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Lil Nas X shares inspirational letter to his younger, closeted self
Timed to the Thursday night release of his latest single “Industry Baby,” Lil Nas X has shared a touching letter he wrote to his younger self, reassuring “20 year old Montero” that everything is going to be OK.Now only 22, the letter shows just how far the performer has come in such a short amount of time. Two years ago, Nas X was on a rocket ride going from unknown Soundcloud musician to worldwide phenomenon as “Old Town Road” topped the charts and refused to budge for 17 months.During that time, he was closeted and worrying that his career would only ever be defined by “Old Town Road.”Related: Lil Nas X just perfectly trolled straight people…again“I wrote a song for us.