{"id":6051,"date":"2026-10-02T12:33:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T16:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=6051"},"modified":"2026-10-02T15:05:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T19:05:30","slug":"lil-nas-x-revisits-his-roots-on-empowering-new-single-worlds-greatest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/lil-nas-x-revisits-his-roots-on-empowering-new-single-worlds-greatest\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Nas X Revisits His Roots on Empowering New Single \u201cWorld\u2019s Greatest!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his latest single, \u201cWorld\u2019s Greatest!\u201d, Lil Nas X rides the tides of life from public housing to pop stardom. It\u2019s a celebration of where he\u2019s from. But the high-energy track, a dedication to his late mother, also reminds him to keep going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Behind the Lyrics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lil Nas X - World&amp;apos;s Greatest! 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(His mother, Tamikia Hill, died last month, and \u201cWorld\u2019s Greatest!\u201d celebrates her life and legacy.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an emotional Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dd6tQx1S717\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a>, Lil Nas X listens back to a voicemail from his mother:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI just wanna say, I love you. Keep your head up. Continue to walk by faith, not by sight. Let go and let God handle the rest. Everything is gonna work itself in its own place. Don\u2019t give up, never give up,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Came up from the bottom,<br>Used to share a room with my sisters and my brothers.<br>Five to a bed, we was in there sharing covers,<br>Grew up in the hood with my mama and grandmother,<br>At least we had each other.<br>I was sad at the bottom, I was S-A-D,<br>Now I\u2019m bad, everybody wanna flick up with me,<br>I was sad, I was down, I was covered in defeat,<br>Now everybody from my town played the songs on repeat. 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