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Lil Nas X Celebrates Birthday With Scandalous Faux Playboy Cover
We wouldn't expect anything else!
Lil Nas X loves a scandal, and his latest birthday photoshoot gives the gays everything they want.
The "Industry Baby" singer celebrated his 24th birthday on Sunday, which just so happened to be Easter this year. He celebrated with an Instagram photoshoot, captioned, "hbd thee batty boy".
The photo shoot is for a fake magazine spread in Battyboy, which is a pejorative term for gay men in Jamaican Patois and a parody of the iconic Playboy brand. On the cover, X is glammed out in wigs and high heels while showing off his *ahem* assets.
It's a direct homage to Playboy's January 1986 Cover Girls cover. In the following slides, a more masculine presenting X is almost salivating over the spread while looking into an open magazine. If you look carefully, that cover looks like X as well.
\u201chappy bday to me\u201d— pussy (@pussy) 1681103837
The posts have over a million likes on Instagram and 100k on Twitter. Fans are obsessed with the photos. "Idk something about this man," one female fan tweeted. "I love the confidence. Love the style. Love the authenticity. Love the not caring what others think. You confusing me idk if I want you, want to be you, or want to hangout with you."
X was reportedly dating Yai Ariza, one of his backup dancers, back in 2021 but the two have seemingly broken up.
Though X's debut album MONTERO features a slew of iconic features including Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, and Miley Cyrus, X previously told GQ that the only artists that rejected his invitation to collab on the album were Nicki Minaj and Drake. It's unclear why, but its safe to say that the world missed out on something special.
X's father is Robert Stafford, who is a warehouse supervisor back in Atlanta, Georgia.
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
