The Truth About Lil Nas X’s Real Name
Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images By Kristin Conard/Jan. 11, 2021 3:03 pm EST
Lil Nas X exploded into the music world with his hit “Old Town Road” and he scooped up plenty of awards with the song. Capitalizing on the success, he’s come out with a children’s book called C is for Country, and while promoting the book and an upcoming album on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Lil Nas X explained how he got his real name, Montero Lamar Hill.
It started at the beginning of the interview when Fallon asked what he should call the singer, and Lil Nas X replied, “Nas or Montero.” Fallon followed up and asked about where Montero comes from, the singer, whose full name is Montero Lamar Hill, explained, “It’s slightly embarrassing, but I’m not embarrassed. My mom wanted the car, the [Mitsubishi] Montero, and she never got one. So yeah, I’m named after a car.” They went on to talk about potential names for his upcoming album with Fallon suggesting “Montero.” Lil Nas X seemed to like that idea and replied, “You know, that’s actually a great name. I think I’m going to use that.” So we might just get a Montero album from Lil Nas X sometime this year.
The Truth About Lil Nas X’s Real Name
Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images
By Kristin Conard/Jan. 11, 2021 3:03 pm EST
Lil Nas X exploded into the music world with his hit “Old Town Road” and he scooped up plenty of awards with the song. Capitalizing on the success, he’s come out with a children’s book called C is for Country, and while promoting the book and an upcoming album on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Lil Nas X explained how he got his real name, Montero Lamar Hill.
It started at the beginning of the interview when Fallon asked what he should call the singer, and Lil Nas X replied, “Nas or Montero.” Fallon followed up and asked about where Montero comes from, the singer, whose full name is Montero Lamar Hill, explained, “It’s slightly embarrassing, but I’m not embarrassed. My mom wanted the car, the [Mitsubishi] Montero, and she never got one. So yeah, I’m named after a car.” They went on to talk about potential names for his upcoming album with Fallon suggesting “Montero.” Lil Nas X seemed to like that idea and replied, “You know, that’s actually a great name. I think I’m going to use that.” So we might just get a Montero album from Lil Nas X sometime this year.
It started at the beginning of the interview when Fallon asked what he should call the singer, and Lil Nas X replied, “Nas or Montero.” Fallon followed up and asked about where Montero comes from, the singer, whose full name is Montero Lamar Hill, explained, “It’s slightly embarrassing, but I’m not embarrassed. My mom wanted the car, the [Mitsubishi] Montero, and she never got one. So yeah, I’m named after a car.”
They went on to talk about potential names for his upcoming album with Fallon suggesting “Montero.” Lil Nas X seemed to like that idea and replied, “You know, that’s actually a great name. I think I’m going to use that.” So we might just get a Montero album from Lil Nas X sometime this year.
Lil Nas X gave himself his stage name in part as a joke
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The singer has considered changing his stage name in the past, tweeting in April 2019, “nas is a legend and i never meant any disrespect by my stage name. i actually might change it in the future.” Whatever name he uses, the music’s still bound to be good if “Old Town Road” is a sample of the hits he can make.
