Lil Nas X had candidly revealed to dealing with a ‘difficult’ past few years just months before the music artist was ‘arrested for battery on a police officer‘ on Thursday.
The 26-year-old Old Town Road rapper had been exhibiting erratic behavior while walking on Ventura Boulevard in Los Angeles and wearing only a pair of underwear as well as cowboy boots.
The Los Angeles Police Department later confirmed to Daily Mail that the Grammy winner was taken to a hospital ‘for a possible overdose’ before the arrest was made after he allegedly charged at officers when they arrived to the scene.
Back in February, Lil Nas X – whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill – shared a video on social media as he got candid about his new music and hardships he has been facing.
In a clip shared to a fan page on X at the time, he expressed, ‘I want to say, ’cause I don’t want you guys to feel like I’m being flaky and very all over the place.
‘But I was for a long time, you know? These last few years were pretty difficult for me. They have been pretty difficult for me.’
Lil Nas X, 26, had candidly revealed to dealing with a ‘difficult’ past few years just months before the music artist was arrested for battery on a police officer on Thursday; seen in March in Beverly Hills
The Old Town Road rapper had been exhibiting erratic behavior while walking on Ventura Boulevard in Los Angeles and wearing only a pair of underwear as well as cowboy boots
He continued, ‘I’m just now, like arriving to this place of feeling confidence in myself and what I’m doing.
‘And I’m trying to make sure I put intention towards my music and my vision and the creativity of it all.’
Lil Nas X explained that he also wanted to ‘have fun this time around’ and said he felt like he didn’t ‘get to have as much fun through the Montero era.’
He told fans that he had been ‘more focused on making sure the songs did well than making sure I was having fun doing s**t, you know what I mean? I’m not saying I didn’t have any fun, I had some f***ing fun.’
The star appeared to be referencing to his debut studio album titled Montero which was released in 2021.
Leading up to his arrest, the rapper had been working on his upcoming album which is titled Dreamboy.
Lil Nas X was arrested for battery on a police officer after he was seen walking in the middle of the street early Thursday morning, clad in underwear and cowboy boots.
He was spotted exhibiting erratic behavior as he walked down Ventura Boulevard on Thursday, singing, talking repeatedly about a party, and striking poses – before he allegedly charged at officers who were responding to the scene just before 6AM.
Back in February, Lil Nas X – whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill – shared a video on social media as he got candid about his new music and hardships he has been facing
In a clip shared to a fan page on X at the time, he expressed, ‘I want to say, ’cause I don’t want you guys to feel like I’m being flaky and very all over the place’
He is now in custody at a jail in the Los Angeles community of Van Nuys, and is being held without bail for the misdemeanor offense, according to TMZ; seen in 2020 in L.A.
The Los Angeles Police Department has confirmed with the Daily Mail that the musician was taken to the hospital and placed under arrest for battery on a police officer.
Officer Cervantes of the Los Angeles Police Department has told the Daily Mail of the incident: ‘This morning, around 5:50 am, officers responded to the 11000 block of Ventura Bl for a nude man walking in the street. Upon arrival, the suspect charged at officers and was taken into custody.
‘He was transported to a local hospital for a possible overdose and placed under arrest for battery on a Police Officer.’
Lil Nas has since been released from the hospital and has been booked for battery on a peace officer, according TMZ and People.
He is now in custody at a jail in the Los Angeles community of Van Nuys, and is being held without bail for the misdemeanor offense, according to TMZ.
The singer was booked at 11:22AM, according to a booking report obtained by People.
While the LAPD say they responded to the scene close to 6AM, TMZ reported video taken of Lil Nas walking down the boulevard was taken at 4AM.
Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Lil Nas X and LAPD for comment but did not immediately hear back.
TMZ reported that numerous people in the Studio City neighborhood reported the Lil Nas X sighting to police, claiming they saw a nude man walking in the street.
TMZ reported that numerous people in the Studio City neighborhood reported the Lil Nas X sighting to police, claiming they saw a nude man walking in the street; seen in 2024 in Beverly Hills
The LAPD told NBC4 that Lil Nas X reportedly threw punches at the officers, which prompted a use of force by the police, who forced the musician to the ground.
None of the officers were injured during the incident, according to NBC4.
In footage of the scene captured by a driver, Lil Nas X sings, talks repeatedly about a party, claps, snaps his fingers, strikes poses, and asks the cameraperson for their phone. He even placed an orange traffic cone over his head.
‘Hey, don’t be late to the party tonight,’ Lil Nas X told the person behind the camera. ‘You know where it’s at,’ he added.
‘Go ahead babe,’ he urged the driver, waving his hand towards the road. ‘Go ahead babe,’ he repeated.
‘Didn’t I tell you to put the phone down?’ he later asked. ‘Uh-oh, somebody’s going to have to pay for that!’ He then began to walk down the street, snap his fingers into the air and clap his hands.
‘I am serving you (expletive),’ Lil Nas said in another moment. ‘And you better be at the f**king party!… you like this side? Every side?’ he said as he strutted down the street.
He is also shown saying: ‘It’s going to be a beautiful sunrise,’ before stretching out his hand.
‘Give me that phone so I can throw it. I’m going to throw it far away so you never see it again. I don’t like phones.
‘Don’t miss the party tonight! Why are you still here? You need to be telling everybody about the f**king party girl, what’s your problem?’
‘Hey, don’t be late to the party tonight,’ Lil Nas X told the person behind the camera. ‘You know where it’s at,’ he added; seen in 2024 in L.A.
He is also shown saying: ‘It’s going to be a beautiful sunrise,’ before stretching out his hand; seen in 2023 in Brazil
That same day the musician posted a slew of content to his Instagram account, seemingly taken at his home.
In one video, a bathrobe-clad Lil Nas X sang and played with a tambourine beside a pile of various items.
‘FREE THE PEOPLE! NOW!’ he captioned the post.
He also captioned a selfie of himself wearing a fur coat with a tiara-accessorized cowboy hat: ‘OH NO sHES GONE MAD! CRAZY I TELL U!’
Lil Nas X has previously described experimenting with drugs, and in 2021 spoke to WSJ about trying psychedelic mushrooms for the first time while working on his debut album Montero.
He also told Variety in 2020 that he dealt with several heartbreaking losses – including the death of his grandmother – by ‘smoking [weed] heavily.’
The latest incident comes four months after Lil Nas X was hospitalized for partial facial paralysis.
The rapper, who was wearing a hospital gown and a Von Dutch baseball cap, posted a video from his bed where he explained what had been going on.
In the clip Lil Nas was seemingly in good spirits as he laughed and revealed that he ‘lost control’ of the right side of his face.
In one video, a bathrobe-clad Lil Nas X sang and played with a tambourine beside a pile of various items
The latest incident comes four months after Lil Nas X was hospitalized for partial facial paralysis
Despite trying to laugh, the right side of his face stayed frozen and expressionless, though he was still able to move the right side of his lips and eye.
In another post, the rapper clarified to his fans that he is ‘OK’ and asked them not to worry about him.
He said: ‘Guys I am OK!! Stop being sad for me! Shake Ur a** for me instead! [sic]’
This was followed with a selfie he took in hospital which he captioned: ‘Imma look funny for a lil but but that’s it [sic].’
