Source: Adriana M. Barraza / IF / IF
Lil ‘Nas X faced a reaction last week after a video appeared about his mother asking for money with a sign in Atlanta, Georgia. After his father came to the defense, the rapper “Montero” talked about the situation with his mother in a now deleted tweet.
“I hate to talk about my personal life, but you don’t know how many nights I complained about sleeping feeling guilty because nothing I tried would help my mother,” he wrote. “Paint me like the bad guy everything you want, but at the end of the day you don’t know me outside this internet ***.
His father, Robert Stafford, talked about this before the “Old Town Road” rapper said that his mother’s struggle with addiction made it difficult for her to accept help.
“Despite what people say, @lilnasx is the biggest child a parent can be blessed with. Although his mother is struggling with an addiction, she is STILL a QUEEN and he is doing his best to make sure we take care of ourselves, ”Stafford wrote on Instagram. Those who have family members and friends who are addicted understand that there is not enough money you can throw in this situation to correct it. I don’t usually address personal issues in public, but I felt this had to be the case. Please join to keep it in your PRAYERS. And for those out there who are trying to create a false story, you will not prosper. ” ”
In 2020, Lil ‘Nas X revealed that his mother was addicted to drugs during an interview with Variety.
“I never really talk about my mother,” he said. “She is addicted, so we don’t have the closest relationship. Even trying to improve it – things didn’t go well. But there is still love. The biggest surprise of becoming world famous? On the outside, everyone loves you – but on the inside, everything [feels] same.”