Lil Nas X’s real name, Montero, comes from a car

As you may or may not know, Lil Nas X’s real name is Montero Lamar Hill.

“It’s a little embarrassing, but I’m not embarrassed,” he started. “My mom wanted the car, the [Mitsubishi] Montero, and she never had one. “

“So, yes, I got the name of a car.”

For context, here is the Mitsubishi Montero:

It looks like a sturdy SUV, for sure.

As to why he didn’t use Montero as his stage name, he said: “Nas was my nickname on the Internet, and when I started making music, I thought, ‘I want to have fun with this.’ And each new rapper’s name is Lil, Lil, Lil. ‘What if I were Lil Nas?’ That would be funny. ‘So I said, “Okay, I bet. I’ll be Lil Nas.” And I added X later. ”