Lil Nas X.Photo: Rich Fury/Getty
Lil Nas Xis airing out his feelings toward BET.
After receiving zero nominations for the upcoming 2022BET Awards, the “That’s What I Want” performer teased a new song on Wednesday featuring a pointed diss toward the network — though he claims the issue is “bigger” than awards.
Shirtless and sitting in a car, Lil Nas X, 23, lip-synced along to the track — which is titled “Late To Da Party” and features rapperYoungBoy Never Broke Again— in a one-minute clip shared to social media.
Beginning with “F— BET” repeated four times, the song’s first verse features the lyrics: “Lick it on up, slurp it / Make it sloppy, ok, ok, ok, ok / Look at how I top s— / I just put like three up in the top 10.”
“And I don’t need nobody / I just need these Ccs on my body / Everything I do be tryna run, go make a profit / Read about it,” continues theMonterohitmaker.
Shortly after posting the clip, which followed a since-deleted Twitter venting session about his lack of nominations, Lil Nas X told fans his issue runs deeper than a desire to win trophies.
“this not over no BET award,” he wrote in a tweet. “this is about the bigger problem of homophobia in the black community, y’all can sit and pretend all u want but imma risk it all for us.”
BET then issued a response to the two-time Grammy winner. “We love Lil Nas X. He was nominated for a Best New Artist BET Award in 2020, and we proudly showcased his extraordinary talent and creativity on the show twice,” wrote the organization.
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“At BET, we are passionate advocates for the wonderful diversity that exists within our community,” concluded the note. “We are committed to using all of our platforms to provide visibility and inclusion for all of the many intersections of the Black community.”
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“thank you bet awards. an outstanding zero nominations,” he wrote on Twitter. “black excellence!”
After a fan questioned his tweet and asked why he felt he deserved to be nominated, Lil Nas X responded: “idk maybe 3 of the biggest songs of last year & a critically acclaimed album… i feel like that should’ve helped me a bit”
“Doesn’t even have to be me nominated,” the musician followed up in another tweet. “i just feel like black gay ppl have to fight to be seen in this world and even when we make it to the top [they] try to pretend we are invisible.”
source: people.com
