Lil Nas
On Friday, the “Old Town Road” rapper posted a snippet of an upcoming untitled track with the caption “Do you mind if I go into my Christian era”?
Almost immediately, he received backlash on social media, saying he was making fun of Christianity. Many shared that they found it hard to believe that Nas
Actor Tyrese Gibson wrote: “You will all learn to stop playing with God (…) You must not play with God. Shoes with signs of the devil and devil’s blood in the sole (of the shoe)? We can all change, I understand, but I feel like people are making fun of Jesus.
Rapper Saint Gabbana also commented: “If Nas People deserve the TRUTH and I rely on God’s word.
Throughout the week, Lil Nas
“You see everything I do as a gimmick,” he says. said. “When in reality, I’m just an artist who expresses himself in different ways. Whether I’m a cowboy, gay, satanic or now a Christian, you’ll all find a problem! You don’t monitor anyone else like mine. You hate me because I’m fun, cute and short.
In another post, Lil Nas X said the negative response upset and confused him.
“It’s really crazy because all I did was post a song about asking God for hope when you feel hopeless, and y’all act like I posted a video of me burning down a church and peeing on a manger”, Lil Nas X said.
Lil Nas X has a complex history with religion. He was raised in an Atlanta home by a pastor and former gospel singer, but came out as gay as a teenager. He shared with British GQ magazine that he felt like it was a “test.”
“(The Church) has never been very bad,” he said. “It was just a little boring for me.” But as a teenager, while living “in the heart of the Internet,” he began to question and challenge some of these Christian beliefs. “It’s one of the main reasons I never wanted to be gay. I even thought, “If I have these feelings, it’s just a test.” A temporary test. It will disappear. God is just tempting me,” he said.
Throughout his career, he gained notoriety for his lewd lyrics and music videos. In 2022, he was heavily criticized for his music video “MONTERO”, in which he descends from heaven to hell to give Satan a lap dance. Additionally, he released a shoe in 2021 called the “Satanic shoes.”
It’s unclear how far Lil Nas This could be a song expressing how much he struggles with his faith. This could be a Kanye 2.0 situation. For now, only one thing is certain: Lil Nas X will not remain silent in the face of his haters.
