1, even though the video itself really isn’t all that demonic. Some say Lil Nas X rode the outrage machine all the way to No. The former track caused a significant amount of pearl-clutching and satanic panic due to its depiction of the gay rapper sliding down to hell on a stripper pole and giving the devil a lap dance in the song’s music video. Three of his songs were top-ten Billboard Hot 100 hits last year, with “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” and “Industry Baby” (ft. His lack of nominations is a head-scratcher because, by all measures, Lil Nas X had a pretty successful year. Black excellence! 🙏🏾🤍,” Lil Nas X wrote in a now-deleted tweet upon the news of his shutout. The BET Award nominations are out, and Grammy-winning rapper and chart-topper Lil Nas X somehow extends his yearslong record of zero nods.