On Thursday (March 7), Lil Nas X hopped on social media to confirm the pending release of Nasarati 2, the sequel to his 2018 mixtape, Nasarati. The Georgia talent also sparked some controversy (and fake outrage from homophobes) when he shared a song teaser that sees him opening up about his sexuality as a youth.
via: Complex
Last week, the “Industry Baby” artist dropped a teaser for a song from his upcoming mixtape Nasarati 2, where he raps about his personal life and queerness before he reached mainstream fame. “Cap and gown, I graduated and got out of town / Went to college where I had no one around / Grindr sessions sexing with faceless accounts / Bringing bodies in me then sneaking ’em out,” he raps.
But the next bar, where X discusses his closeted youth, is what had some listeners shook. Lil Nas raps, “Back in middle school I was fiendin’ for dick / Seventh grade sending my homies some pics / Daddy never knew what I did as a kid / He would’ve crucified me but trust me I get it.”
Despite some praising Lil Nas X for showing a vulnerable side of himself, others claimed that the lines were intentionally controversial for attention.
In response to the critcism, Lil Nas broke his X hiatus to speak his peace.
“i hate explaining myself every time i do anything, but this is not for shock,” he wrote. “this is me telling my story, y’all being uncomfortable by it does not make it a gimmick. this is for me and my fans fuck everybody else.”
Explicit song lyrics have been around for the past 30 years since the dawn of gamgsta rap and 2 Live Crew. All of a sudden people are clutching their invisible pearls because the lyrics are coming from the mouth of an openly gay artist playing in the "predominantly hetero" hip hop space? Miss me with the fake outrage.
Any other time I would chalk this up as grasping for attention. However I see it as a gay man expressing himself, and getting candid about his past.
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