“It means you’re like, ‘Hey everybody, I’m this thing, and you guys didn’t even know that, but now you know,” Lil Nas X, who is gay, replied.ĭilan responded with a story involving a literal closet. Lil Nas X explains the meaning of coming out of the closet. ‘Old Town Road’ rapper joined Art & Rap host Dilan Patton and co-hosts Zaria Kelley for arts and craft and questioned him on if he was an ‘industry plant’, what he and rapper 6ix9ine direct message about on Instagram and what it means to come out of the closet.