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Lil Nas X Talks Provocative ‘Montero’ Video and Song: ‘I Don’t Give a F— Who’s Upset About It’
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSome artists are coy about their sexuality, and some just go for it. While Lil Nas X came out more than a year ago, the sexual themes of his new song “Montero (Call Me by Your Name),” and especially the imagery of its video, are not subtle, to say the least.Nas (real name: Montero Lamar Hill) introduced the song with a message on social media directed to his 14 year-old self: “Dear 14-year-old Montero, I wrote a song with our name in it,” Nas wrote in the message.