Lil Nas X Explains Why He Kept His Love For Nicki Minaj a Secret: “I Didn’t Want People To Know I Was Gay”

Lil Nas X says he didn’t claim to be a Barb because he “didn’t want people to know he was gay.”

Before “Old Town Road” Lil Nas X, there was Nicki Minaj stan Lil Nas Maraj, who ran one of the biggest fan pages for the Queen back in the day. The #nasmaraj Twitter page has since been deleted, but X’s love for Nicki still remains. On Tuesday, the Grammy award-winning artist responded to a video post by Nicki saying, “i have this song I want u on and was wondering….”

A Twitter user responded to Nas, saying, “How come you never claimed her when people asked if you were a barb?? We all knew who you were.” In response, Nas said, “I didn’t want people to know I was gay, tbh.” Another Twitter user then explained in another post, saying,” Being a barb don’t make you gay.” While X never confirmed that he was the owner of the page, he expressed that his love for Nicki could make people think that he is gay. “It don’t, but people will assume if you had an entire fan page dedicated to Nicki, u are gay. and the rap/music industry ain’t exactly built or accepting of gay men yet,” said X.

On Wednesday, Nicki responded to X tweeting, “It was a bit of a sting when you denied being a barb, but I understand. Congratulations on building up your confidence to speak your truth.” Excited, X said, “Nicki Minaj, the generous Queen, I love u. and i’m sorry i did that in a time where u were already getting so much bandwagon hate. . i felt so bad, hoping u wouldn’t see my denial. i was just so afraid of people finding out about me and losing everything before i even got a chance.”