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Lil Nas X Reflects on the “Hurt” of Not Being Accepted by BET & the Black Community: I Was “Sick of It”

versial stage performances, music videos, and social media antics to boot, Lil Nas X is no stranger to being criticized and even ostracized for his artistic output. Despite the waves of criticism he’s endured over his short but storied career, the openly gay rapper-singer (born Montero Hill) recently waxed honest that some of the most hurtful came from his own community.

Despite the waves of criticism he’s endured over his short but storied career, the openly gay rapper-singer (born Montero Hill) recently waxed honest that some of the most hurtful came from his own community. Hot on the promo trail for his latest single ‘ Hotbox ‘ and its soon-to-come parent album ‘ Dreamboy,’ Hill trotted over to the ‘ BFF ‘ podcast to not only dish on the sizzling song but also his career-at-large. X had rubbed viewers and award show attendees the wrong way the previous Summer when his performance of ‘ Call Me By Your Name ‘ dropped jaws for its same-sex tongue action, provocative costumes, and suggestive choreography.

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