MUST HAVES. MUSIC EDITION. LIL NASS X.

BACKGROUND HISTORY

Active2010s - 2020s

BornApril 9, 1999 in Lithia Springs, GA

Genre

Rap

Styles

Contemporary Rap

Pop-Rap

HITS

Industry baby, Old Town Road, Holiday, Rodeo, Montero, panini,etc

ALBUMS

Montero (2021)

CULTURAL IMPACT

Lil Nas X, an award-winning Atlanta rapper, singer, songwriter, and queer icon, defies social and musical conventions with his genre-bending takes on hip-hop, which have challenged industry norms and propelled him to the top of the charts around the world. When he burst onto the scene in 2019 with a surprise breakthrough that merged country and hip-hop, the multi-platinum, Grammy-winning "Old Town Road," he became an international phenomenon. The song became the longest-running chart-topper in U.S. history, breaking multiple records along the way with a remix featuring Billy Ray Cyrus. With the success of "Old Town Road," Lil Nas X received six Grammy nominations and produced two additional multi-platinum hits from his 2019 EP 7.

In 2021, he shifted the cultural dialogue once again with the pop-leaning smash hit "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" from his debut full-length of the same name.