Performing in Miami this past weekend, the rapper asked fans to raise their phones if they didn’t have AIDS or “any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that’ll make you die in two to three weeks” and also weren’t “fellas … sucking dick in the parking lot.” In other words, a factor causing needless suffering is people like DaBaby, one of the hottest names in hip-hop. But before this month ends I want y'all to listen closely to c7osure," he wrote, adding a slew of emoji including a rainbow.One big reason HIV/AIDS remains a deadly crisis despite the existence of lifesaving drugs is stigma: Fear of shame and ostracization discourages people from accessing testing, preventive measures, and treatment. "Some of y'all already know, some of y'all don't care, some of y'all not no more. The rapper shared the news on World Pride Day by posting a video of his track 'C7osure', which is about his desire to live a more real life, and urging his fans to listen to its lyrics again. Nas X, who recently announced that he is "ready to take a little time off" from music, first came out to his father and sister in early June before letting his fans know about it a few weeks later. But I - I do believe it's helping," he added. "There's still a lot to be done, of course. 'Cause of course you know, for somebody listening to me in school right now, it's like, you know, you're listening to - you're gay, 'cause you're listening to him." It's not like everybody is messing me with me now. The rapper said, "We still have a long way to go. The rapper later told King that while he knew his story would help others in coming out, "there's still a lot to be done" when it comes to how society treats the LGBTQ community. "But don't you think you coming out, could probably help others who are struggling the way you were struggling with it?" King asked. It's not gonna be good for him," he said.
"Me being in this position, like, it's easy for me. He spoke about how fame helped him feel stronger about coming out than it would for someone with less support. The 'Rodeo' hitmaker went on to explain that coming out can be "easy" when you have a big platform, but not everyone is so fortunate. Especially around my teenage years," the rapper said, adding that at that time he would "pray, pray and pray" that his sexuality was just "a phase."Ĭontinuing he said, that he prayed "it would go away." The 20-year-old rapper said that he "knew" he was gay during his teenage years but prayed that his homo sexuality was just "a phase." "Did you know as a little boy that you were gay? Did you think that as a youngster while people were telling you it's not a good thing, were you thinking, 'Yeah, but I think I am?' " King asked Nas X. In a preview of his upcoming interview with CBS This Morning, the star, who came out as gay in June, opened up to Gayle King about struggling with his sexuality, reported People. It took some time before the rapper was able to accept his sexuality. , Oct 1 (ANI): American rapper Lil Nas X, who rose to fame with his smash hit ' Old Town Road', recently opened up about his journey to coming out as a homosexual.