'Just got news that i’m gay and i will no longer be streaming my music. On an Instagram post meant to celebrate his song's historic run on the Billboard charts, Lil Nas X received comments bashing his identity, ranging from 'Can you not be gay' to 'He's gay I'm no longer listening to this (expletive)' to 'U still gay tho.' However, Lil Nas X – whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill – said he's not taking the hate to heart.
'Oh, I'm already getting it,' the musician said of backlash. The 'Old Town Road' rapper discussed the negative reactions to his reveal in an interview with the BBC published Friday. Lil Nas X isn't fazed by the backlash he's received after coming out as gay earlier this week. Watch Video: 'Old Town Road' rapper Lil Nas X comes out as gay in new song 'c7osure'
