'Old Town Road' Rapper Lil Nas X Comes Out

(image via Twitter)

Rapper Lil Nas X, best known for his country rap breakout single "Old Town Road", came out today on social media saying, "Thought I made it obvious."

The rapper encouraged fans to take a closer look at his recent track, "C7osure."

From "C7osure:"

“Brand new places I’ll choose and I’ll go, I know / Embracin’ this news I behold unfolding / I know, I know, I know it don’t feel like it’s time / But I look back at this moment, I’ll see that I’m fine”

some of y’all already know, some of y’all don’t care, some of y’all not gone fwm no more. but before this month ends i want y’all to listen closely to c7osure. 🌈🤩✨ pic.twitter.com/O9krBLllqQ

— nope (@LilNasX) June 30, 2019

deadass thought i made it obvious pic.twitter.com/HFCbVqBkLM

— nope (@LilNasX) June 30, 2019

The response from fans and colleagues on Twitter was positive:

I’m so proud of you Nas ❤️ diamond record, topping charts and making history for people like us. You are so brave & we supporting til the END 🌈 pic.twitter.com/gadf2hSn95

— Drebae💎 (@Drebae_) June 30, 2019

Go krazy lil bro we love you @LilNasX https://t.co/TK5KA0ujao

— Boi-1da (@Boi1da) June 30, 2019

We will protect Lil Nas X at all costs 🌈

— Ira thee Third (@ira) July 1, 2019

really happy for u dude ❤️🌈

— James Charles (@jamescharles) June 30, 2019

Ik what you're talking about and I accept you bro, everyone should tbh you coming out shouldn't change people's views about you cause at the end of the day you're still the same lil nas X we all know and love!

— 𝐅𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐳 (@FightCentralTV) June 30, 2019

Lil Nas X's chart-busting “Old Town Road” has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks, and the music video - featuring Billy Ray Cyrus - has had over 183 million views.