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Lil Nas X’s story will be told through a new documentary covering the life of rap’s first openly gay superstar. Produced by HBO Originals, Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero premieres on Max and HBO on Jan. 27.
Born Montero Lamar Hill, the 24-year-old covers his preparation for his first tour the Long Live Montero tour. Per an HBO release, it will provide viewers with behind-the-scenes footage never been shown as he handles fans, fame, his queer identity, and all the things that come with it.
“With unparalleled access, the film follows the genre-breaking artist on a personal journey of self-investigation and discovery as he creates, rehearses, and performs nightly in front of his legions of devoted fans,” the release says.
In 2018, the Atlanta-based musician and content creator went viral with his song “Old Town Road.” He bought the beat that underpins the song for $30 and recorded it with lyrics in a local studio. Given the social media savvy that he’d displayed as an online personality and while running rogue Nicki Minaj fan accounts, Lil Nas X took the song to #1 as an indie artist before signing with Columbia Records.
From then on, his career has continued to ascend with the release of his 2019 EP, 7 and his debut album Montero in 2021. Those projects have netted him two Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, five MTV Video Awards and a Billboard chart record for his debut single.
The doc will run in three parts similar to the tour: Rebirth, Transformation, and Becoming. No trailer has been released yet. But Lil Nas X did send fans a few messages on his social media platforms. In one post, he’s teasing new music that he says will be out next Friday, Jan. 12.
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In another, he told his 11.5M followers that he was aware of some of their takes on his career.
“I love this constant cycle the world has with me,” he posted. “When I started making music, y’all told me I was just another twitter rapper. Then I made the biggest song of all time. Yall called me a one hit wonder. Then I dropped one of the most streamed albums of the year with 3 top 5 hits. Now y’all saying my new shit not finna do nothing. At some point y’all gotta realize I am god’s favorite.”
He ended the post with 1/12/24 which is the date he says new music is dropping.
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