Lil Nas X is an American singer, songwriter and rapper best known for the single “Old Town Road”.
Montero Lamar Hill (Lil Nas X) was born on April 9th of 1999 in Lithia Springs, Georgia. Lil Nas X’s parents divorced when he was just 6 years old and by the age of 17, he had accepted that he was gay. Lil Nas X graduated from High School in 2017 and attended the University of West Georgia for a year before dropping out to chase a career in music and internet.
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Lil Nas X created Twitter fan accounts for Nicki Minaj in 2017. Lil Nas X’s main Nicki Minaj fan account was eventually suspended due to violation of Twitter’s policies. Nicki Minaj would later berate Lil Nas X for hiding the fact that he was a fan while simultaneously congratulating him for his efforts.
In 2019, Lil Nas X ‘abandoned’ the internet stuff in order to focus on his career in music. Lil Nas X began writing and recording songs and the name Lil Nas X, was a tribute to the legendary New York rapper Nas. Lil Nas X purchased the beat for “Old Town Road” from a Dutch producer named YoungKio for $30.
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Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” was discovered by TikTokers and they made the song go viral due to the #Yeehaw Challenge. “Old Town Road” earned a diamond certification in 2019.
Lil Nas X was the most-nominated male artist at the Grammys in 2020, winning a Grammy for Best Music Video and Best Pop Duo Performance. Lil Nas X has also won two MTV Video Music Awards and a Country Music Award (he is the only LGBTQ person to ever win a Country Music Award).
Lil Nas X Net Worth
After uploading “Old Town Road” to independent music service Amuse; spins surged through the spring and by summer, a major label deal and a series of remixes rocketed the song to 1.8 billion spins in the U.S. en route to a record-setting 19 weeks atop the overall singles rankings.
“Old Town Road” also had 143 million streams for the week ending April 11, surpassing Drake’s “In My Feelings”, which had 116.2 million streams in one week in July 2018.
Lil Nas X has a net worth of $10 million.
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