Lil Nas X sure
knows how to pull at our heartstrings!
Just ahead
of the release of his latest single "Industry Baby" featuring
fellow rapper Jack Harlow, the 22-year-old Grammy winner took to social media
last night to post an emotional letter he wrote to his young, 20-year-old self,
and his words of love and affirmation really hit home to anyone who has ever
felt stuck in their lives.
"I wrote
a song for us. I know sometimes you feel like it’s all downhill from
here," he started his note, speaking to the past version of himself when "Old Town Road" became a record-smashing hit,
but people were starting to question whether or not an out, openly gay rapper
could make it in the mainstream music industry. "I know your sexuality has
made you feel like an outcast amongst your peers. I know going from having the
biggest song in the world to being trapped in your apartment is weighing heavy
on you. And I know if you hear the phrase 'one hit wonder' one more time you
might combust."
He continued:
"But I
need you to keep going. I need you to realize that you have the opportunity to
be the person that you needed growing up. I need you to stop feeling sorry for
yourself. And I need you to remember that the only person who has to believe in
YOU is YOU."
This isn't the
first time X has taken the time to write to his inner child.
Back in March, he wrote another heartwarming message, this time
to his 14-year-old self, letting him know that coming out as your truest, most
authentic self is a worthwhile experience.
"Dear
14-year-old Montero, I wrote a song with our name in it," the 21-year-old,
whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, started his when "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)" first came out and
made all sorts of viral headlines (both good and bad). "It’s about a guy I met last summer. I know we
promised to never come out publicly, I know we promised to never be 'that' type
of gay person, I know we promised to die with the secret, but this will open
doors for many other queer people to simply exist."
He
continued:
"You see
this is very scary for me, people will be angry, they will say I'm pushing an
agenda. But the truth is, I am. The agenda to make people stay the fuck out of
other people's lives and stop dictating who they should be. Sending you love
from the future."
We know young
Montero would be so proud to see just how far he's come! And we're proud to see
X's continued journey to worldwide music domination too!
"Industry
Baby" is set to drop on Friday, July 23, with his debut studio album set
for release sometime later this summer!
SOURCE: OUT DOT COM
I adore him. He's our lady gaga. So talented and so sexy...
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