Besides his name, there was nothing little aboutLil Nas Xlast year.Back in early 2019, the rapper (born Montero Lamar Hill) was sleeping on a relative’s couch and dreaming of his next move.“My only vision was to make it out of where I was as quick as possible,” the 20-year-old Georgia native tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “I didn’t know what that would look like.”Now, it’s hard to imagine a world without his hip-hop-and-country-blending smash hit“Old Town Road”, which landed himtwo Grammyslast month and a hitnew commercial with Doritosthat aired during last weekend’s Super Bowl.“It feels amazing,” says the Georgia native, 20, of his runaway success.Ben TrivettOn top of breaking out with a record-breaking song, Lil Nas X garnered additional attention last summer when hecame out as gayon social media. Though it’s a move he’s proud of, he admits that sharing his sexuality with the world did come with some apprehension.“There’s always that fear that something will overshadow your career,” says the rapper, who went on to release his hit follow-up single “Panini” and is currently working on his new album. “But it’s all depending on what you decide to do. So you just work harder to make sure that it doesn’t and just keep going I guess.”Lil Nas X, Ellen DeGeneres.Ellen/YouTubeOf the support he’s received from fans, including stars likeEllen Degeneres, Nas X couldn’t be happier. “It was pretty incredible,” he says of Degeneres calling him an “inspiration” as she introduced his Grammys performance. “She’s super cool.”Another Hollywood heavyweight he counts as a friend these days: veteran actorSam Elliott. The two star alongside each other in thenew Doritos commercialand hit it off.“Meeting Sam was dope. He gave me great advice and said nice things. And his mustache wave was my favorite part of the commercial.”As for what’s next, the rapper says he’s got some big plans for 2020.“This special year, I want to have my album out and a lot of music videos and I want to do a lot of things in the fashion world. On the personal side, I’m going to work on controlling my emotions better.”At least the young star’s already proven that anything can happen.
Besides his name, there was nothing little aboutLil Nas Xlast year.
Back in early 2019, the rapper (born Montero Lamar Hill) was sleeping on a relative’s couch and dreaming of his next move.
“My only vision was to make it out of where I was as quick as possible,” the 20-year-old Georgia native tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “I didn’t know what that would look like.”
Now, it’s hard to imagine a world without his hip-hop-and-country-blending smash hit“Old Town Road”, which landed himtwo Grammyslast month and a hitnew commercial with Doritosthat aired during last weekend’s Super Bowl.
“It feels amazing,” says the Georgia native, 20, of his runaway success.
Ben Trivett
On top of breaking out with a record-breaking song, Lil Nas X garnered additional attention last summer when hecame out as gayon social media. Though it’s a move he’s proud of, he admits that sharing his sexuality with the world did come with some apprehension.
“There’s always that fear that something will overshadow your career,” says the rapper, who went on to release his hit follow-up single “Panini” and is currently working on his new album. “But it’s all depending on what you decide to do. So you just work harder to make sure that it doesn’t and just keep going I guess.”
Lil Nas X, Ellen DeGeneres.Ellen/YouTube
Of the support he’s received from fans, including stars likeEllen Degeneres, Nas X couldn’t be happier. “It was pretty incredible,” he says of Degeneres calling him an “inspiration” as she introduced his Grammys performance. “She’s super cool.”
Another Hollywood heavyweight he counts as a friend these days: veteran actorSam Elliott. The two star alongside each other in thenew Doritos commercialand hit it off.
“Meeting Sam was dope. He gave me great advice and said nice things. And his mustache wave was my favorite part of the commercial.”
As for what’s next, the rapper says he’s got some big plans for 2020.
“This special year, I want to have my album out and a lot of music videos and I want to do a lot of things in the fashion world. On the personal side, I’m going to work on controlling my emotions better.”
At least the young star’s already proven that anything can happen.
source: people.com
