As Lil Nas X continues to trounce the competition with his Hot 100 chart-topping single “Old Town Road,” on Wednesday (April 24), the young hyphenate contemplated changing his stage name out of respect for Nas.
“Nas is a legend and i never meant any disrespect by my stage name,” he explained on Twitter. “I actually might change it in the future.”
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Actor Michael Rapaport replied to offer X a slew of replacement names, such as Kareem Abdul Jabbar X or Robert DeNiro X. “How about Kareem Abdul Jabbar X? Or maybe Rober DeNiro X? “Those are original right?” he quipped.
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Despite X’s recent success, his viral record has also been met with criticism. Last week, Harlem MC Dave East dubbed “Old Town Road” a “wack” record. In response to his comment, X shrugged off East’s criticism during an interview with Zach Sang on Monday (April 22). “I have the No. 1 song in the country,” he offered. “I do not give a fuck about what Dave East is saying.”
Check out X and Rapaport’s tweets below.
nas is a legend and i never meant any disrespect by my stage name. i actually might change it in the future.
— nope (@LilNasX) April 24, 2019
How about Kareem Abdul Jabbar X?
Or maybe Robert DeNiro X?Those are original right?
— MichaelRapaport (@MichaelRapaport) April 24, 2019