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Montero Lamar Hill, better known as Lil Nas X on stage, was born on April 9, 1999.
His hit song is the country-rap song “Old Town Road”, which initially went viral in early 2019 and went on to top charts around the world and was certified diamond in November of the same year.
“Old Town Road” spent 19 weeks at the top of the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the longest-running number one single since the category was created in 1958. The song was remixed several times, most notably by country singer Billy Ray Cyrus.
Lil Nas X came out as gay while his song “Old Town Road” was at number one on the Hot 100, making him the only artist to come out as gay while his song was at number one.
American rapper
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 Lil Nas X: History, Biography, Photos |
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| Name: | Montero Lamar Hill |
| stage name: | Lil Nas X |
| Date of Birth: | April 9, 1999 (25 years old) |
| place of birth: | Lithia Springs, Georgia, U.S. |
| Country of Citizenship: | American |
| high: | 1.86m |
| parents: | RL Stafford, Shawnetta Hathaway |
| Brothers and sisters: | Mount Lamarco, Mount Tramon, Mount Bianca |
| Wife • Husband • Spouse: | unmarried |
| Girlfriend • Boyfriend • Partner: | not applicable |
| Children: | not applicable |
| Profession: | Rapper • Songwriter |
| net worth: | $14 million |
Early life and education
Lil Nas X was born on April 9, 1999 in Lithia Springs, a small Georgia town southeast of Atlanta. His given name is Mitsubishi Montero. His father, RL Stafford, is a talented gospel singer, while his mother, Shawnita Hathaway, is a homemaker.
He has two brothers, Lamarco Hill and Tramon Hill, two sisters, one of whom is named Bianca Hill, and three half-brothers.
When he was six, his parents divorced and he moved in with his mother and grandmother in the Bankhead Courts housing complex. Three years later, he moved to Austell, Georgia, north of the city, to live with his father, a gospel musician.
Lil Nas X later recalled his initial hesitation to leave:There’s so much bad stuff going on in Atlanta – if I stayed there I’d be hanging out with the wrong group“He started using the internet a lot, probably around the age of 13, when memes were first becoming popular.”
Lil Nas X creates memes on the internet, mostly Twitter, that showcase his adolescent sense of humor and pop culture knowledge. As a teenager, he struggled to come out as gay, thinking it was just a phase, but by age 16 or 17, he had come to terms with it. In fourth grade, he began playing the trumpet. By junior high, he was the lead trumpet player, but stopped because he was shy.
Lil Nas X attended Lithia Springs High School and received his diploma in 2017. Next, he attended the University of West Georgia, where he earned a degree in computer science, but he left school after just one year to pursue a career in music.
Lil Nas X, who was living with his sister at the time and working at Six Flags Over Georgia and Zaxby’s to make ends meet, performed a surprise concert at the high school in September 2019.
Personal life
In early June 2019, Lil Nas X came out to his sister and father about his sexual orientation because he believed “the universe was signaling him,” even though he didn’t know if his fans would support him. On June 30, 2019, the last day of Pride Month, he publicly came out as gay. He tweeted:Some of you already know, some of you don’t care, and some of you haven’t left yet [fuck with me] No longer. But I want you to keep an eye on C7osure before the end of this month.”
Lil Nas X first hinted at his sexuality in the single “c7osure,” which he later confirmed via a tweet. According to Rolling Stone, the song “touches on topics like confession, growing up, and embracing who you are.”
The next day, he sent out another tweet, this time highlighting the rainbow-colored building on the cover of his seventh EP, and captioned it, “Idiots think I’m being obvious.“A few days later, in an interview with BBC Breakfast News, Lil Nas X made it clear that he is gay and understands that his sexual orientation is not easily accepted in the country or in the rap music industry.
While most people reacted to the news with support, there was also a fair amount of homophobic criticism on social media, to which Lil Nas X responded. These criticisms also came from within the hip-hop community, which brought homophobia within hip-hop culture to light.
Rapper Pastor Troy made homophobic comments about Lil Nas X’s outfit at the Grammy Awards in January 2020. He responded,Damn, I look so handsome in the picture.”, comments by Pastor Troy.
Lil Nas X said in September 2021 that he “used to be” an atheist, but now “A very spiritual person who understands the universe and how everything works”
Lil Nas X is not married and does not have a publicly known wife, husband, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
Profession
Lil Nas X said he began to withdraw from “extracurricular activities” during his teenage years. He spent a lot of time online, hoping to cultivate fans through Internet celebrity to promote his work, but he didn’t know where to focus his creation.
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, he said,I started out making humorous videos for Facebook, then moved on to Instagram, and then Twitter, where I became a real master. That’s where I was able to go viral for the first time.” He also briefly posted funny videos on Facebook and Vine.
According to an investigation by New York Magazine, Lil Nas X was suspected of creating and managing multiple Nicki Minaj Twitter accounts at the time, including one called “@NasMaraj.” The account gained popularity in 2017 for its interactive “scene clues” presented in the form of flash stories and became popular on Twitter through the dashboard tool TweetDeck.
On December 3, 2018, Lil Nas X released the country rap single “Old Town Road”. The beat was created by Dutch producer YoungKio, who was paid $30 anonymously on the Beatstars website. It was a sample of Nine Inch Nails’ song “34 Ghosts IV” from their sixth studio album Ghosts I-IV (2008). He recorded it in less than an hour at a “$20 Tuesday” session at the “humble” CinCoYo studio in Atlanta.
On July 7, 2020, Lil Nas X announced that his debut album was “almost done”. He also mentioned that he was working on a mixtape and wanted beatmakers to submit beats for his new music. On July 10, he released a sample of his upcoming song “Call Me by Your Name” online as a teaser.
Lil Nas X released a new song “Holiday” on November 8, 2020, and it was released on November 13. A virtual concert was held on Roblox to promote Lil Nas X’s track, and the rapper’s merchandise was sold in the avatar store.
Lil Nas X announced his return on March 16, 2022, with the release of two tracks from his “almost finished” new album: “Down Souf Hoes” with Saucy Santana and “Late to da Party” with YoungBoy Never Broke Again.
He also released a trailer for the song “Lean on My Body”. Lil Nas X debuted “Late to Da Party” as the album’s lead single on June 24, 2022. The album will be “Something fun, something for summer, something for the girls to party with” Lil Nas X said.
net worth
According to sources, Lil Nas X’s current net worth is estimated to be $14 million, all of which comes from album sales, concerts, and other commercial performances.
Social Media
- Instagram account: @Lilnasx
- Twitter account: @Lilnasx
- Tiktok account: @Lilnasx
Discography
- Old Town Road
- Industry Baby
- holiday
- Montero
- Late to the Party
- Panini
- This is what I want
- Rodeo
- The sun goes down
