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Lil Nas X Comes Out On World Pride Day
Breakout artist Lil Nas X's smash crossover hit "Old Town Road" featuring Billy Ray Cyrus has been everywhere so far this summer. On June 30, which is both World Pride Day and the final day of Pride Month, Lil Nas X took to Twitter to encourage fans to take a closer listen to one of his tracks off his newly released EP, 7 , as a way of, effectively, coming out.
some of y’all already know, some of y’all don’t care, some of y’all not gone fwm no more. but before this month ends i want y’all to listen closely to c7osure. pic.twitter.com/O9krBLllqQ
— nope (@LilNasX) June 30, 2019
“Some of y’all already know, some of y’all don’t care, some of y’all not gone [f*** with me] no more,” he tweeted. “But before this month ends I want y’all to listen closely to ‘C7osure.'”
The song's lyrics don't explicitly address sexuality, "C7osure," according to Rolling Stone, "touches on themes such as coming clean, growing up and embracing one’s self." Lil Nas X sings, “Embracing this news I behold unfolding/I know, I know, I know it don’t feel like it’s time/But I look back at this moment, I’ll see that I’m fine... True say, I want and I need/To let go, use my time to be free.”
deadass thought i made it obvious pic.twitter.com/HFCbVqBkLM
— nope (@LilNasX) June 30, 2019
In another social media clue, Lil Nas X tweeted the cover art for 7 with the caption. “Deadass I thought I made it obvious.”
7 dropped on June 21, debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, whicle “Old Town Road” has reigned at the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks. Over the weekend, Lil Nas X and Billy Ray joined Miley Cyrus on stage at Glastobury to perform the song. Lil Nas X's latest hit, "Panini," has Nirvana's Kurt Cobain listed as a co-writer for it's similarities to the band's 1991 hit "In Bloom."
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