“Everybody saw my a** covered in, like, silver crystals” — Lil Nas X looks back at his 2023 Met Gala costume and recalls running into Bad Bunny

Rapper Lil Nas X, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, appeared on the May 8 episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show. When Jennifer Hudson pulled pictures of the rapper's previous Met Gala outfits, he immediately replied, jokingly telling Hudson to take them down.

When the host asked which look he disliked, Nas said he liked all except his 2023 Met Gala look. According to Billboard that year, the theme was in honor of Karl, paying tribute to the late Karl Lagerfeld, the Chanel creative director.

The rapper wore a metallic Dior Men thong and a heavily embellished mask with pearls and rhinestones. His entire body was covered in silver body paint, pearls, and rhinestones. According to Allure's May 1, 2023, report, Lil Nas X was styled by Coree Moreno. He told Hudson how he seemingly felt embarrassed in front of Spanish rapper Bad Bunny on the red carpet.

"The one from the Met Gala like two years ago where I'm, like, kind of naked and covered in crystals. I cannot explain to you how it feels walking up to Bad Bunny, like, 'Hi Bad Bunny' and just talking, and then walking away knowing that he's seeing your a** covered in crystals," the rapper said.

However, the rapper insisted he does not regret the Met Gala look. He shared that at the time, he wanted to feel comfortable in his body and go out of his comfort zone by experimenting.

"I don't regret it. I don't regret it, I don't want you to think that. But it was like, 'I want to get out of my comfort zone, I want to feel good about my body,' and I just wanted to step out there. And then just looking back, going, 'Damn, everybody saw my a** covered in, like, silver crystals,'" He said.

​Lil Nas X on filming the music video of HOTBOX

Lil Nas X talked about the music video for HOTBOX, the lead single from his upcoming second studio album, Dreamboy. He told Hudson that filming was fun. However, he was going through a breakup then, and it took frequent breaks to cry between filming.

"It was the most fun on set ever, but it was really sad cause I had just went through a breakup. So I was like behind the scenes taking breaks every five minutes to go cry in the bathroom. I was like, 'Okay guys give me a second,'" the rapper said.

 

 

 

 

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When Jennifer Hudson asked about his new Dreamboy era and what it means, Nas stated that it is all about self-love and reconnecting with his inner child. He also expressed that he was too busy trying to prove haters wrong in the past and now tries to focus on himself instead.

"It kind of came to me as me reconnecting with my inner child. I feel like for a minute I got lost in the sauce and I keep trying to prove my haters and stuff. I wanted to return to love and return to myself," Lil Nas X stated.

While the release date of Dreamboy is yet to be announced, Lil Nas X released an EP titled Days Before Dreamboy on March 28.