JAKARTA - Lil Nas X admits he 'disrupts very badly' through promotional material for his new single J Christ, but insists that he 'doesn't mean to mock' Christianity.
The rapper released the song last Friday (January 12) along with a video of his own work that falsified various alkitabiah stories.
In the clip, we see Lil Nas playing a god at the gates of Heaven and playing a one-on-one basketball match against Satan.
In addition, he is depicted on the cross in one scene. Official cover artwork 'J Christ' also showed he was crossed when five people around him started lifting him off the ground.
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Recently, Lil Nas denied that he mocked Jesus with the image after receiving a strong reaction.
Following further controversy about its visuals, Lil Nas shared a four-and-a-half-minute video message on social media last Monday. He captioned the post 'wanted to get something out of my chest'.
He started by stating he didn't want to apologize but explained where my thoughts were about the response to the promo J Christ.
"So first of all: when I make works of art, I know there will be some people who are disappointed or something like that," he said.
Lil Nas went on to admit that religion is a very sensitive topic for many people'', but explained that he never intended to offend anyone.
"But I don't mean to mock either," he said. This is not a phrase 'play with you. Join you with Christians. That's not it. I am literally saying, 'I'm back like Jesus'. That's the whole thing.
'I'm not the first person to dress like Jesus. I'm not the first rapper, I'm not the first artist, and I won't be the last.'
Then, Lil Nas apologized for the TikTok video where he was seen eating communicative bread and drinking wine from the trophy while dressed as Jesus. I think the video will be a video to lighten the mood," he said.
"I think it's something we all want to do as children and others, but I don't understand the fact that I eat communication is a symbolism of Jesus' blood and bones or something like that."
He added: I don't mean to call it cannibalism or anything strange. But I apologize for that. I apologize for that. It's too much.
Lil Nas later admitted he had made a very bad mistake this time, saying the criticism had a'mentally bad impact' on him.
"I want Christian fans I know that I am not against you," he explained. I was created on this earth to bring humans closer and spread love. That's me. I'm not like an evil demon trying to destroy everyone's values and things like that. It's not me."
Especially for the 'J Christ' video, Lil Nas told his audience that there was "no disrespect there". "I don't think I'm clearly on the Devil's side in the video... there's an understanding there that I'm not trying to discriminate against Christianity," he said.
"I hope sooner or later we can move forward, and I am excited for the rest of this era and the things I have planned."
Lil Nas concludes: 'That's all I want to say right now. I send you love. I send love to my fans. I send love to the people I love." Watch the full video message below.
wanted to get something off of my chest… pic.twitter.com/9d8abScSk8
— ✟ (@LilNasX) January 15, 2024
wanted to get something off of my chest... pic.twitter.com/9d8abScSk8
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