Lil Nas X has arrived with a new track titled ‘Star Walkin’’ which is set to soundtrack the League of Legends World 2022 tournament via the developer Riot Games.
For those left a little baffled by that opening statement, is an online multiplayer battle game and later this year its most esteemed players will duel in a global tournament. Lil Nas X will be offering up the theme tune.
“I felt like it was time for me to try something new,” Lil Nas X said in a statement. “I’ve left my mark on pop culture in so many ways, and now it’s time to take on the world of gaming.”
“I will be the greatest president of League of Legends, of all time,” he continued. “Also I’m going to make the best Worlds anthem of all time and put on the biggest, coolest, sexiest Worlds in the history of all Worlds! ‘STAR WALKIN’’ is the only song anyone is allowed to listen to from now on.”
Well, he has certainly impressed his contractors on this occasion as Naz Aletaha, the head of the League of Legends esport department, eulogised Lil Nas X’s “vision, passion and undeniable style.”
The single, ‘Star Walkin’’, is set for release on September 23rd.