I support that."Ītlanta-born rap artist Zé Taylor's reaction could best be summed up with a GIF, which he posted on Twitter with the caption vowing to protect the 20-year-old "at all costs." It's almost like you're in bondage when you're not living as your true self.
R&B artist and Grown-ish star Trevor Jackson praised Lil Nas X on BET's daily talk show Black Coffee on Monday, telling host Marc Lamont Hill that "you've got to live free, man," On Lil Nas X’s debut album Montero, we get both the elation of living out loud and the space to hold the very real pain of being Black and gay in a society that is still deeply queerphobic. Now y'all keep on listening to him," the "Grimace" musician said Local rapper, Jackboy is all for Lil NasX coming out. Stafford, is a literal gospel singer, grew up going to church in Bankhead, a neighborhood west of Downtown Atlanta. Up-and-coming rapper JackBoy also had positive sentiments for Lil Nas X, telling fans, "do not not listen to him now." Just be whoever you are and we'll accept you for who you are." The cameraman attempts to prod and continue the conversation but Irv just cuts him off and repeats "Who cares? It's all good. "If he's gay, it's all good…if it was like, 20, 30 years ago, it would be a shocker, but in 2019, who cares? It's all good." "Yeah, we don't care whatever he is," the Murder, Inc. Speaking with TMZ on Monday, producer Irv Gotti stated that hip-hop doesn't care if one of their own is gay as the community is far more accepting than it was a couple of decades ago. Since news broke, a whirlwind of support has been directed toward the rising star, with fellow hip-hop artists sending encouraging messages in Lil Nas X's direction.
The ‘Old Town Road’ hitmaker came out in June 2019, and has now admitted he was terrified of telling the world he is. Tweeting at fans to listen closely to the lyrics of his single "C7osure" on Sunday, the Billboard-topping artist then followed up with another tweet saying, "Deadass thought I made it obvious," he said in reference to his sexuality. Lil Nas X was afraid of coming out as gay. Lil Nas X surprised audiences when he used the final day of Pride month to announce that he's gay.