Lil Nas X Makes Surprise Appearance At EDC In Las Vegas

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Lil Nas X was brought out as a surprise performer at EDC in Las Vegas, Saturday night.

Lil Nas X made a surprise appearance during Diplo's set at the Electric Daisy Carnival music festival in Las Vegas, Saturday night. The Montero rapper performed several of his biggest hits including "Industry Baby," "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)," and even his classic, "Old Town Road."

“Thank you Diplo, thank you EDC,” Nas told the crowd. "I love you guys."

Other performers at the festival included The Chainsmokers, Alesso, Oliver Heldens, Deadmau5, Eric Prydz, Duke Dumont, Snakehips, and more.

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The surprise set capped off a likely tiring weekend for Nas, which included being the target of a homophobic tirade from Boosie Badazz on Twitter, Saturday. The vitriolic comments included several slurs and references to suicide.

Boosie had been upset about Nas claiming to have made a song with him, during an Instagram live stream.

In response to the comments, Nas joked: "i am truly saddened. i have never been so mortified in my life. i can’t believe disney channel has yet to play halloween town this entire october."

Nas' latest album, Montero, was released in September and features Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, and more.

Check out clips from Nas' EDC performance below.

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Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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