An openly gay rapper who rose to fame through a viral TikTok song, Lil Nas X represents a new chapter in Hip Hop. After building a social media following through comedy videos, the Georgia native turned his hand to music and struck gold with the country-flavored “Old Town Road,” which spent a record-breaking 19 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Proving he's more than just a one-hit wonder, Lil has remained a fixture on the charts thanks to “Panini,” “Montero” and “Industry Baby.” More importantly, Lil Nas X is helping to change the conversation around homophobia in Hip Hop through his unapologetic videos, performances and fashion sense.
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“Old Town Road” spent a record-breaking 19 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100
“Old Town Road” is one of the best-selling songs of all time (18M+ sales worldwide)
2x Top 5 Billboard 200 albums (7 EP + MONTERO)
2x No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits
6x platinum/multi-platinum singles
2x Grammy Awards
4x Billboard Music Awards
5x MTV Video Music Awards
Became the first openly LGBT Black artist to win a Country Music Association award in 2019
Named one of TIME’s most influential people on the Internet in 2019
Collaborated with Nas, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, Billy Ray Cyrus, Sir Elton John + more
As of September 2021, Lil Nas X is rumored to be dating Yai Ariza, one of his backing dancers. Ariza appeared in Lil Nas X’s “That’s What I Want” video and licked his neck during the rapper’s SNL performance.
No, Lil Nas X doesn't have any tattoos on his body whatsoever. The rapper donned fake tattoos in his “Industry Baby” and “Montero” music videos, though.
Lil Nas X blew up in 2019 after his country rap song “Old Town Road” went viral. The song was originally released in December 2018 before peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 2019. It spent a record-breaking 19 consecutive weeks at the top of the chart.
Lil Nas X released his debut album MONTERO on September 17, 2021. The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with guest appearances from Jack Harlow, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, Miley Cyrus and Sir Elton John.