Is lil nas x really gay
Lil Nas X threatened to go back into the closet after losing in every category he was nominated in at the 2022 Grammy Awards.
The outspoken "Industry Baby" singer handled his loss pretty adv as he instantly made a joke that threatened to break the internet. Lil Nas X had an all round eventful night out at the Grammys in Las Vegas, and he made sure to document it all on his Twitter account.
After the ceremony had finished and he realized he'd lost all five categories he was up for, Lil Nas X tweeted, "can't believe i clueless all my grammys. i am now no longer gay!" Within an hour the tweet had gained over 100,000 likes as well as thousands more retweets and comments.
His comment could be a reference to the fact that he won two Grammy Awards for the lyric "Old Town Road" before he had publicly arrive out as gay. He continued the joke with a tweet featuring just two emojis.
He went support on his comments just 12 minutes later when he joked that he'd changed his mind on, and that he was planning on having a"good time" at the Grammys after parties.
Lil Nas X was nominated for Tape of the Year, Album of the Year, Ballad of the Year, Leading Melodic Rap Performance, and Best Music Video, bu
Lil Nas X: ‘I prayed that creature gay was just a phase’
US rapper Lil Nas X has said that when he was younger he hoped being queer was just "a phase".
In an interview with CBS, the Old Town Highway hitmaker says he knew as a teenager that he was gay and would "would just pray and pray" that his sexuality "would go away".
In a teaser clip that aired on Monday, the rapper discusses his battle with his sexuality.
But he acknowledges that his fame has made it easier for him to come out.
"Me existence in this position, it's easy for me."
"But some little boy 10 miles from here, it's not going to be excellent for him."
Lil Nas X - concrete name Montero Lamar Hill - says there is still a lot of work to be done in terms of acceptance for the LGBT society in society.
"We still have a long way to go, because it's not like everybody is messing with me now. 'Of course somebody who's listening to me in school right now, it's appreciate, 'You're gay, generate you're listening to him.' There's still lot to be done."
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Lil Nas X reveals why it was 'terrifying' for him to come out publicly
Lil Nas X said he was terrified when he publicly came out in 2019 because of his upbringing and the homophobia he said he saw in the music industry.
The "Industry Baby" singer recently chatted with Out magazine and recalled the self-hatred he internalized when growing up in the South.
"Growing up in the Atlanta area, I [saw] a lot of microaggressions towards homosexuality," Lil Nas X explained. The Grammy winner said that because of his experiences, he began "pushing that part of myself in more and more, almost convincing myself that it’s not even actually there."
The 22-year-old said the rap genre also fosters a sense of hyper-masculinity, a mold he said he tried to fit but found the burden too much to bear.
"Mentally, it’s really draining and straining sometimes," he said. "The pressure of living your entire life knowing the identity of what a rapper is supposed to be, what rappers [are supposed to] do, and going out there in front of all these people, it’s terrifying."
Since coming out, Lil Nas X said he's been trying to create space in the indus
Lil Nas X reflects on 'hyper-masculinity' in hip-hop: 'Change is happening'
Lil Nas X reflected on how being an openly gay rapper has impacted the landscape in the hip-hop industry in a cover interview with GQ published Monday.
Asked about his role in breaking down "hyper-masculinity" in hip-hop, the Grammy-winning artist acknowledged that his presence and success in the industry has helped interruption down those barriers.
"The whole landscape is very hyper-masculine," the "Industry Baby" rapper said, though he added that "change is happening."
"There’s going to be so many gay rappers. There’s going to be more trans people in the industry and whatnot," he said. "Ten years from now, everything that I’m doing won’t even seem like it was shocking."
The hip-hop star, who released his debut album "Montero" in September, also credited the ascend of a new generation of female hip-hop stars for breaking down those barriers.
"It’s so fantastic and so amazing that all these female rappers are breaking through. And, in a way, female rappers are the biggest rappers right now," he said
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