Lil Nas X’s brother just came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, Media Take Out has learned.
The “Industry Baby” musician’s new documentary Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival over the weekend, and in the movie, Lil Nas X’s brother Tramon Hill opened up about how the performer inspired him to come out as bisexual.
“My brother really opened doors for a lot of people,” Tramon said. “Yeah, he opened a door for me. What I mean by that, like, I’m not gay, though, you feel me? I’m bisexual. He helped me be real with myself. My brother made me more open to it.”
“If you f— with me, you f— with me. If you don’t, you don’t. Bye. Get out of my presence. I don’t need you,” he continued.
He reportedly added, “At the end of the day, people are going to f— with who they f— with, so stop trying to chase a friend. A friend is going to always be there.”
rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his country rap single “Old Town Road”, which spent 19 weeks atop the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the longest-running number-one song since the chart debuted in 1958.[1] As the song was atop the Hot 100, Lil Nas X came out as gay, becoming the only artist to do so while having a number-one record.[2]
Following the success of “Old Town Road”, Lil Nas X released his debut extended play, titled 7, which spawned two further singles, with “Panini” peaking at number five and “Rodeo” (featuring Cardi B or Nas) peaking at number 22 on the Hot 100. His debut studio album, Montero (2021), was supported by the chart-topping singles “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” and “Industry Baby” (featuring Jack Harlow) and the top-ten single “Thats What I Want”, and was nominated for Album of the Year at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.
