Lil Nas X Biography

Lil Nas X is an American rapper and singer-songwriter born on April 9, 1999 in Atlanta, Georgia. His real name is Montero Lamar Hill and he is known for his country rap song “Old Town Road”, which became viral through the Yeehaw Challenge on TikTok. He studied at Lithia Springs High School and became known through his Twitter account, where he began promoting his music under his stage name. He is also the creator of a Nicki Minaj fan account called NasMaraj.

In 2018, uploaded some of his songs to SoundCloud. At the end of the year, he released “Old Town Road”, which reached number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100

and later reached the top spot. It also reached number 19 on the Hot Country list and number 36 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, although it was removed from the latter by Billboard, which argued that the song did not meet the requirements to be included.

 

Lil Nas X has had the support of Billy Ray Cyrus and has collaborated with him on several occasions. Recently broke the record for streaming in the United States for a week

, surpassing Drake with 143 million plays of his song “Old Town Road”, surpassing the song “In My Feelings”. There are also rumors that Lil Nas X could collaborate with Joe Jonas on a musical project.

In June 2019, during Pride Month, Lil Nas X publicly accepted his homosexuality and received the support of his followers and friends. However, he also received a lot of homophobic comments from people criticizing his decision to come out as a gay artist in a musical genre like Hip Hop, which is often considered an unwelcoming circle for LGBTQ+ artists.

The new single “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” reached number 1 on many worldwide charts. However, it was heavily criticized and controversial due to the official music video for the song.