Lil Nas X Comes Out as Member of the LGBTQ Community

He shared the news along with a new video for the song "C7osure"

BY Josiah HughesPublished Jun 30, 2019

Viral country rap genre-blender Lil Nas X recently shared a handful of songs that aren't "Old Town Road" on his debut EP 7, and now he's revealed there was a big secret on the release. Specifically, the song "C7osure" is meant to be interpreted as him coming out as a member of the LGBTQ community.

On Twitter, the performer shared a new video for the track and hinted the song was about him coming out. "Before this month ends I want y'all to listen closely to 'C7osure,'" he wrote.

June is, of course, Pride month.
The rapper added he had hinted at his own LGBTQ status on the album art for 7.
 
Read Exclaim!'s review of the EP.

 

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