The life of Lil Nas X

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He just released his highly-anticipated album, "Montero".  From hiding his sexuality to protect his burgeoning career to being unapologetic about speaking out, this is the story of Lil Nas X.

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00:00You're going to realize Lil Nas X isn't going anywhere, anytime soon.

00:19I used to always depend on somebody else or other people for that love and attention.

00:26You know, it's right here, you know, within me.

00:30I think we know why we're all here today, five of you will be getting roses and the

00:55rest of you will be going home.

01:00You know, it's right here, you know, within me.

01:29I've been doing things like closing in on me.

01:31You know, it's time to stop music, go back to school.

01:35And then I found this beat on YouTube, which is an old town road.

01:59People always say, like, they love the bridging, you know, it did for, you know, hip-hop, country

02:18and older and younger generations, and it's just a wide love song.

02:28He's a young artist and, you know, it's amazing to see what somebody with a disruptive kind

02:50mindset comes in and just really uses an interesting and artistic approach to it.

03:12It's a banger.

03:13It's a banger.

03:19It's a banger.

03:21It's a banger.

03:48I'm growing up to hate this.

03:50Hate what?

03:50Homosexuality.

03:52Gay people.

03:53Come on now.

03:53Why are you going to hate it?

03:54If you're really from the hood, you know.

03:55I'm already moving forward and I'm becoming more free with everything I do.

04:00It was either going to be that or what, like, pretend this for the rest of my entire life

04:05and also not be able to express that in what I do, my music.

04:21So

04:43I know, like, I'm here for a reason, you know.

04:46Like, especially, definitely music, but it's like beyond that.

04:50So

05:10I guess I, like, grew up a lot having, like, this

05:14hidden self-hatred, like, for myself, you know, and not even realizing that it was there.

05:20So

05:50I

06:07know I'm here for a much bigger reason, you know.

06:11So I want to definitely step into these conversations, start these conversations,

06:15because I know my word means something.

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