Montero Lamar Hill famed as Lil Nas X is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter. He is best known for his country rap breakout single ‘Old Town Road’ which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and was controversially removed from the Hot Country Songs after debuting at number 19. Lil Nas X is a very talented singer.
How 'Old Town Road' changed Lil Nas X life
“Old Town Road” is the hottest song in the world as of today. It was an instant viral hit that has spent the last eight weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100. It went triple platinum in May and has been streamed over one billion times. But the song also gained notoriety for sparking a national debate over whether a rapper, who happens to be black, can create a country hit. he hit single, “Old Town Road,” has caused divisions within the music industry. But the controversy has united an unlikely pairing between a country legend, Billy Ray Cyrus and a rising star: 20-year-old rapper Lil Nas X. “This is only the beginning. And you know people won't realize that until they realize it,” the artist, born Montero Lamar Hill, told “Nightline.” “I knew for a fact that this song would take me to another level but … I can’t say I knew that it was going to be worldwide or nationwide.” He paid $30 for the beat and released the track independently. “Social media is the biggest factor in every song is nowadays,” he said. “It's like I use that to my advantage… and it worked”, he said.
How old is Lil Nas X?
Lil Nas X celebrated his 20th birthday on 9th April as of 2019.
Where was Lil Nas x born?
On 9th April 1999, Lil Nas X was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the USA as Montero Lamar Hill. His nationality is American and his ethnicity is African-American. Talking about his siblings, he has seven biological siblings which include 5 brothers and 2 sisters. His parents separated when he was only 6 years old. He spent his childhood with his mom before moving to Austell, Georgia, to live with his dad. As per his education history, he attended Lindley Middle School followed by Pebblebrook High School. He graduated from Lithia Springs School in Atlanta, Georgia. This rapper dropped out of West Georgia University during his freshman year to focus on music full-time. His religion is Christian and his horoscope sign is Pisces.
Who is Lil Nas X dating?
Moving towards the personal life of Lil Nas X, he is currently single. He has not been linked with any other person neither in the past nor in the present. He is currently busy in his career and he might be searching for the perfect one. He is enjoying his single life happily without any disturbances. His sexual orientation is straight.
What is the net worth of Lil Nas X?
Lil Nas X is earning a huge amount of money from his career. He has an estimated net worth of around $750 K as of 2019 and he has earned that sum of money from his professional career. His exact salary will be added soon.
How tall is Lil Nas X?
Lil Nas X is a very handsome rapper with an attractive personality. He has a tall height of 5 ft. 11 in. He has brown eyes and black hair. But, other information regarding his weight, shoe size, dress size, etc. are not available. It will be added very soon.
What makes Lil Nas X famous?
- Lil Nas X started his career as an internet personality on Twitter.
- He gained fame through his Nicki Minaj fan account “NasMaraj” which is named after Nicki Minaj’s actual surname of “Miraj” as well as New York rapper Nas.
- He also becomes famous for his viral tweets and other fan pages, “FactsAboutNM’ in the year 2015.
- His account “NasMaraj” gained attention for its interactive “scenario threads’ in the year 2017.
- He began uploading songs to SoundCloud in the year 2018 and released the county rap song ‘Old Town Road’ on 3rd December 2018.
- The song debuted at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100, after climbing to number one. The same song also debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart at number 19 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at 36. However, the song was removed from the Hot Country Songs chart in March 2019 by Billboard.
- He had broken Drake’s record for the most US streams in one week on 26th April 2019.
- His song ‘Old Town Road’ achieved 143 million streams for the week ending on April 11 and surpassed Drake’s ‘In My Feelings’ which had 116.2 million streams in one week in July 2018.
- He will release his debut EP, 7, in June 2019.
- The "Old Town Road" remix had been number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks on 19th May 2019.
