Tensions Boil in Lil Nas X and BET Awards Feud

Lil Nas X took his frustrations with the BET Awards to a new level. On the cover his new album “Late to da Party,” the award-winning rapper featured a BET Award in the toilet with him urinating on it. This bold display came after Lil Nas X was seemingly snubbed by the award show after an illustrious year for the rising star. Lil Nas X took to Twitter to vent his frustrations as well. In a tweet, he suspected the snub came as a slight against his homosexuality and addressed larger issued of homophobia in the Black community. The BET defended its actions by saying independent voters honor nominees and that the institution itself did not have anything to do with Lil Nas X’s apparent snub. With the BET Awards this weekend, Saturday June 26, music fans and culture critics alike wait with baited breath to see if the controversy will be addressed.

SOURCE: The Root