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Country/Rap Superstar Lil Nas X Comes Out
The 20-year-old artist behind the megahit "Old Town Road" comes out on the last day of Pride Month.
July 01 2019 7:01 AM EST
July 01 2019 11:17 AM EST
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The artist with the biggest -- and possibly most original -- song of 2019 came out on Pride weekend.
Atlanta rapper and singer Lil Nas X tweeted a somewhat cryptic message on Sunday:
\u201csome of y\u2019all already know, some of y\u2019all don\u2019t care, some of y\u2019all not gone fwm no more. but before this month ends i want y\u2019all to listen closely to c7osure. \ud83c\udf08\ud83e\udd29\u2728\u201d— i am reading all that (@i am reading all that) 1561926484
Lil Nas X's song "C7osure" from his EP, 7, contains the following lyrics:
"True say, I want and I need to let go, use my time to be free. Ain't no more actin', man that forecast say I should just let me grow / No more red light for me baby, only green, I gotta go / Pack my past up in the back, oh, let my future take ahold / This is what I gotta do, can't be regrettin' when I'm old."
\u201cdeadass thought i made it obvious\u201d— i am reading all that (@i am reading all that) 1561936473
Lil Nas X is most known for his breakout single, "Old Town Road," which became a sensation after spreading on social media. The country-rap hybrid stormed the Billboard charts and gained even more notoriety when the music ranking system refused to include it on the country charts; the controversy brought more ears to it and it has ruled the Hot 100 since April, besting work of superstars like Drake and Taylor Swift.
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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.