Lil Nas X appears to be taking a page out of the Kanye West Jesus Is King book and has teased that he’s entering the Christian era of his artistry.
The “INDUSTRY BABY” artist previewed an upcoming guitar-driven track in a video that finds him rocking straight hair and singing in a slow drawl in the passenger seat of a truck.
“Father stretch my hands / The lonely road seems to last the longest / Help me with my plans / Everything seems to go to nowhere / Free me from worry / Free me from all this envy in me,” he croons.
The clip continues with Lil Nas X kneeling in the middle of the street wearing a jean skirt; then running into an intersection.
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Hours after Nas X posted the unreleased snippet on Wednesday (November 29), he responded to the backlash about his new genre of choice conflicting with his sexual orientation.
“Making christian music does not mean i can’t suck dick no more. the two are not mutually exclusive. i am allowed to get on my knees for multiple reasons,” he jabbed back while also facing those who attempt to police his artistry.
“Y’all see everything i do as a gimmick. when in reality im just an artist expressing myself in different ways. whether im a cowboy, gay, satanic, or now christian y’all find a problem! y’all don’t police nobody else art like mine. y’all hate me because im fun cute and petite.”
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Kanye has still been dominating the gospel Billboard charts even though Jesus Is King dropped in 2019. He took home Best Gospel Artist at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards.
As for Lil Nas, The 24-year-old has been laying low while on his musical break as he hasn’t dropped any new tunes in 2023, but that appears to be changing next year.
While he stands firm on his own sexuality, Lil Nas X’s documentary Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero showed the world how he helped his brother accept his bisexuality.
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Tramon Hill makes an appearance and speaks to the support he’s gotten from his outspoken sibling over the years.
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“My brother really opened doors for a lot of people,” he said. “Yeah, he opened a door for me. What I mean by that, like, I’m not gay, though, you feel me? I’m bisexual. He helped me be real with myself. My brother made me more open to it.”
The film — which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September – mainly documents Lil Nas X and his debut tour, 2022’s Long Live Montero, which included hanging with Madonna and facing off against homophobic protesters outside of his shows.
