Lil Nas X
Lil Nas X (born April 9, 1999 in Lithia Springs , Georgia ; real name Montero Lamar Hill ) is an American rapper and singer .
Career
Hill first gained notoriety as an Internet personality on Twitter . From 2015 he was active in social media under the pseudonym NasMaraj , based on Nicki Minaj and Nas . His mostly fictional contributions sometimes reached viral attention.
In 2018 Hill published his own songs for the first time on the Soundcloud platform . His debut single, Old Town Road , was released on December 3, 2018. After just a few months, the song quickly spread due to the YeeHaw Challenge on the TikTok app . Old Town Road hit the US charts in March 2019 . The song was removed from the Hot Country Songs a little later due to a lack of country elements . On April 5, 2019, Billy Ray Cyrus released a remix of the song. A few days later reached Old Town Road , the top of the Hot 100 . At the end of April 2019, the song also rose to number one in the single charts in Germany . With a total of 19 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 , Old Town Road became the most successful song in US chart history. In August 2019 Lil Nas X was for Old Town Road at the MTV Video Music Awards with the Song of the Year award.
During the summer of 2019, Lil Nas X made several hints about his alleged homosexuality , which he later confirmed in several interviews with US media. He said that as a teenager he was so desperate because of his sexual orientation that he tried to pray it away. Before Lil Nas X, no one has come out as the current number 1 on the Billboard charts.
At the 2020 Grammy Awards , Lil Nas X was one of the favorites with five nominations, but he only won in the category of pop performance by a duo . In addition, the video for Old Town Road was awarded.
Discography
EPs
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2019 | 7th |
DE99 (1 week) DE |
AT53 (3 weeks) AT |
CH63 (1 week) CH |
UK23 (5 weeks) UK |
US2 ![]() (… Where.)US |
First published: June 21, 2019
Sales: + 1,127,500 |
Mix tapes
- 2018: Nasarati (First published: July 24, 2018)
Singles
year | Title album |
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2018 |
Old Town Road 7 |
DE1 ![]() (53 weeks)DE |
AT1 ![]() × 2
(56 weeks)AT |
CH1 (70 weeks) CH |
UK1 ![]() × 3
(47 weeks)UK |
US1 ![]() ![]() × 2
(45 weeks)US |
First published: December 3, 2018
Sales: + 18,400,000; Remix feat. Billy Ray Cyrus |
2019 | Panini 7 |
DE85 (6 weeks) DE |
AT55 (8 weeks) AT |
CH41 (13 weeks) CH |
UK21st ![]() (20 weeks)UK |
US5 ![]() × 5
(32 weeks)US |
First published: June 20, 2019
Sales: + 5,660,000; Remix feat. DaBaby |
2020 | Rodeo 7 |
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CH82 (2 weeks) CH |
UK55 (3 weeks) UK |
US22nd ![]() (9 weeks)US |
Awards for music sales
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- | 980,000 | aria.com.au |
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- | 140,000 | ultratop.be |
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- | 235,000 | ifpi.dk |
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- | 400,000 | musikindustrie.de |
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383,333 | infodisc.fr snepmusique.com |
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- | 150,000 | fimi.it |
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1,080,000 | musiccanada.com |
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- | 390,000 | amprofon.com.mx |
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- | 142,500 | nztop40.co.nz |
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- | 30,000 | ifpi.no |
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- | 60,000 | ifpi.at |
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110,000 | bestsellery.zpav.pl |
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- | 20,000 | Individual evidence |
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- | 80,000 | sverigetopplistan.se |
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- | - | 20,000 | elportaldemusica.es |
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19,000,000 | riaa.com |
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- | 2,200,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all |
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Yohance Kyles: Lil Nas X Explains The Meaning Of His Stage Name. In: allhiphop.com. April 8, 2019, accessed April 10, 2019 .
- ↑ Brian Feldman: Before 'Old Town Road,' Lil Nas X Was a Tweetdecker. In: New York Magazine . April 5, 2019, accessed April 10, 2019 .
- ↑ One cryptic storyteller is using Twitter to craft thrilling interactive fiction. In: thenextweb.com. July 10, 2017, accessed April 10, 2019 .
- ↑ Lil Nas X - Soundcloud. In: Soundcloud . Accessed April 10, 2019 .
- ↑ Lil Nas X - Old Town Road - Single. In: iTunes . Accessed April 10, 2019 .
- ↑ Michael Rubach: Country trap at the top of the US charts: Why Lil Nas X is going through the roof. In: hiphop.de. April 9, 2019, accessed April 10, 2019 .
- ↑ Xander Kellner: Spurred by a TikTok Meme, Lil Nas X Scores First Billboard Hot 100 Hit With 'Old Town Road'. In: Billboard . March 13, 2019, accessed April 10, 2019 .
- ^ Noah Yoo: Billboard Removes Lil Nas X's Viral Song "Old Town Road" from Country Chart. In: Pitchfork . March 27, 2019, accessed April 10, 2019 .
- ↑ Lil Nas X - Old Town Road (Remix) [feat. Billy Ray Cyrus] - single. In: iTunes . Accessed April 10, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Trevor Anderson, Gary Trust: Winner's Circle: Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Breaks Record With 17th Week Atop Billboard Hot 100. In: Billboard. July 29, 2019, accessed on July 29, 2019 .
- ↑ 2019 MTV VMA: The winners. In: mtv.de. August 26, 2019, accessed October 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Lil Nas X indicates coming out. In: Queer.de. July 1, 2019, accessed October 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Lil Nas X once wanted to pray away his homosexuality. In: Queer.de. October 1, 2019, accessed October 1, 2019 .
- ^ Rob Sheffield: The 'Old Town Road' Goes on Forever. In: Rolling Stone Magazine. July 19, 2019, accessed October 1, 2019 .
- ↑ bad guy by Billie Eilish Named Biggest Global Single of 2019. ifpi.org, March 10, 2020, accessed on March 11, 2020 .
- ↑ 2 × platinum for Old Town Road in Portugal
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lil Nas X |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hill, Montero Lamar (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rapper and singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1999 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lithia Springs , Georgia , United States |