She walked me through his entire life, from his childhood in Atlanta to his teen years on Twitter, to where we are today. We’ve seen queer artists before, but what Nas is doing is to put his sexuality front and center of his pop star identity in the way that straight people do every single day without thinking a lot about it. She says he’s doing something entirely new. And she spent time with Lil Nas X right before these songs dropped.
My colleague Jazmine Hughes is a writer for the Magazine. (SINGING) I told you long ago on the road, I got what they waiting for. but two songs that have provided the soundtrack of the summer. Since his 2019 hit “Old Town Road,” he returned this year with not just one - archived recording (lil nas x) (SINGING) Yeah, I’m going to take my horse to the old town road. And Lil Nas X, even if he’s not in your dreams, he’s definitely been everywhere. įrom The New York Times, I’m Dodai Stewart. jazmine hughesĭodai, I have just stopped dreaming about Lil Nas X, and now you’re trying to bring him back into my life. I really want to talk to you about this amazing profile of Lil Nas X that you wrote. So happy to be talking to you today, girl. Wednesday, August 25th, 2021 dodai stewart He’s lap dancing on the devil, winning the internet - and redefining what a pop star can be. Transcript Some Said Lil Nas X Was a One-Hit Wonder.
