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Lil Nas X
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American rapper, singer and songwriter (born 1999)
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Montero Lamar Hill, known professionally as Lil Nas X, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and television actor. Born on April 9, 1999, in Lithia Springs, Georgia, he is of African American ethnicity and identifies as homosexual. He attended the University of West Georgia and speaks English as his native language. His career began in 2015, and he has been associated with record labels including RCA Records and Columbia Records.
Hill’s musical output spans genres such as hip-hop, pop rap, country rap, and trap music. His notable work includes the song "Old Town Road." He has received several awards, including the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, the Grammy Award for Best Music Video, the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction, and the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video. He was also recognized in the Time 100 collection.
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Lithia Springs, Georgia, USA
Montero Lamar Hill (born April 9, 1999), known by his stage name Lil Nas X, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his country rap single "Old Town Road", which first achieved viral popularity in early 2019 before climbing music charts internationally and becoming diamond certified by November of that same year, moving over ten million certified…
Known for
- Opus — Moretti Superfan #2 (uncredited)2025
- Chris Rock: Road To Live Special — Self2023
- Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero — Self2023
- Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé — Self2023
- Lil Nas X Lollapalooza São Paulo2023
- The Muppets Mayhem — Lil Nas X2023
- Lil Nas X: Unlikely Cowboy — Self2022
- The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder — June Bug (voice)2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self2022
- Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A — Self2021
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1999
Discography
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- Listeners
- 2,697,946
- Total plays
- 117,135,392
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Lil Nas X (born April 9, 1999) is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. In 2018, he dropped out of college during his freshman year to pursue music full-time. On July 24, 2018, he released his debut mixtape titled 'NASARATI'. His breakthrough came in 2019, when his single "Old Town Road" went viral on TikTok and became a number one hit, both in the US and internationally. The song also caused controversy when it was disqualified from the Billboard country chart <a href
Key facts
- Born
- Montero Lamar Hill , ( 1999-04-09 ) April 9, 1999 (age 27) , Atlanta , Georgia, U.S.
- Education
- University of West Georgia (no degree)
- Occupations
- Rapper singer songwriter
- Years active
- 2015–present
- Awards
- Full list
- Origin
- Austell, Georgia , U.S.
- Genres
- Hip-hop pop
- Works
- Discography
- Label
- Columbia
- Website
- lilnasx .com
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Hill
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lithia Springs
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- University of West Georgia
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Old Town Road
- Genre
- trap music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Discography
- Lil Nas X discography
- Official website
- www.welcometomontero.com
- Image
- Lil Nas X Talks About Gaining His Father's Acceptance, Growing Up in Atlanta, & FINDING HIMSELF 7-32 screenshot (headshot).jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
- Significant event
- coming out
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- date of birth
- 1999-04-09
- birth name
- Montero Lamar Hill
- start of work period
- 2015-00-00
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- Lil Nas X
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- African Americans
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
- different from
- Nas
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- Template:Lil Nas X
- topic's main category
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- pseudonym
- Lil Nas X
- social media followers
- 19400000
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist
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Encyclopedic overview
Montero Lamar Hill (born April 9, 1999), better known by his stage name Lil Nas X (/nɑːz/ NAHZ), is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his 2018 country rap single "Old Town Road", which spent a then-record 19 weeks atop the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Simultaneously, he came out as gay, the first artist to do so while having a number-one record.
Following the success of "Old Town Road", Lil Nas X signed with Columbia Records to release his debut extended play (EP) 7 (2019), which spawned two follow-up singles: "Panini" and "Rodeo" (remixed featuring Nas); the former peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, while the latter peaked at number 22. His debut studio album, Montero (2021), peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and earned a nomination for Album of the Year at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. It was supported by the Billboard Hot 100-number one singles "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" and "Industry Baby" (featuring Jack Harlow), along with the top-ten single "Thats What I Want".
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