On Sunday night last week, Lil Nas X sent out a tweet saying: “Thank you BET awards. An outstanding zero nominations again. Black excellence!” Earlier this month, BET did not include the two-time Grammy Award Winner on its list of nominations for the BET awards show. Lil Nax X was clearly not pleased with BET’s decision, as he posted multiple criticisms on social media.
Lil Nas X’s tension with BET started long before this year’s nomination. Last year, his performance at BET ended with a passionate kiss with another male dancer. While his performance went viral and became the highlight of the award ceremony, BET was not happy after the performance. A team member of Lil Nas X recalled that the BET producer swore at Lil Nas X immediately after he went offstage. After that, there were frequent skirmishes between the two parties. The current dispute is a culmination of all the grudges between Lil Nas X and the BET producers.
With 2 Grammy Awards and 5 Billboard Awards, Nas has already proved himself to be one of the biggest and best rappers out there right now. So, what made him so mad about a subjective award that isn’t even as prestigious as the Grammys he already had? Lil Nas X explained in a tweet that this was less about BET nomination and more about a bigger issue of homophobia within the black community. Like he said on his tweet, he would “risk it all’ to speak up for himself and the Black LGBTQ community.
Lil Nas X’s tension with BET started long before this year’s nomination. Last year, his performance at BET ended with a passionate kiss with another male dancer. While his performance went viral and became the highlight of the award ceremony, BET was not happy after the performance. A team member of Lil Nas X recalled that the BET producer swore at Lil Nas X immediately after he went offstage. After that, there were frequent skirmishes between the two parties. The current dispute is a culmination of all the grudges between Lil Nas X and the BET producers.
With 2 Grammy Awards and 5 Billboard Awards, Nas has already proved himself to be one of the biggest and best rappers out there right now. So, what made him so mad about a subjective award that isn’t even as prestigious as the Grammys he already had? Lil Nas X explained in a tweet that this was less about BET nomination and more about a bigger issue of homophobia within the black community. Like he said on his tweet, he would “risk it all’ to speak up for himself and the Black LGBTQ community.
