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LIL NAS X MAK HISTORY AS FIRST OPENLY GAY BLACK ARTIST TO W AT CMA AWARDS
There’s no nyg Lil Nas X’s impact on rap and pop mic as an out gay Black man, startg wh the viral release of “Old Town Road” at the end of 2018, then remixed wh Billy Ray Cys 2019.
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