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Not to be confused with Nas.
Lil Nas X
Nas X at the American Music Awards in November 2019
Born
Montero Lamar Hill

(1999-04-09) April 9, 1999 (age 25)
Lithia Springs, Georgia, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2015–present
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
AwardsFull list
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsColumbia
Websitelilnasx.com

Montero Lamar Hill (born April 9, 1999), known by his stage name Lil Nas X (/nɑːz/ NAHZ), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter.[4] Hill came to international attention for his country rap single "Old Town Road", which first achieved viral popularity on the micro-platform video sharing app TikTok in early 2019, and was Diamond Certified by November the same year.[a][5][6][7] The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and remained there for nineteen weeks, the longest for any song since the chart debuted in 1958.[8][9][10][11] He produced the original version song by buying a $30 beat off of the internet and paying $20 to record for an hour in a discount Atlanta studio.[12]

In June 2019, Nas X came out as gay, the only artist ever to have done so while having a number-one record.[13][14] "Old Town Road" earned him two MTV Video Music Awards including Song of the Year and the American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Song. Nas X is the only openly LGBTQ artist to win a Country Music Association award.[15][16][17] He won two Grammy Awards for Best Music Video and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, along with being nominated six others, the most for any male in 2019.[18][19] TIME named him to their inaugural TIME 100 Next list.[20]

Songs

His debut EP, 7, was released in June 2019 with its second single, "Panini", peaking at number five on the Hot 100 and three on Rolling Stone's Top 100.[21] Its third single "Rodeo" with Cardi B, peaked at number nine on the Rolling Stone Top 100. As of September 2019, his songs have been streamed over 2.3 billion times.[15]

Discography

  • Nasarati (2018)
  • October 31st (2018)
  • 7 (2019)
  • MONTERO (2021)

Notes

  1. ↑ Diamond Certified is moving ten million certified units — streaming and sales combined.


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yeung, Neil. "Lil Nas X Bio". AllMusic. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  2. ↑ Del Rosario, Alexandra (August 26, 2019). "VMAs: Lil Nas X Channels Robotic Future During "Panini" Performance". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ Jamieson, Brii (June 12, 2019). "Travis Barker Has Written A Song With Viral Country Rap Artist Lil Nas X". Rock Sound. Archived from the original on September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ Nancy Clanton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (July 17, 2019). "Atlanta rappers Lil Nas X, Cardi B among Time's 25 most influential people on the Internet". ajc. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  5. ↑ Espinoza, Joshua (March 13, 2019). "Rapper Lil Nas X Scored a Billboard Hot 100 Hit Thanks to a TikTok Meme." Archived 2019-06-26 at the Wayback Machine Complex.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  6. ↑ Emily Yahr (March 29, 2019). "Billboard pulled Lil Nas X's viral 'Old Town Road' from the country chart. It ignited a controversy". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  7. ↑ Walker, Yvette (October 28, 2019). "Country or Hip Hop?". Medium. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Lil Nas X, Country Music's Unlikely Son, Sparks Conversation On Genre And Race". NPR.org. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  9. ↑ Sisario, Ben (April 5, 2019). "Lil Nas X Added Billy Ray Cyrus to 'Old Town Road.' Is It Country Enough for Billboard Now?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Lil Nas X hit 'Old Town Road' makes Billboard charts history". Associated Press. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  11. ↑ Trust, Gary; Anderson, Trevor (July 29, 2019). "Winner's Circle: Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Breaks Record With 17th Week Atop Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Lil Nas X biography". Concerty.com.
  13. ↑ Sheffield, Rob (July 19, 2019). "The 'Old Town Road' Goes on Forever". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  14. ↑ Thompson, Paul (July 17, 2019). "Lil Nas X Is Strategically Closing in on History". Vulture. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "21 Under 21 2019: Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, Mason Ramsey & More of Music's Next Generation". Billboard. September 12, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Lil Nas X Reacts to Winning AMA for 'Old Town Road' | AMAs 2019". [[Billboard (magazine)|]]. November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  17. ↑ Bollinger, Alex (November 14, 2019). "Lil Nas X is the first out gay person to win a Country Music Award". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  18. ↑ Warner, Denise (November 20, 2019). "2020 Grammy Nominees: The Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Montero Lamar Hill". GRAMMY.com. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  20. ↑ "Camila Cabello and More Stars Among 2019 TIME 100 Next Honorees". E! Online. November 13, 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  21. ↑ "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. July 2, 2019. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
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