Lil Nas X is unafraid to incorporate religious/demonic themes into his art. The openly gay rapper infamously gave “Satan” a lap dance in his “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” music video.
The Georgia-bred rapper caused a lot of condemnation at the time. Two years later, Lil Nas X still generates a lot of backlash from certain groups of people.
“Y’all mind if I enter my Christian era?” Lil Nas tweeted on November 29, along with a teaser clip for a new song. A follow-up tweet read, in part, “Making Christian music does not mean I can’t suck dick no more.”
y’all mind if i enter my christian era ? pic.twitter.com/A6FHTK3MOE
— ☆ (@LilNasX) November 30, 2023
making christian music does not mean i can’t suck dick no more. the two are not mutually exclusive. i am allowed to get on my knees for multiple reasons.
— ☆ (@LilNasX) November 30, 2023
In response, John “Holy Gabbana” Hill blasted Lil Nas X on social media. The internet personality formerly known as Boonk Gang suggested that homosexual men cannot be followers of Jesus Christ.
“If Nas X wanna be gay, cool, do [you] lil bra,” Holy Gabbana wrote. “[Just] don’t title [yourself] a Christian and make others believe it’s okay for us to live in habitual/intentional sin. [People] deserve TRUTH and I stand on [the] word of God.”
The Montero album creator returned to Twitter (X) on Sunday (December 3) to react to Holy Gabbana. The 2x-Grammy Award winner expanded his response to also include other pious critics of his statements and his work.
“It’s really insane how y’all pretend some of our pastors aren’t getting piped down before the Sunday service,” Lil Nas X wrote. “Y’all do not know Jesus personally, stop trying to gatekeep him.”
it’s really insane how yall pretend some of our pastors aren’t getting piped down before the sunday service. yall do not know jesus personally stop trying to gatekeep him https://t.co/qKFFUzA5bp
— ☆ (@LilNasX) December 3, 2023
