Lil Nas X Is Not Trying To Comfort Anyone
Consider This from NPR
NPR
4.2 • 6.2K Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2021
⏱️ 12 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.
NPR Privacy Policy
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Every generation has its musical boogie man, someone who gets accused of corrupting the youth. |
| 0:05.5 | Elvis swung his hips in the 1950s, the Rolling Stones were called devil worshipers in the 60s. |
| 0:15.2 | And WA was accused of inciting violence in the 80s. |
| 0:18.0 | Madonna pushed sexual boundaries in the 90s as did Britney Spears in the early 2000s. |
| 0:32.1 | And the latest musician to be inducted into this notorious list. |
| 0:41.1 | Lil Nas X. The 22-year-old had a huge hit back in 2018 with the country rap song |
| 0:47.5 | Old Town Road. He won two MTV Video Music Awards and a Country Music Association award. |
| 0:54.0 | Kids loved the song. Yeehaw y'all! |
| 1:02.7 | Now Lil Nas X has proven to be much more than a one-hit wonder. |
| 1:06.7 | Last March, the rapper released the song Montero called me by your name. |
| 1:10.4 | And the music video accompanying the hit song? Well, it's just one reason parents have been |
| 1:21.2 | clutching their pearls and shielding their children's eyes. In the music video, Lil Nas X rides |
| 1:27.2 | a stripper pole straight to hell and gives the devil a lap dance. |
| 1:30.8 | The whole production is a celebration of unapologetic black queerness, |
| 1:40.4 | flaunting in the face of the idea that gay people will be punished in hell. |
| 1:44.3 | The backlash from religious and conservative groups only added to Lil Nas X's fame. |
| 1:49.3 | He played it up on social media, trolling his haters. |
| 1:52.5 | And now he is out with a full-length album that he's just as provocative. |
| 2:01.6 | In this Instagram video, Lil Nas X literally gives birth to that album, titled Montero after his |
| 2:07.8 | real name. I'm not like trying to comfort anyone or whoever their family is or their children. |
| 2:15.3 | Consider this. The controversy that Lil Nas X generates is reshaping the music industry, |
| 2:23.3 | and each new chapter in the story adds to his fame. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NPR, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of NPR and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.

