The release of his album, MONTERO saw great success, and allowed him to work with other LGBTQ icons like Elton John and Miley Cyrus.Ĭheck out the track “AM I DREAMING” below. And that’s a part of me.”Īlthough he undoubtedly faces his struggles, as of late, Nas has had a lot to smile about. HI SISTERS Today's video I'm joined with country pop gay icon, Lil Nas X I give him a makeup look to celebrate his new single, Holiday, while we talk all a. Michael instantly became a gay icon, but he was a. And what I was doing, because authenticity is very real, and I feel like people can see right through that. George Michael's struggle with sexuality helped nudge the closet door open for today’s openly queer artists like Lil Nas X, Troye Sivan. “I honestly felt like it was kind of my duty,” he explained. for expressing yourself and embracing your sexuality can’t feel good.ĭuring his XXL interview, the Georgia native also opened up about his decision to publicly come out back in the summer of 2019.
But it’s like, I belong in these places, you know?”Īlthough Lil Nas X appears to play things off well by constantly joking around on social media, there’s no denying that being the constant target of problematic rappers like Boosie and T.I. “This is something that I wanted to do because, not that my entire album is rap, but there are rap tracks on my album.
