The overnight hitmaker is sharing the positive feedback he's gotten since revealing his sexual identity.
is discussing how the rap community reacted to his decision to reveal to his fans that he's gay., the magazine's new digital-first brand, and in the paired interview, he readily admitted that he's overwhelmed at the idea of being of"having to be a voice" for the LGBTQ community. However, he also shared how his courage has been rewarded by hip-hop fans.
"Since I came out, people have been coming up to me saying, 'You're making a way for us,'" he proudly shared with the outlet. Nas -- whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill -- also shared his staunch intent to be true to himself through his life and career, no matter what. "Live your life to its fullest potential and don't really care too much about what other people think of you. I used to say that cliché, but I never really lived by it, until now," he said. . He has since received some backlash from the hip-hop community over the revelation., he said he didn't"have anything to hide" and had"kind of revealed that I am gay.
"I used to be that person being negative," he said of the pushback he's received."I'm not angry or anything, because I understand how they just want that reaction. So, I'm just going to joke back with them."
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