Since the beginning of Lil Nas X's rise into superstardom with his hit song "Old Town Road," many Twitter users have speculated that the rapper was behind a now-defunct stan account, @nasmaraj, where he allegedly spent his days fangirling over rapper Nicki Minaj. X has cleverly avoided the topic when asked in interviews and by fans, but now we're one step closer to learning the truth!
X hasn't admitted that he was behind the page, but he has come clean about his love of Minaj. After he asked Minaj to collab on a song with him, a fan asked, "How come you never claimed her when people asked if you were a Barb?? We all knew who you were."
"I didn’t want people to know I was gay tbh," X replied. "The rap/music industry ain’t exactly built or accepting of gay men yet."
X came out last year during Pride Month, months after "Old Town Road" began dominating the charts and just before it became the longest-running #1 song of all time in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Minaj, being the gracious queen that she is, forgave X for initially denying his standom.
"It was a bit of a sting when you denied being a Barb, but I understand," she jokingly tweeted. "Congratulations on building up your confidence to speak your truth."
In typical X fashion, the 21-year-old responded with a SpongeBob meme—and an apology. "The generous queen, I love u. And I’m sorry I did that in a time where u were already getting so much bandwagon hate. I felt so bad, hoping u wouldn’t see my denial. I was just so afraid of people finding out about me and losing everything before I even got a chance."
