Montero Lamar Hill, known professionally as Lil Nas X, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He came to international attention for his country rap breakout single "Old Town Road", which first achieved viral popularity on the video sharing app TikTok in early 2019. The song reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and remained there for 19 weeks, the only song to do so since the chart started in 1958. In June 2019, Nas X came out as gay, the only artist at that point to have done so while having a number-one record.

Montero Lamar Hill, known professionally as Lil Nas X, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He came to international attention for his country rap breakout single "Old Town Road", which first went viral on TikTok in early 2019. The song reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and remained there for 19 weeks, the only song to do so since the chart started in 1958. In June 2019, Nas X came out as gay, the only artist at that point to have done so while having a number-one record.