Lil Nas X Responded To Jokes That Dave Chappelle Made About Him In His New Netflix Special

responded to Dave Chappelle's about him in his new Netflix special, In the special, the comedian recalled meeting the "Industry Baby" rapper at a party. He said he was unaware of who Lil Nas X was at the time but that he came in "dressed like C 3PO," the humanoid robot character from .

Dave proceeded to call Lil Nas X "the gayest [N word] that ever lived" before referencing the music video, where he "[slid] down a stripper pole, all the way to the depths of Hell, and "suck[ed] the devil's dick," referring to Lil Nas X's controversial visuals for his 2021 song "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)." "I met this [N word] at a party.

I had no idea who he was," Dave recalled. "But the minute he walked in that party, I knew I was in his dream. Everybody in the party was another dreamer. Everyone was famous. But when that [N word] walked in, he was dressed like C 3PO. He was shining. And everyone was like, 'Oh my god, there he is.

That's Lil Nas X!' I didn't know who he was." Dave continued and said Lil Nas X walked right up to him and told him how he'd tried to get him in one of his music videos. He said the encounter reminded him of how teachers will ask students what they want to be when they grow up before giving his impression of how a young Lil Nas X would have answered that question.

"i am not gonna spend my entire career trying to cater to your children. that is your job," he tweeted at the time. He also responded to Dave's jab on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, writing: "Y'all gotta let call me by your name go." There's also this pic we found from Lil Nas X's manager's page of Dave appearing to engage in conversation back in December of 2022 — make of it what you will! But anyway, Nas has recently said that he's now in his Christian era and teased this week that he has a new song coming out with a "very beloved pop star." You can read more about that and about other controversial jokes from Dave's special ..