Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow have responded to remarks and shared some added specifics all around their new joint single, ‘Industry Baby’.
Nas and Harlow shared the monitor on Friday (July 23), alongside with a music online video depicting the pair escaping a jail.
Related to the response he received all-around his earlier one ‘Montero (Simply call Me By Your Name)’, Nas put in some time defending criticism from buyers online.
“White company tunes execs funded a new music video with Lil Nas X, exactly where a bunch of Black men are in prison twerking. And the lone white man, Jack Harlow is sexually associated with a Female guard,” one Twitter user wrote.
“But all the Black men are sexually engaging with every single other. This is development?”
Nas responded, “lemme make clear. lil nas = gay so he wit boy. jack harlow = straight so he wit girl. acquired it??”
lemme reveal
lil nas = homosexual
so he wit boyjack harlow = straight
so he wit womanreceived it?? https://t.co/KghECFfSOw
— nope 👶🏾 (@LilNasX) July 24, 2021
The rapper also responded to the all-far too-acquainted accusations of pushing a “gay agenda” by stating “if another person influences you to suck cock you likely already wished to suck cock”.
Other folks condemned the audio video clip for making gentle of the US jail process, which disproportionately has an effect on Black People.
“I know the ache that incarceration delivers to a relatives. And the disproportionate impact that dollars bail has on the black group. that’s why I teamed up with [The Bail Project] to create the Bail X Fund. let’s provide folks home!” the rapper reported in reaction.
on a really serious note, i know the ache that incarceration provides to a spouse and children. and the disproportionate impression that funds bail has on the black local community. that is why i teamed up with @bailproject to develop the Bail X Fund. let’s deliver folks household! 🤍 https://t.co/c6YOhNex7e
— nope 👶🏾 (@LilNasX) July 24, 2021
CBS News reviews the fund has elevated at minimum £15,000 ($21,000) so far.
Elsewhere, Harlow explained he “followed [Nas’] lead every single action of the way”, and would’ve joined him in the shower scene if asked.
“If he experienced asked me to be in that shower scene I woulda been in that shower scene. I just enable the mastermind cook. Honored to be apart of it.”
Nas wrote the whole therapy for this video clip and I followed his lead each phase of the way. If he experienced requested me to be in that shower scene I woulda been in that shower scene. I just allow the mastermind cook. Honored to be aside of it.
— Jack Harlow (@jackharlow) July 23, 2021
Lil Nas X is envisioned to launch his debut album ‘Montero’ someday later on this 12 months. The rapper shared a Marvel-themed trailer last thirty day period teasing the document.