Fans have been expressing there frustration with the BET Award nominations after Lil Nas X spoke out about him not landing not one nomination. “Thank you BET Awards. An outstanding zero nominations again. Black excellence,” he tweeted out today. “I try to be humble so bad but it’s really f**k you to a lot of you n***as.” he added.
Fans believe Lil Nas X did get robbed out of some of the categories, but folks on Twitter are even more shocked after finding out Jack Harlow was listed in the Best male artist category alongside Drake, Future, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West and Lil Baby.
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One Twitter user made a viral tweet saying, “mind you, one of Jack Harlow’s biggest hits is from Lil Nas X”
Lil Nas X also continued his Twitter rant and shared that black gay people have to fight to be seen in this world. “Not even that, doesn’t even have to be me nominated. I just feel like black gay people have to fight to be seen in this world and even when we make it to the top mfs try to pretend we are invisible.”
BET Awards didn’t nominate Lil Nas X but know who they did nominate?
Jack Harlow.
— Terrance… (@iTerryTommy) June 1, 2022
One Twitter user wrote Lil Nas X to say maybe he wasn’t nominated because he’s more of a pop artist. The rapper responded and said, “no offense but you are literally of Caucasian persuasion and trying to school me on an award show I’ve watched my entire childhood + it’s not the hip hop awards + they have a pop category + ratio.”
BET gave Sam Smith the best new artist award. They’re accepting of white gay men but not Black queer men? pic.twitter.com/LnlV16PVEV
— Ola Ojewumi (@Olas_Truth) June 1, 2022
Another Twitter user wrote Nas X and questioned what music has he put out and to not try and use gay as the problem. “Idk maybe 3 of the biggest songs of last year & a critically acclaimed album. I feel like that should’ve helped a bit” Nas shared.