Lil Nas X Is Not Sure He ‘Would Have Ever Came Out’ If He Didn’t Have Successful Music Career

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Things could have looked a lot different for Lil Nas X had “Old Town Road” not been a big success. Fresh off the release of his debut album Montero, the rapper told XXL that he probably would have never come out if he didn’t find the success he did through the Billy Ray Cyrus collab.

RELATED: Lil Nas X Performs Incredible Cover Of Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ “I don’t think I would have ever came out,” he said. “I honestly felt like it was kind of my duty.

Especially if I wanted to move forward. And [with] what I was doing, because authenticity is very real, and I feel like people can see right through that.

And that’s a part of me.” He was also worried about what people would think of him after he did come out. RELATED: Lil Nas X And Billy Ray