Lil Nas X is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and music entrepreneur with a $7 million net worth. He received a standing ovation for his hit “Old Town Road,” which notably fused rap and country to create an entirely original sound.
Profile
- Full name: Montero Lamar Hill
- Nickname: Lil Nas X
- Birth Date: April 9th of 1999
- Born in: Lithia Springs, Georgia
- Age: He is currently 23 years old
- State Of Origin: Lithia Springs, Georgia
- Citizenship: American
- Stat: Active
- Profession: Singer, rapper and a stage performer
- Net Worth: $7 Million Dollars
- Religion: Christianity
- Record Label: a number of labels
- Education: N/A
- Horoscope: N/A
- Siblings: will be updated soon
- Height: 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm)
- Weight: 71 kg (134 lbs)
- Shoe Size: N/A
- Body Measurement: N/A
- Relationship Status: Not Married
- Girlfriend: N/A
- Children: N/A
- Salary: Unknown
- Social Media: Instagram, Twitter
Biography
Montero Lamar Hill was born in Lithia Springs, Georgia on April 9, 1999. At the age of six, Lil Nas X, who was raised just outside of Atlanta, witnessed his parents’ divorce.
In Austell, Georgia, he moved in with his father at the age of nine. Later, he remarked that leaving Atlanta prevented him from “getting in with the wrong crowd.”
As a young teenager, Montero had a strong affinity for internet memes.
Nas X acknowledges that he spent the majority of his adolescence alone and on the internet.
Throughout this time, he struggled to accept his sexuality. By age 17, he had embraced his homosexuality.
Following his 2017 high school graduation, Montero attended the University of West Georgia for one year before leaving.
Career
During this time, he pursued a career in music while working in restaurants and amusement parks to support himself.
Lil Nas X is most known for creating Nicki Minaj Twitter fan profiles, which he established in 2017.
He apparently got into difficulties with Twitter for “Tweetdecking,” which is the practice of creating several accounts to help messages become viral.
His primary Nicki Minaj fan account was ultimately suspended for breaking Twitter’s terms of service.
Although he first denied being related to the Nicki Minaj fan accounts, he came clean in 2020 and claimed that he had concealed the facts because he believed people would assume he was gay if they saw that he had so many Nicki Minaj accounts.
When these claims first surfaced, he had not yet come out.
Nicki Minaj later criticized Lil Nas X for concealing his fandom while simultaneously praising him.
In 2019, Lil Nas X concentrated more on his future musical career.
As a tribute to the famed New York rapper Nas, he began writing and recording songs and took the name Lil Nas X.
In 2018, he spent $30 to get the beat for “Old Town Road” from the Dutch producer YoungKio.
YoungKio uploaded the song to an online store that pays considerable royalties to producers, therefore this producer made a great deal of money from Lil Nas X’s fame.
Initially, he recorded “Old Town Road” at a small Atlanta studio during their “$20 Tuesdays” offer. As a result of the #YeehawChallenge, TikTok users discovered the song and began utilizing it nonstop.
This viral challenge required participants to dress like cowboys or cowgirls. The simple, catchy song about riding horses and tractors gained instant popularity among young people.
Before being controversially removed for “not being country enough,” the song performed well on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs charts.
Some others saw this as an obvious indicator of racism. In response, a Billboard spokesman stated that the choice had nothing to do with race.
Several noteworthy remixes of the song have included Billy Ray Cyrus.
After “Old Town Road” topped the Billboard charts for seven straight weeks, Lil Nas X surprised Billy Ray Cyrus with a brand-new Maserati. He posted the footage to his social media networks.
It was a record-breaking feat when the song topped the Billboard charts for a total of 19 consecutive weeks.
Homosexuality
Early in 2019, Lil Nas X came out openly as homosexual. The news broke over social media on the final day of Pride Month.
Fans and critics had suspected for quite some time that he was truly homosexual, as some of his songs contained hints regarding his sexual orientation.
Several days later, he confirmed his sexual orientation in an interview.
While most musicians, artists, fans, reviewers, and casual observers congratulated Lil Nas X, there were a few who did not take the news well. Several others assaulted him on social media.
This drew attention to the pervasive homophobia in hip hop culture, since the hip hop community as a whole reacted negatively.
Net worth
Lil Nas X, an American rapper, singer, and composer, has a net worth of $7 million. Lil Nas X is perhaps most remembered for his hit “Old Town Road,” which combined rap with country music to create a sound that was completely his own.
Although the single initially became popular on TikTok, it finally performed well on the charts in a number of countries and was certified as a diamond in 2019.