Rapper Lil Nas X appears to come out as gay with Pride post on social media

Rapper Lil Nas X appeared to use World Pride Day to announce he was a member of the LGBTQ community, Billboard reported Sunday.

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Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road," featuring country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, was No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart for the 12th consecutive week. His official music video with Cyrus has garnered 182 million views on YouTube.

Sunday, the rapper posted the video for his new song "C7osure" on Twitter, urging fans in a tweet to listen closely to the lyrics, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

"Some of y'all already know, some of y'all don't care," Lil Nas X tweeted.

"C7osure" lyrics include lines like "I want and I need to let go/Use my time to be free/It's like it's always what you like/It's always what you like/Why it's always what you like?" and, "Ain't no more actin', man that forecast say I should just let me grow/No more red light for me baby, only green, I gotta go."

On June 23, Lil Nas X and Cyrus appeared on stage at the BET Awards to perform "Old Town Road," according to THR.

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