Lil Nas X (born Montero Lamar Hill) will let viewers get a glimpse into his life with a new documentary. Long Live Montero premieres on HBO and the Max streaming service on January 27 at 8 pm ET/PT.
An official trailer for Long Live Montero arrived on Thursday (January 18). The two-minute teaser features Lil Nas X discussing some of the public perceptions about him.
“Some people think my music is dope. Some people see me as this like satanic devil,” the openly gay artist pondered in the video. He also said, ” When I was a kid, my sexuality was just like the elephant in the room.”
Lil Nas X came out as gay in June 2019 after his 2018 single “Old Town Road” became a chart-topping hit in America. “Old Town Road” remained at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a record-breaking 19 weeks in 2019.
Since revealing being part of the LGBTQ community, Lil Nas X has faced ridicule and condemnation. For example, Boosie Badazz became one of the Georgia native’s most outspoken critics. The Baton Rouge-raised rapper called Lil Nas a “f#####” and suggested the Grammy winner should take his own life.
Boosie also joined other celebrities in denouncing Lil Nas X’s rollout for his new “J Christ” song. Lil Nas faced significant backlash for supposedly mocking Jesus Christ. The negative reactions to his antics eventually caused the 24-year-old entertainer to offer an apology to his Christian fans.
Lil Nas X’s Long Live Montero joins an HBO Max music documentary library that also features Juice WRLD’s Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss and Lizzo’s Love, Lizzo. Carlos López Estrada and Zac Manuel directed Long Live Montero. Members of Hill’s family as well as recording artist Saucy Santana make appearances in the doc.
