A story about a fan recently meeting the famed rapper Lil Nas X is making the rounds on the internet and social media, earning viral status on Reddit and other platforms.
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Lil Nas X, who wrote and produced “Old Town Road,” “Industry Baby” and more popular songs, shared the story, joking on Twitter that he’s a “very mean” person.
Wrote the fan, “It’s my birthday, I work low level in the entertainment industry. I was able to secure shitty tickets to the VMAs to see Nicki Minaj. I headed out after she performed because long drive home. The elevator attendant at Prudential Center [where the VMAs were happening] accidentally let me off one some kind of high security floor. Lil Nas X appeared out of nowhere as I was trying to find the exit.
“I’m a shy person so it took a lot for me to approach him and I didn’t want to be annoying but it’s my birthday and this opportunity seemed once in a lifetime, so I did. I said (awkwardly) ‘Montero?’ He said “Yeesss?’ I said, ‘I’m not supposed to be here I’m sorry but can I get a picture with you?’ He said laughingly ‘yes but tell me I look classy’ (he was in his VMA outfit) I did obviously and he was so nice and posed and then suggested we change lighting so the pics would be better. It was really nice. We took a bunch of cute pics. I’m an unpaid intern and meet a lot of assholes in this industry. It was really nice to meet someone I admire and find out they’re a genuinely nice person.
“That’s all!!!”
To which Lil Nas X wrote, obviously joking, “this is not true. i am very mean in person. i once slapped a fan for singing the lyrics to industry baby wrong.”
He added a meme, talking about the joy of beating “nice person allegations.”
Just another day in the award-winning, billion-streamed life of a really nice superstar musician.
And in the words of the original storyteller, “That’s all!!!”
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