Who Is Lil Nas X

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How did Lil Nas X go from sleeping on his sister's couch to winning song of the year for 'Old Town Road'? This young artist refuses to let anyone put him in a box.

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00:00Who is Lil Nas X, and where is the song?

00:08This is my first award ever. I got a little speech.

00:22I'm 57 years old and never thought I'd feel anything like this ever again.

00:52Who is Lil Nas X, and where is the song?

01:07And I made this song. It was like a lonely cowboy running away from everything.

01:12And Old Town Road is like this path of success.

01:43I thought, wait, that's not fair. Country music fans dig it, then it's country.

01:55Again, I was done singing. I don't have a lot of talent, but I do get feelings about things.

02:01My spirit was dancing on this song. I was just up having a cup of coffee in California.

02:08I got an email. I wanted to know if I would be interested in joining him on the song.

02:13I think immediately, within 10 minutes, I said yes.

02:17And they said, when can you come sing? And I loved it so much, I said today.

02:29Billy is like a cultural icon. He's just an important figure.

02:34For him to hop on that song, he helped take it to a new level.

02:38Especially within the country and the hip-hop community, which both songs combine,

03:07it's not really accepting him either.

03:10He doesn't need any advice from me. Think like there is no box.

03:35In today's world, you don't have to limit yourself to one particular style or genre. Be it all.

03:42This is only the beginning, and people won't realize that until they realize it.

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