Big Sean Praises Lil Nas X's "Creativity & Confidence"/Nas Reacts To Recent Backlash "Not Gonna Spend My Entire Career Trying To Cater To Your Children. That Is Your Job"

While Lil Nas X has a lot of people not happy with him this week, he has gained a fan in Big Sean.

Over the weekend Nas shared several images from his recent music video on Instagram. He asked what everyone’s favorite part of the visual was, and Sean jumped in his comments with a few kind words. “The creativity n confidence to do you fully is my favorite part! Keep rockin bro,” the rapper shared. .

Nas caught the love and replied to Sean “Wow bro thanks! Means a lot coming from you! i’m blasting deep reverence today!”

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Meanwhile, Nas also took to social media to address his critics who have been vocal about thier discontent with his new visual, being openly gay, as well as his controversial Satan shoe release.

y’all saying a gay nigga twerking on a cgi satan is the end of times like slavery and the holocaust didn’t happen

— nope 🏹 (@LilNasX) March 27, 2021

showed my 3 month old niece the call me by your name video and she said “uncle that was quite the stupendous visual, why in heavens would any individual be enraged over such a sensational showpiece” i’m gonna go cry yall😢😢

— nope 🏹 (@LilNasX) March 26, 2021

there was no system involved. i made the decision to create the music video. i am an adult. i am not gonna spend my entire career trying to cater to your children. that is your job. https://t.co/SzjjYe2tf4

— nope 🏹 (@LilNasX) March 27, 2021

there is a mass shooting every week that our government does nothing to stop. me sliding down a cgi pole isn’t what’s destroying society. https://t.co/H21SMVnfNQ

— nope 🏹 (@LilNasX) March 26, 2021

i spent my entire teenage years hating myself because of the shit y’all preached would happen to me because i was gay. so i hope u are mad, stay mad, feel the same anger you teach us to have towards ourselves.

— nope 🏹 (@LilNasX) March 27, 2021

He also took to social media to react to the criticism of his satan shoes.

The rapper/singer is collaborating with streetwear company MSCHF on the shoe that will feature only “666” pairs of which will be on sale Monday. The controversial shoe is decorated with a pentagram pendant and a reference to Luke 10:18, a Bible verse about Satan’s fall from heaven. They’ll be sold for $1,018.

The sneakers also contain a drop of human blood in the sole, drawn from members of the MSCHF team, the company confirmed.