Happy belated birthday to Lil Nas X, who turned 24 on Easter Sunday, of all days, on April 9. As a means to celebrate the occasion, it looks like he set up a Playboy-inspired photoshoot that’s as crisp as it is raunchy- and unreleased. Moreover, he didn’t actually give all the pictures of this shoot away. The cover, though, features the MONTERO star in heels, bunny ears, and no clothes, with just the silk sheets of the bed he’s laying on (which is strewn with old Playboy magazines) to cover him up. Furthermore, the header reads “Battyboy,” which is a slur aimed at gay men in Jamaican patois that he seems to have reclaimed as his own.
“Hbd thee batty boy,” the now 24-year-old wrote as his caption. Other pictures in his slideshow include him looking excitedly at one of his fake covers, hinting at even raunchier stuff featured in the photoshoot. Not only that, but it’s a specific reference to the publication’s Cover Girls cover back in January of 1986. Whenever Lil Nas X fights back against bigoted individuals with his statements, he always does his homework.
Lil Nas X Celebrates Birthday With Playboy-Inspired Photoshoot
However, that’s not to say that his actions can’t result in some significant backlash. For example, he recently drew the ire of many on social media after he tweeted out that he wants to meet more gay men in Africa. The reason why people expressed outrage is because he expressed that shortly after Uganda passed sweeping anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation that threatens the community. As such, people thought that it was a little too close for comfort, and they were unable to identify if Lil Nas X knew what he was doing when he tweeted that. Still, many concluded that it was just unfortunate coincidence, and he hasn’t responded to that concern as of writing this article.
Meanwhile, the “INDUSTRY BABY” hitmaker recently shared some reflections on his love life while on Carpool Karaoke with James Corden. “I used to use Raya,” he expressed of the celebrity dating app. “I think I stopped using Raya… It just like, fell off for me and I just started to meet people in person. And Raya is just very famous, everyone’s famous on there. I’ve met quite a few famous guys. I think I’ve come to know that I don’t like dating famous people.” Regardless of your take on that and his photoshoot, return to HNHH for the latest on Lil Nas X.