{"id":213801,"date":"2021-03-29T17:17:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T14:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lil-nas-x-prompts-satanic-panic-with-new-video-montero\/"},"modified":"2021-03-29T17:17:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T14:17:29","slug":"lil-nas-x-prompts-satanic-panic-with-new-video-montero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lil-nas-x-prompts-satanic-panic-with-new-video-montero\/","title":{"rendered":"#Lil Nas X prompts ‘Satanic panic’ with new video, ‘Montero’"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Lil Nas X prompts ‘Satanic panic’ with new video, ‘Montero’<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Has Lil Nas X taken his horse down the road to hell?<\/p>\n

The debut of the 21-year-old rapp<\/a>er\u2019s NSFW music video for his new single \u201cMontero (Call Me By Your Name),\u201d laden with biblical imagery which challenges Christian doctrines on sex and homosexuality, has \u2014 unsurprisingly \u2014 sparked a new wave of \u201cSatanic panic\u201d among conservative parents. <\/p>\n

The raunchy video opens with the queer artist in repose on some Garden of Eden-like plane of existence before he\u2019s caught fraternizing with a sinful snake and evidently banished to hell \u2014 choosing a strip<\/a>per pole as his preferred mode of transportation down into the underworld. <\/p>\n

There, he\u2019s met by a jacked, Satanic zaddy, who takes Lil Nas X as a personal sex slave. The video closes with Lil Nas X \u2014 whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill \u2014 performing a deliciously wicked lap dance for Lucifer. <\/p>\n

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The video premiere was shortly followed by news<\/a> that the \u201cOld Town Road\u201d rapper had also collaborated with creative agency MSCHF<\/a> on a diabolic version of Nike\u2019s Air Max 97 \u2014 though, Nike has distanced itself<\/a> from the devilish duds. The blasphemous \u2014 and now sold out<\/a> \u2014 sneakers feature a pentagram pendant, a holy symbol for Pagans, and a promise that the bright red shoes were imbued with a single drop of human blood. <\/p>\n

\u201cLuke 10:18\u201d is inscribed on the side of the [shoe] \u2014 a reference to the Bible verse: \u201cHe replied, \u2018I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven\u2019,\u201d according to the New International Version. Priced at $1,018, only 666 \u2014 the so-called \u201cnumber of the beast\u201d \u2014 were to be made available for purchase starting Monday. <\/p>\n

However, it would appear that \u201cMontero\u201d and the cursed kicks have been canceled by God-fearing folks who say the \u201cline has to be drawn somewhere,\u201d as former Clemson\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Trevor Lawrence tweeted on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy kids will never play Old Town road again.. I\u2019m still debating about wearing @Nike after this come [on] nike a drop of blood for real,\u201d tweeted former NBA star Nick \u201cSwaggy P\u201d Young<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Our kids are being told that this kind of product is, not only okay, it’s “exclusive.” But do you know what’s more exclusive? Their God-given eternal soul.<\/p>\n

We are in a fight for the soul of our nation. We need to fight hard. And we need to fight smart. We have to win. https:\/\/t.co\/m1k1YWFpuo<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) March 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

\u201cOur kids are being told that this kind of product is, not only okay, it\u2019s \u2018exclusive.\u2019 But do you know what\u2019s more exclusive?\u201d asked Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota on Twitter<\/a>. \u201cTheir God-given eternal soul. We are in a fight for the soul of our nation. We need to fight hard. And we need to fight smart. We have to win.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rapped Joyner Lewis has accused Lil Nas X of shilling Satanism to children.<\/figcaption>
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Fellow hip-hop artist Joyner Lucas also seemed conflicted. \u201cI think the biggest problem for me is the fact he dont understand \u2018old town road\u2019 is every kids anthem,\u201d Lucas tweeted. \u201cChildren love him for that record. They tuned in and subscribed to his channels. So with no disclaimer he just dropped some left field ish & all our kids seen it. Smh.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hill quickly clapped back to correct Lucas. \u201ci literally sing about lean & adultery in old town road. u decided to let your child listen. blame yourself,\u201d he replied.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Lil Nas X responded to overall criticism in a YouTube video<\/a> with the baiting title \u201cLil Nas X Apologizes for Satan Shoe,\u201d which teases an apology before the trolling rapper cuts to the raunchy hellscape of his new video.<\/p>\n

The provocative rapper showed no sign of stopping in a tweet sent Monday morning<\/a>, which garnered nearly 150,000 likes in just a few hours, blasting critics who would focus on his music video in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in another minor controversy sparked by \u201cMontero,\u201d director Andrew Thomas Huang addressed allegations that Lil Nas X had borrowed heavily from FKA Twigs\u2019 2019 video for \u201cCellophane,\u201d which Huang directed. <\/p>\n

Huang fist noted the similarities between the two videos on TikTok, adding the caption \u201c@lilnasx take me off your mood board or hire me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Huang clarified on social media that Columbia Records, Lil Nas X\u2019s label, had, in fact, reached out to him and \u201cCellophane\u201d choreographer Kelly Yvonne prior to producing \u201cMontero,\u201d but that the label ultimately decided to go in another direction \u2014 in terms of directors, at least. <\/p>\n

In a Twitter thread, he wrote, \u201cI\u2019m a fan of\u00a0@LilNasX<\/a>. \u2018Old Town Road\u2019 is iconic.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSharing collaborators is common. Seeing the \u2018Cellophane\u2019 choreographer collab with Lil Nas X is awesome (love a Satan dance). Sharing aesthetics and paying homage is part of the creative process,\u201d Huang said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He later added, \u201cIntentional or not, copying other artists\u2019 work happens. Making music videos is a labor of love. The demand for content pushed by major labels renders our work disposable and pits artists against each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI urge the music community, particularly major record labels like @ColumbiaRecords to respect directors, uphold artistic accountability and honor the ingenuity of artists dedicating their blood sweat and tears to imagine better futures amidst a broken industry. We can do better.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n