{"id":307,"date":"2021-04-15T13:37:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T17:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/project.journalism.torontomu.ca\/jn8201-winter-2021\/?p=307"},"modified":"2021-04-15T15:27:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T19:27:56","slug":"lil-nas-x-breaks-the-internet-with-new-music-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/project.journalism.torontomu.ca\/jn8201-winter-2021\/2021\/04\/15\/lil-nas-x-breaks-the-internet-with-new-music-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Nas X breaks the internet with  new music video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"alignfull wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>Screenshot from MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) music video<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Story by Annika Forman<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lil Nas X released his music video \u201cMontero (Call Me By Your Name)\u201d on March 26th 2021 according to Wikipedia.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The video, starring the Georgia-born rapper, definitely has some sexual content in it. The music video makes reference to the painting by Michelangelo&nbsp;<em>The Creation of Adam<\/em>&nbsp;according to Genius News. It also shows Lil Nas X in heaven and then sliding down the long poll to hell.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The song title is a tribute to the 2017 film&nbsp;<em>Call Me By Your Name<\/em>. The theme of the film is coming of age and the plot is of a gay 17-year-old falling in love with a 24-year-old man.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lil Nas X also released Satan Shoes on March 29<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;and were limited edition. The shoes, which are red and black and have a drop of human blood in the sole, are sold for $1018.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nike released a statement which said it played no role in creating what resembled the Air Max 97 shoe and did not endorse it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shoes are exclusive with only 666 pairs made. Governor Kristi Noem said in a Tweet that it is important to fight for America\u2019s soul as well as U.S. children\u2019s\u2019 souls. The implicit message seems to be it is therefore important to look down on these kinds of products.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.knightlab.com\/libs\/timeline3\/latest\/embed\/index.html?source=1uqOdu5Cc83VBW3DGBNJpnNv44jWEZElK6XWpCz94kWI&amp;font=Playfair&amp;lang=en&amp;initial_zoom=2&amp;height=650\" width=\"100%\" height=\"650\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Timeline by Dayna Smockum<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Satanic Panic\u2019 is a fear throughout U.S. culture and society about supernatural, magical, mystical beliefs, practices, and phenomena.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The music video is part of a slew of other bands that have fed into \u201cSatanic Panic\u201d by referring to occult content including Mercyful Fate\u2019s \u201cInto the Coven\u201d and Venom\u2019s \u201cPossessed,\u201d according to the&nbsp;<em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The music video, which has 125 million views on YouTube, has received backlash. Rapper Joyner Lucas dislikes the fact Lil Nas X exposed the video onto a fan base of school-aged children that he fostered from his song \u2018Old Town Road\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, Lil Nas X said in a Tweet that \u2018Old Town Road\u2019 talked about adultery and lean, which is the drug codeine mixed often with soda pop and candy, and that if you let your children listen to the song it is your own fault.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also faced criticism from Nick Young, ex-Los Angeles Lakers player, who Tweeted his children would not be listening to Old Town Road anymore.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The criticism facing the music video was taking an emotional toll on Lil Nas X. He Tweeted: \u201cI spent my entire teenage years hating myself because of the [sh\u2014] y\u2019all preached would happen to me because I was gay\u2026So I hope u are mad, stay mad, feel the same anger you teach us to have towards ourselves.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kndjayy\/video\/6943814380102470917\" data-video-id=\"6943814380102470917\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@kndjayy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kndjayy\" rel=\"noopener\">@kndjayy<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a title=\"duet\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/duet\" rel=\"noopener\">#duet<\/a> with @lilnasx <a title=\"lilnasx\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/lilnasx\" rel=\"noopener\">#lilnasx<\/a> <a title=\"callmebyyourname\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/callmebyyourname\" rel=\"noopener\">#callmebyyourname<\/a> <a title=\"montero\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/montero\" rel=\"noopener\">#montero<\/a> <a title=\"comedy\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/comedy\" rel=\"noopener\">#comedy<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - lil nas x\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-6943808175892122373\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound &#8211; lil nas x<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Popular <em>TikTok trend showing people&#8217;s reaction while Lil Nas X slides down the pole to Hell. 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