While accepting the Innovator of The Year Award at Variety’s Hitmakers Brunch in Los Angeles on Saturday, Lil Nas X admitted that he had "a lot of fun pissing people off this year," Out reports.
The confession, of course, doesn't come as a surprise for Lil Nas X fans, who have followed the rapper closely throughout the year. In October, the artist pissed off one of his biggest critics, Boosie, as Blavity previously reported.
"So, I been working on this song with Lil Boosie, bro," the 22-year-old singer said, clearly trolling his fellow rapper, on Instagram Live. "I got this song with Lil Boosie finna come out. Fire, I ain't even gon' lie, for real. Song with Boosie finna come out."
Boosie responded with homophobic rhetoric.
"STOP TROLLING ME F****T LOL," he wrote. "U A WHOLE B***H PLAYING WITH A GANGSTA SMH U CAN KEEP SUCKING D**K N GETTIN F**KED N YOUR ASS N PEACE N #uhateyourself I WOULD TOO IF I WAS YOU LOL NASx IF YOU #commitsuicide YOU WOULD DO THIS WORLD A HUGE FAVOR. NOBODY WANTS U HERE."
Haters also expressed outrage in September when the rapper kissed his backup dancer on stage during the 2021 BET Awards, as Blavity previously reported.
After reaching 1 million dislikes on his controversial video, “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)," the 22-year-old thanked his critics.
“Thank u to everyone who made this possible. I am nothing without you guys lack of support," he wrote on Twitter in July.
Conservative groups particularly chastised the video, which shows Lil Nas X riding on a stripper pole to hell and giving the devil a lap dance.
Chloe Bailey presented the Innovator of the Year Award to the Grammy-winning rapper on Saturday.
"He’s kicked in the door, breaking down barriers, while delivering unforgettable music and visuals," Bailey said.
As he accepted the award, Lil Nas X opened up about some of the struggles he faced during his career.
"This year took a lot of mental strength for me just to even continue to keep pushing after my debut reached such a high place so, so quickly," he said. "It's very scary to try to follow up and keep it going."
