Lil Nas X has a message for those doubting him – noting that he’s one of God’s favorites and that his next era will be as successful as his prior ones.
The polarizing rapper took to Twitter/X with a message to his haters on Wednesday (January 5).
“I love this constant cycle the world has with me,” he began. “When I started making music yall told me I was just another twitter rapper. Then I made the biggest song of all time. Yall called me a one hit wonder. Then I dropped one the most streamed albums of the year with 3 top 5 hits. Now yall saying my new shit not finna do nothing. At some point yall gotta realize I am gods favorite.”
He ended the note with the date 1/12/24, which is likely the release date for the forthcoming new single that he’s been teasing on his social media channels.
Earlier this week, he posted a selfie video on TikTok with the caption, “me returning to god after the industry tried to make me satanic” as he runs through New York City with a smile.
Satanic imagery has been something Lil Nas X has played around with since his debut album in 2021, but since the fall, he’s been adamant about having found God as he heads into his “Christian era” – but not everyone is able to let it go.
On Wednesday (January 3), the “Old Town Road” rapper quote-tweeted a clip of Dave Chapelle’s latest stand-up special where he jokes about Nas being “the gayest n-gga that ever lived.”
“Yall gotta let call me by your name go,” the 24-year-old wrote, referencing his 2021 song that was filled with Satanic imagery. “Me and the devil broke up 3 years ago. yall acting like children of divorce.”
While announcing his Christian era in the fall, Lil Nas X said:
“Making christian music does not mean i can’t suck dick no more. the two are not mutually exclusive. i am allowed to get on my knees for multiple reasons,” he jabbed back at those who attempt to police his artistry.
“Y’all see everything i do as a gimmick. when in reality im just an artist expressing myself in different ways. whether im a cowboy, gay, satanic, or now christian y’all find a problem! y’all don’t police nobody else art like mine. y’all hate me because im fun cute and petite.”
The “INDUSTRY BABY” artist also previewed an upcoming guitar-driven track in a video that finds him rocking straight hair and singing in a slow drawl in the passenger seat of a truck.
“Father stretch my hands / The lonely road seems to last the longest / Help me with my plans / Everything seems to go to nowhere / Free me from worry / Free me from all this envy in me,” he croons.
The clip continues with Lil Nas X kneeling in the middle of the street wearing a jean skirt; then running into an intersection.
every word that comes out of this guys mouth is a lie. imagine you have a kid who thinks it’s a big joke to say one thing one day and the opposite the next then laugh at you for believing what he said the first time. In real life that’s how you get hurt bad. end up in a wheelchair or worse. no shiny purple suit is waiting for a bitch talking reckless on the strip
Admittedly I didn’t like him at first. But through the years I’ve grown to respect Nas x as an artist and even more as a human. Sometimes I get angry about his lifestyle but I’m also very intrigued by it. Much love homie
Admittedly I didn’t like him at first. But through the years I’ve grown to respect Nas x as an artist and even more as a human. I call him my little tootsie roll, no homo
Can you guys think of a whiter name besides greg? Maybe Joshua, that’s about it
I’m just satisfied knowing this clown is hated in every black community around the world. it’s disgusting they tried to sell this to our youth many who are vulnerable and asking questions about their lives. all of these people are going to burn in hell and everyone around this dude is a finestein/rosenberg
if god has his favourites what they still doing working at fucken KFC
I hope he embraces God and His word and changes his lifestyle. Applicable to all of us of course, but him especially.
“Man shall not lay with man” – God