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Lil Nas X Grinds on Satan in Gayest Pop Video of All Time

Lil Nas X Grinds on Satan in Gayest Pop Video of All Time

Lil Nas X Grinds on Satan in Gayest Pop Video of All Time

"Y’all love saying we going to hell but get upset when I actually go there lmao."

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Protect Lil Nas X at all costs!

The 21-year-old rapper just dropped the new song and music video for "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)" and it's already making shockwaves on social media. 

While the song asks a lover "to stop pretending with his significant other and act on a first-name basis," according to Genius, the video depicts X in the garden of eden being tempted by sin, being stoned for acting on his desires, having the option to go up to heaven and instead taking hold of a stripper pole where he descends into hell, meets Satan, and then proceeds to ride him. 

The video from the Grammy-winning artist is already pissing off conservative viewers, but X knew exactly what he was doing. "Y’all love saying we going to hell but get upset when I actually go there lmao," he tweeted. And in anticipation of the outrage, he joked "I’m gonna be so pissed if I don’t get any Illuminati conspiracy videos. I worked so hard for this."

Even through the ridiculousness of it all, it's definitely a moment for Lil Nas X and gay representation in pop culture at large. The song and video is unabashedly queer (one of the lyrics reads "shoot a child in your mouth while I'm ridin"), and watching a Black pop star strut around in underwear and heels and be embraced by much of the public and his fans feels momentous. 

X wrote an emotional letter to his younger self. "I know we promised to never come out publicly, I know we promised to never be 'that' type of gay person, I know we promised to die with the secret, but this will open doors for many other queer people to simply exist."

X also shared a supportive and encouraging text from his father.

The internet has exploded with reactions and memes:

Lil Nas X's debut album is excepted this summer. We'll be streaming "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)" on repeat in the meantime!

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Taylor Henderson

Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one! 

Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!