After making a homophobic joke at the expense of Lil Nas X, rapper 6ix9ine is being served a taste of his own medicine. Lil Nas X has claimed Tekashi 6ix9ine slid into his DMs on Instagram, posting a screen-grab of the alleged messages. Back in June 2019, Lil Nas X publicly came out as gay. He came to international attention for his country rap single "Old Town Road", which first achieved viral popularity on the micro-platform video sharing app TikTok in early 2019, and was Diamond Certified by November the same year. After making a homophobic joke at the expense of Lil Nas X, rapper 6ix9ine is being served a taste of his own medicine. [20] He attended the University of West Georgia for one year before dropping out to pursue a musical career. Millions of users posted videos of themselves dressed as a wrangler or cowgirl, with most #yeehaw videos using the song for their soundtrack; as of July 2019, they have been seen more than 67 million times. Lil Nas X feat. [90] He was nominated for five fan-chosen 2019 Teen Choice Awards, winning Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song for the Cyrus remix of "Old Town Road". That was the first place where I could go viral. Lil Nas X arrives at the Tom Ford Fall Winter 2020 Show at Milk Studios on Feb. 7, 2020 in Los Angeles. [118] Wrangler, which is mentioned in the "Old Town Road" lyrics, has consistently sold out of Nas X co-branded fashions. Skip to content. [79] On July 10, he teased the release of a new song titled "Call Me by Your Name", posting a snippet of it online.[80][81]. 6.6m Followers, 912 Following, 36 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Lil Nas X (@lilnasx) [19], He attended Lithia Springs High School and graduated in 2017. The homophobia jumped out! [85], In July 2019, Time named him one of the 25 most influential people on the Internet for his "global impact on social media", and "overall ability to drive news". [111][m] At nineteen weeks at the top of the Hot Rap Songs chart the song has also beaten a three-way tie. Montero Lamar Hill (born April 9, 1999), known as Lil Nas X (/nɑːz/ NAHZ), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. [129][130] In January 2020, rapper Pastor Troy made homophobic comments on the outfit Nas X wore during the Grammy Awards, to which Nas X nonchalantly responded: "Damn I look good in that pic on god. [18] He began playing trumpet in the fourth grade and was first chair by his junior high years, but quit out of fear of looking uncool. So, when Lil Nas X posted this video parodying "every episode of Hannah Montana," people understood it deeply. Viral rapper with a big hit called “Old Town Road,” which became the subject of memes and a viral social media challenge on TikTok, including the “Yeeshaw Challenge.” On July 24, 2018, he released his debut mixtape titled NASARATI. Following yesterday's antics involving 6ix9ine, Lil Nas X celebrates buying his first house. [5] At nineteen weeks at number one, Nas X holds the record for the most weeks since the chart was first introduced in 1958. Other notable Black queer men gaining mainstream acceptance before Nas X include: His nominations were for "Old Town Road": Song of the Year, Video of the Year, Best Collaboration, Best Hip Hop, Best Direction, Best Editing and Best Art Direction. Is It Country Enough for Billboard Now? [45] He recorded at a "humble" Atlanta studio, CinCoYo, on their "$20 Tuesdays" taking less than an hour. 2 | Billboard, "With 14 Weeks Atop Hot 100, Will Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Get Any Grammy Love? ", "Lil Nas X, Billy Ray Cyrus + Diplo Reveal Another 'Old Town Road' Remix at Stagecoach 2019 [WATCH]", "Lil Nas X blesses us with a new 'Old Town Road' remix", "Lil Nas X and RM of BTS drop new 'Old Town Road' remix", "Lil Nas X and Billie Eilish enlist array of stars in all-out race for No. ICYMI, … 1", "Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" Breaks Drake's Streaming Record! [69][70] The EP debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart. [125] The next day he tweeted again, this time highlighting the rainbow-colored building on the cover art of his EP 7, with the caption reading "deadass thought i made it obvious". This caused lots of controversies. [71] On June 23, 2019, Nas X performed with Cyrus at the 2019 BET Awards. Atlanta-based rapper Lil Nas X has written a children's book called "C is for Country." 9.5M Fans. On Thursday (Mar 4) Lil Nas X … "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. [54] In May 2019, the issues of racism in country music culture came up again when Wrangler announced its Lil Nas X collection, and some consumers threatened a boycott. Lil Nas X hit Tekashi 6ix9ine with the most epic two-word question ever — “This you?“ — when clapping back at the rainbow-haired rapper for making a homophobic reference to him. Although rapper Lil Nas X has been claiming adamantly to fans for months that his debut studio album is coming sooner rather than later, it appears now that he has had some other focuses as of late. Nas X was also nominated for: New Artist of the Year; and “Old Town Road” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus for Collaboration of the Year, Favorite Pop/Rock Song, and Favorite Music Video. Tekashi 6ix9ine made a homophobic comment on Instagram regarding Lil Nas X, so the “Old Town Road” rapper decided to air out some DMs on TikTok.. Tekashi 6ix9ine made a homophobic comment on Instagram about fellow artist Lil Nas X, so the “Old Town Road” rapper publicized alleged private DMs between the two. ✨"[124] The tweet confirmed earlier suspicions when he first indicated this in his track "c7osure". [68], In May 2019, the video was released and as of August 2019, has over 370 million views. Montero Lamar Hill (born April 9, 1999), known as Lil Nas X (/nɑːz/ NAHZ), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. The song "Rodeo" revisited Lil Nas X's country-rap cowboy persona and included a cameo from Cardi B, while second single "Panini" became a Top Five hit with the help of rapper DaBaby. [74] This was especially significant for an artist in the country and hip hop genres, both of which emphasize machismo and "historically snubbed queer artists". [4][l] As of August 2019[update], the song has also charted nineteen weeks atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart;[4] beating a three-way tie record. "[22] As of February 2021, Lil Nas X has: 5.6 million followers on Twitter; 6.5 million followers on Instagram; "5.2 million subscribers on YouTube, and over 44 million monthly listeners on Spotify. In … Today, Lil Nas X won the gold medal in their use (or he would have if such a thing existed) when he flipped the script on rainbow-haired agitator Tekashi 69 via Twitter. Yesterday was a busy day for Lil Nas X. [4] Several remixes of the song were released, the most popular of which featured country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. 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[98][99][i] In November 2019, Nas X won the American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Song, he was nominated for four others including three for "Old Town Road" featuring Billy Ray Cyrus. Search query All Results. [62][c] That same month, Nas X broke Drake's record for the most U.S. streams in one week with 143 million streams for the week ending April 11, surpassing Drake's "In My Feelings", which had 116.2 million streams in a week in July 2018;[67] as of August 2019 it has streamed over a billion plays on Spotify alone. Lil Nas X and Tekashi 6ix9ine are trading shots online after Tekashi 6ix9ine took a homophobic dig at Lil Nas X on Instagram. Lil Nas X hits back at Tekashi 6ix9ine after rapper trolls him. [48] It debuted at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, later climbing to number one. [11] Another core audience tied to social media is children who are hidden in the statistics of adult listeners. "[116] For his on-stage look at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards he wore a cowboy motif cherry-red Nudie suit. In this October photo, Lil Nas X accepts the Top Hot 100 Song Award onstage at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, broadcast from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. [120], In July 2020, Lil Nas X modelled in a trailer video for a new skin-care line by Rihanna's Fenty Beauty. [9], Montero Lamar Hill was born in Lithia Springs, Georgia,[10] a small city outside of Atlanta, on April 9, 1999. Regarding this, he said: Everybody thought I was crazy, I knew what I was doing. The slight was not missed by the openly gay "Old Town Road" rapper, who responded on … [b] He bought the beat for the song anonymously on an online store from Dutch producer YoungKio for $30;[44] it samples Nine Inch Nails' track "34 Ghosts IV" from their sixth studio album Ghosts I–IV (2008). [4][n] By November 2019, the song was Diamond Certified, moving a combined sales and streaming ten million units. Lil Nas X Articles and Media. Lil Nas X didn’t hold back after Tekashi 6ix9ine (born Daniel Hernandez) made a homophobic remark about the Old Town Road hitmaker. [5] Following the success of "Old Town Road", Nas X released his debut EP, titled 7, which spawned two further singles, with "Panini" peaking at number 5 on the Hot 100 and "Rodeo" peaking at number 22. Lil Nas X has come a long way since uploading his first song to SoundCloud in 2018. "Lil Nas X entered the chat," Tekashi posted in the Instagram comments along with a skull emoji. He rose to prominence with the release of his country rap single "Old Town Road", which first achieved viral popularity on the social media app TikTok in early 2019 before climbing music charts internationally and becoming diamond certified by November of that same year.[a]. Following yesterday's antics involving 6ix9ine, Lil Nas X celebrates buying his first house. [97] In October, at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards Nas X, with Cyrus, won for Best Collab/Duo or Group, and Single of the Year. Lil Nas X was born on a Friday, April 9, 1999 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Lil Nas X responded to Tekashi 6ix9ine’s recent unfunny, homophobic joke on Instagram by old exposing DMs from the rapper. [24][25] In 2017, this account gained attention for its flash fiction-style interactive "scenario threads" popularized on Twitter using dashboard app TweetDeck. Last night, Lil Nas X took to social media to show off the boobs he purchased out of boredom, and of course, fans and critics let him have every bit … [12] His parents divorced when he was six,[13] and he settled in the Bankhead Courts housing project with his mother and grandmother. Only Outlaws are outlawed. "[53] Another Billboard spokesperson told Genius, "Billboard's decision to take the song off of the country chart had absolutely nothing to do with the race of the artist. "[131][132][133][134][135], American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Georgia. Since Lil Nas X publicly came out as gay on Twitter in June 2019 — and proceeded to open up about his journey of coming to terms with his sexuality, he's been an LGBT icon within the rap and country music communities. The homophobia jumped out! “I hope miley don’t block me for this,” he captioned his solo clip. On June 21, 2019, Lil Nas released his debut EP, 7. [24] After media reports linked Nas X to the Minaj fan accounts, he called the reports a "misunderstanding", effectively denying having run the accounts. Thank you everyone, this just the mf beginning! [30], In late 2019, Lil Nas X landed on music as a path to success, and started writing and recording songs in his closet. Lil Nas X hit Tekashi 6ix9ine with the most epic two-word question ever — “This you?“ — when clapping back at the rainbow-haired rapper for making a homophobic reference to him. Nas also shared a snippet of his song on his social media platform. Nas X was also nominated for ‘Best New Hip-Hop Artist’. [74][d] Black queer male artists in hip hop having mainstream acceptance arguably started in 2012 with Frank Ocean’s coming out just before Channel Orange was released. He rose to fame in 2019 when his genre-shattering hit song "Old Town Road" went viral and became the longest-running #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. Lil Nas X shares screenshots of Tekashi 6ixine sliding into his DMs. Lil Nas X came out in 2019. "[47] Nas X estimated he made about a hundred memes to promote it;[13] the song went viral in early 2019 due to the #Yeehaw Challenge meme on TikTok. [84] The following month, he again previewed the song, "(Montero) Call Me by Your Name" in a Super Bowl LV commercial. Lil Nas X went above and beyond simply leaving fellow rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine on read when he shared a screenshot of the one-sided conversation with his 9.5 million TikTok followers.. Nas X … lil nas x (@lilnasx) on TikTok | 218.9M Likes. [49][50] The track also debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart at number 19 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at number 36. 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[14] In September 2019 he revisited his high school to perform a surprise concert. 9.5M Fans. Congratulations on building up your confidence to speak your truth". Now, it looks like Lil Nas X is bringing back Cyrus’ Disney past. [101] Lil Nas X's success caused him to become the first person of color and the first openly gay performer to be listed by Forbes in its annual Highest-Paid Country Acts List.[102][103]. @lilnasx. [127][129] The backlash also came from the hip hop community, drawing attention to homophobia in hip hop culture. Yikes. Nas X came out as gay while "Old Town Road" was atop the Hot 100, becoming the only artist to do so while having a number-one record. "Lil Nas X entered the chat," Tekashi posted in the Instagram comments along with a skull emoji. [64][23] Nas X released his debut EP, 7, on June 21, 2019. [7] Time named him as one of the 25 most influential people on the Internet in 2019,[8] and he was named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2020. He also stated that he is working on a mixtape, and invited producers to submit their beats for his new music. Montero Lamar Hill (b. April 9, 1999), better known by his stage name Lil Nas X, is a hip-hop artist from Atlanta.In 2018, he dropped out of college during his freshman year to pursue music full-time. 1 on the Hot 100", "Labels Sparring Over Rapper Lil Nas X As 'Old Town Road' Rakes In Streams: Exclusive", "Billboard Removes Lil Nas X's Viral Song "Old Town Road" from Country Chart", "Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Debuts on Country Airplay Chart, Driven by Morning Show Spins", "Lil Nas X isn't an anomaly — black people have always been a part of country music", "Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" highlights the forgotten Black history of country music", "The real 'Old Town Road': Lil Nas X highlights black cowboy culture across US", "Tracing Country Music's Roots Back to 17th-Century Slave Ships", ". [117] His stylist, Hodo Musa, says he aims for items that are "electric, playful, colorful, and futuristic. [13] On June 30, 2019, the last day of Pride Month, Nas X came out publicly as gay,[122][123] tweeting: "some of y'all already know, some of y'all don't care, some of y'all not gone fwm no more. [j][100] In November 2019, Nas X was nominated for six Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Best New Artist, and eventually won Best Music Video and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. On December 3, 2018, Nas X released the country rap song "Old Town Road". [126][127] He was unambiguous in an interview several days later on BBC Breakfast, where he stated that he was gay and understands that his sexuality is not readily accepted in the country or rap music communities. but before this month ends i want y'all to listen closely to c7osure. ", "Is Hip Hop on Its Way To Becoming Queer-Friendly? ... And here we are in a new modern age that we’re not touching, with all these classic, binary arguments about Billboard not listing ['Old Town Road'] on the country chart, and it turns out to be not just the No. In January 2021, he released a children's book, C is for Country. In a Rolling Stone interview he stated, "I was doing Facebook comedy videos, then I moved over to Instagram, and then I hopped on Twitter ... where I really was a master. Lil Nas X hit Tekashi 6ix9ine with the most epic two-word question ever — “This you?“ — when clapping back at the rainbow-haired rapper for making a homophobic reference to him. Musictoday II, LLC, is the seller of all Lil Nas X merchandise and is solely responsible for all aspects of your purchase. AKA: Nas X, Montero Lamar Hill, Montero Hill, Montero L. Hill, and Lil Nas, Old Town Road (Young Thug & Mason Ramsey Remix). Well, so did Lil Nas X’s mic-drop-level comeback. For the song, Lil Nas X won two Grammy awards – … [46] Nas X began creating memes to promote "Old Town Road" before it was picked up by short-form video social media TikTok users. We spend eight episodes and sixteen and a half hours talking about the fact that country music has never been one thing. [73] On the same day, Nas X became one of the most visible Black queer male singers when he came out as gay. [48] Quartz.com says the song certainly owes part of its success to the demographic, and notes they are attracted to the song being repetitive, easy to sing along to, and using lyrics about riding horses and tractors, which kids can relate to. The beef began on Thursday when 6ix9ine’s friend, YouTuber DJ Akademiks, posted a screenshot to Instagram of a New York Post headline about China’s new mandatory anal swab policy for foreigners visiting the country. His zodiac animal is Rabbit. [15], He spent much of his teenage years alone, and turned to the Internet, "particularly Twitter, creating memes that showed his disarming wit and pop-culture savvy. [24] After the suspension of @NasMaraj, New York Magazine's investigation concluded that he subsequently opened a new account with handle "@NasMarai", and that his current Twitter account at the time was a repurposed version of that "@NasMarai" account with a changed handle. Rolling Stone noted the song "touches on themes such as coming clean, growing up and embracing one's self". He said: It was originally Lil Nas just to be ironic ‘cause every new rapper’s name has 'lil.’ Kinda got stuck with ‘lil’ after building a small fanbase. ", "Lil Nas X showed Billboard and his critics that they can't tell him nothin, "Lil Nas X on Instagram: '"7" the EP! [28][29] However, in May 2020, Lil Nas X admitted, in a tweet, to being a fan of Minaj. Kids are obsessed with it", "Spurred by a TikTok Meme, Lil Nas X Scores First Billboard Hot 100 Hit With 'Old Town Road, "Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" Leaps to No. Tekashi 6ix9ine made a homophobic comment on Instagram regarding Lil Nas X, so the “Old Town Road” rapper decided to air out some DMs on TikTok. On April 3, 2019, it was revealed on Michael McCrudden’s popular YouTube show, “Before They Were Famous,” how Lil Nas X got his rap name. ", "Lil Nas X Added Billy Ray Cyrus to 'Old Town Road.' It just is proving that all of those cycles that we have been reporting on across the decades—all of the tensions in country music of race, class, poverty, gender, creativity versus commerce, geography—are still going on. lil nas x (@lilnasx) on TikTok | 218.9M Likes. Montero Lamar Hill (born April 9, 1999), known as Lil Nas X ( NAHZ), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. "Old Town Road" earned him two MTV Video Music Awards including Song of the Year; the American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Song; and Nas X is the first and only openly LGBTQ artist to win a Country Music Association award. Three years later, he moved in with his father, a gospel singer,[13] north of the city in Austell, Georgia.
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