Lil Nas X Gets His Own Special Day In Atlanta

Atlanta Officially Declares October 20th  ‘Lil Nas X Day’

There’s a new unofficial holiday in the city of Atlanta, dedicated to rapper Lil Nas X. Atlanta Councilor, Antonio Brown officially announced yesterday that October 20th has now been named “Lil Nas X Day” in Atlanta.

And there was a huge party dedicated to the openly gay hip hop star.

Lil Nas also gave a brief acceptance speech during the event, reminding the crowd about his roots in Atlanta.

 

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“Thank you all for being here. This is incredible …” he said on stage.

“I’m not gonna cry. Shout out to Atlanta. I know a lot of you probably didn’t know I’m from Atlanta … I’m from the A. But seriously, this is amazing. I would not imagine I would be here four years ago, when I was at my sister’s house, sleeping on the floor … This is incredible.”

See pictures from the event below (courtesy of MTO)