Lil Nas X proud of 'J Christ' song despite poor reception and backlash — is happy to 'do gay stuff' with his dad

Musician Lil Nas X described himself as a "very spiritual young man," which helped him deal with backlash from his single "J Christ," which upset Christians through his portrayal of Jesus in the song's music video.

The artist dressed as the Bible's Noah while playing basketball against Satan in the music video, in which he also dressed as Jesus Christ and danced alongside male cheerleaders. The visuals also included celebrity look-alikes of Kanye West, Oprah Winfrey, and President Obama ascending into heaven.

Lil Nas X told Variety that despite the song getting an underwhelming reception, he was "proud" of the song and video.

"Everyone expected me to be upset or something. But I’m a very spiritual person. I’m thankful that I get to even be in the charts and still be in the conversation. And I’m making new music and it’s been so long. So I’m grateful for that."

The singer gave remarks at the premiere of a new HBO documentary about himself, which reportedly featured him praising his family for accepting his homosexuality, which included taking his dad to a gay bar.

"I never would have thought to do gay stuff with my dad, but he insisted. He was like, ‘No, I want to go with you guys!’ So, yeah, that was the best night ever," Lil Nas X said.

As well, Variety reported that the artist's brother, Tramon Hall, is revealed to be a bisexual in the film.

After the release of his latest video, Lil Nas X was criticized by Christians for once again including satanic imagery in his musical performances. A previous video showed the artist falling from heaven, down to hell, to give Satan a lap dance.

Christian rapper Bryson Gray evoked a response from Lil Nas X, as well as rapper Kid Cudi when he released his own song called "Gay Demon," targeted at rappers who promote anti-Christian themes.

"I made one snippet about wanting god to give me hope a few days ago and already like 5 christian rappers have conceptualized, wrote, recorded, and shot music videos," Lil Nas X wrote on X.

"If he was serious, he would apologize for the things he's done in the past like everybody else," Gray told Fox News. "You apologize for that. You acknowledge that. And him, he’s done all this damage to children in the public sphere. So come out and say ‘I apologize,'" Gray added.

However, Lil Nas X reiterated to Variety that he is a "very spiritual young man."

"I believe that things are going to work out as long as I’m doing my part. I’ve never worked harder on an album or done more in my life internally to get things right. I’m excited for the outcome," he added.

In response to Lil Nas X saying he is spiritual, Gray told Blaze News, "I do believe he's spiritual, but that spirit is a gay demon."

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