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Lil Nas X Reveals Trailer for Montero Cinematic Universe, aka His Debut Album, and Wow, This Kid Is Really Iconic
The ‘Panini’ artist set the internet further ablaze Tuesday afternoon with his announcement, following Sunday’s seductive performance at the BET Awards.
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Apparently, There's a Right Way to Be Black and Gay. Thankfully, Lil Nas X Is Having None of It
As Pride Month comes to a close, Lil Nas X's out and proud BET Awards performance drew ire from some even within the Black LGBTQ community.
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Lil Nas X Is 'Not Fazed, Only Here to Sin'—How He Pulled Off the SNL Performance Despite Wardrobe Malfunction
In “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” Lil Nas X rap-sings, “What a time, an incline, God was shinin’ on me.” Despite many folks missing the point of his much-discussed music video by accusing him of devil worshipping, there was certainly something divine in the air during his recent Saturday Night Live performance. In case…
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Keegan-Michael Key, Lil Nas X Tapped for Final Episodes of This Season's Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live—or SNL as it’s more affectionately known—has had one helluva season these past few months. From hosts to musical guests, a whole host of Blackity-black talent has graced the stage, including: Regina King, Regé-Jean Page, Issa Rae, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Megan Thee Stallion, Daniel Kaluuya and more. So it’s only right that…
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Nike and MSCHF Agree to Recall Lil Nas X's 'Satan Shoes,' Which MSCHF Says 'Already Achieved Its Artistic Purpose'
The battle over Lil Nas X’s “Satan Shoes” has reportedly been settled. Following a temporary restraining order granted against MSCHF for its much talked about collaboration with rapper Lil Nas X, on Thursday evening, USA Today received a statement from Nike stating that the streetwear brand has agreed to a recall of the controversial kicks…
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Nike Won Its Motion Against Lil Nas X's 'Satan Shoes.' They Can Thank Trump [Updated]
The saga of Nike and Lil Nas X’s “Satan Shoes” continued on Thursday, with Nike scoring a legal win against streetwear firebrand MSCHF. Three days after Nike filed suit over the brand’s collaboration with the rapper—a customized Nike Air Max 97 featuring a pentagram pendant, reference to a Bible verse about Satan’s fall from Heaven,…
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It's OK, Y'all, FKA Twigs and Lil Nas X Had 'Gentle, Honest Conversations' About 'Cellophane' and 'Montero' Similarities
In case you missed it amid conservative concern and sneaker suits, there was another skirmish about Lil Nas X’s new, much-discussed song and music video, “Montero (Call Me By Your Name).” Shortly after Lil Nas X released the video, fans began to notice similarities between his video and the video for FKA twigs’ “Cellophane,” (a…
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Christians With Ashy Souls Believe That God Is Ashy, Too
While watching and admiring Lil Nas X’s mastery of Twitter over the past week, I’m reminded a bit of John Wick. Specifically, Wick in the nightclub in John Wick, which is the first time we truly see him do some quintessentially Wick shit. While I’m sure it would suck to be one of those nameless…
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Dear Montero, Lil Nas X Has Called Your Name With Love
Call Lil Nas X by his name. On Thursday night, the 21-year-old artist born Montero Lamar Hill debuted his new single and accompanying music video, “Montero (Call Me By Your Name).” “We hide the parts of ourselves we don’t want the world to see. We lock them away. We tell them ‘no.’ We banish them.…
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Lil Nas X Has the Horses and Receipts in the Back in Response to Tekashi69's Homophobia
Lil Nas X could teach a master class on how to effectively navigate social media. March has already kicked off in a way that gives a double-meaning to the term “March Madness”—and the 21-year-old hit sensation is adding to the shenanigans. However, a rapper who looks like a Lisa Frank sticker-pack-reject started it. Earlier this…