It wasnt until the end of the epic performance that audiences were treated to a long passionate kiss that. Youd think the Grammys is PG 13 but clearly, Lil Nas didnt get the memo. Imma let y’all finish but he slayed that. Lil Nas X breaks gender boundaries with his BET Awards red carpet looks. Lil Nas Xs saucy Grammys performance included crotch grabs and a microphone dingle. Lil Nas X just kissed a man on the BET awards stage and paid tribute to Michael Jackson. I know the homophobes are SCRAMBLING /ETcxweJ6Yc Lil Nas X done kissed that man at the BET Awards AND on a Sunday… good for him. ~ Everybody face after #LilNasX performance!! #betawards2021 /7GKwVeYya3 Y’all really like to pretend homosexuality didn’t exist in african culture Īs if we didn’t stan Lil Nas X already! Can we have him perform at every awards show?īelow, check out more tweets praising his “Montero” makeout. Nas X, the unofficial king of trolling, quote-retweeted the criticism with his own history lesson for the uneducated children out there: One Twitter user blasted Lil Nas X for the kiss, writing, “Don’t use African culture for shits like this!!! Respect our ancestors.” Celebrities like Diddy praised the act, but not everyone was happy about the onscreen lip-lock. Twitter was set ablaze by the same-sex smooch, which was first kiss between two Black men to air during the BET Awards in the show’s 20-year history. Lil Nas X delivered a brave, unapologetic, and electrifying performance at the BET Awards on Sunday, ending his set by locking lips with a male dancer. He closed out the performance by sharing a steamy kiss with one of his male backup dancers. Five singles supported Montero: the lead single 'Montero (Call. Its title, cover artwork, and tracklist were unveiled in 2021. The album, titled after his given name, was first announced in 2019. After dancing with some fierce pharaohs, Nas X climbed the pyramid stairs onstage. Montero (stylized in all caps) is the debut studio album by American rapper and singer Lil Nas X, released on September 17, 2021, by Columbia Records. That black-and-white sailor after World War II. The out rapper’s performance of “Montero” was a tribute to Michael Jackson’s to classic “Remember the Time” music video from 1992, complete with Ancient Egyptian imagery. Bow Down to Pharaoh Montero and His Sexy BET Awards Make-Out Moment Spider-Man and MJ. Lil Nas X is getting Twitter all hot and bothered - again.Īt the 2021 BET Awards on Sunday (June 27), Nas X performed a royal rendition his massive hit single “Montero (Call Me By Your Name).” Although he left his Satanic stripper pole at home this time, he still managed to make some viewers clutch their pearls.