted but this album suddenly made me proud to be gay. I hate the LGBTQIA+ maffia and their petty little culture wars, lil Nas X proves once again that artists are best at defining our space. BecauseSuch a **** emotionally open, brutally raw album. Nas X goes: ok this is who I am. Period. And with that he drags generations of gay men upstream. I’m a white man in my fifties. Never been closeted but this album suddenly made me proud to be gay. I hate the LGBTQIA+ maffia and their petty little culture wars, lil Nas X proves once again that artists are best at defining our space. Because this is a space I want to inhabit. Which is definitely not one of victimhood. I listen to tons and tons of different music but it wouldn’t surprise me if by years end this album is at the top of my ‘most played’ list… Expand
  19. pdroroma
    Sep 18, 2021
    10
    Reizinho do mundo ta perfeito demais, o cara acertou em tudo, na moral, a evolução dele pro primeiro EP é notória demais! Quem n gostou ouviu errado!
  20. shereblack
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    É de longe um dos melhores álbuns deste ano, perfeito do início ao fim, merecido as notas positivas!
  21. zhong
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    Perfect album！！！！lil nas x is good at this, and every song in this album is nice to my body and soul.
  22. Graka
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    Melhor álbum da minha vidaaa, nasceu pra ser aclamado. Amei o rap, os feats, as músicas, arrasou
  23. Kaio98
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    unapologetic. innovative. complete. these three words sums well the album of the year.
  24. aldwinishere
    Sep 19, 2021
    10
    The queer power that this album is perfect for people like me as I zone out and listen to every track off this debut album of Lil Nas X, titled after his actual name.
  25. IchBinPain
    Sep 19, 2021
    10
    Great album all around - well produced, good vocals, different genres, and an insight into Montero's life and struggles. The marketing for this album was also top tier.
  26. LuisGrant
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    Es un álbum increíble, los ritmos, las letras todo me gusta, realmente lo recomiendo
  27. huseyin21
    Sep 18, 2021
    10
    I lovee this album so much. Every track on this album is great! Well done Montero!
  28. ilovethegames
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    This album is awesome, its like a travel between the reality and the fantasy, I loved it
  29. mrchadmane
    Sep 20, 2021
    10
    Easily the best release of 2021. Can’t wait to hear more from Lil Nas X in the future.
  30. Deruza
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    Un-ironically at a loss for words. He has grown from his EP days. This album serves as a catalyst for change within the music industry. He’s paved the way.
prev
Page:

Awards & Rankings

55
#55 Best Album of 2021
17
#17 Most Discussed Album of 2021

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. HipHopDX
    Oct 13, 2021
    78
    The end result sounds like a distillation of contemporary popular music, the kind of blockbuster pop album following the much larger footsteps of Ariana Grande’s Dangerous Woman or Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream, albeit not as polished.
    Read full review
  2. RapReviews.com
    Sep 28, 2021
    80
    Lil Nas X set out to make a crossover pop album with “MONTERO” and succeeded.
    Read full review
  3. The A.V. Club
    Sep 23, 2021
    75
    Everything’s he’s done has led to this engaging debut record, a work that allows his inner self to shine.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »