Lil us xThe father looked at one of the most inventive moments of life of his son, the night of a rapper of the pretty chart decided to publicly share his truth. During the "Old Townway" for a long time, Lilz X was born, Hill Montero was born, was just a child who grows up in Atlanta. They spent their early years with his mother, but until 10 years, his father, Robert Stafford, took over completely detention in the middle of her struggle with the dependence.

At the height of the success of the "Old Townway" in June 2019. year, Lilz X made a brave decision on Outgoing publicly During the month of pride. He teased the announcement with Tweet who invite fans to listen to his path "C70 C70 (you like)", a song about self-acceptance and acceptance of change. Hours later, Has confirmed his sexuality Direct, publishing a long emoji side with the message he thought was "obvious".

The news has made headings around the world, immediately position it as one of the most open gay artists in Hip-Hop. His choice was invited as a revolutionary, although he also pulled back a return address from critics and conservative votes. Still, the scroll marked the turning point in your career, and Lil us X completely leans into LGBTQ + representation in his music and videos, the most famous in "Monterou (call me as your name)."

Behind the scenes, though, the moment was even more personal. Before carrying out his announcement, Montero picked up the phone to tell his father. Robert Stafford said he had already doubted his son gay, but he wanted to ensure that he knew unconditional support.

"I told him," No matter what, you're my child. I will always love you, no matter what your sexual preferences, "said Patchord Times.

Stafford, the artistor who also sparked in inspiring music, recognized the early Son of Art Sparks. One of his first gifts to Montero was a simple MP3 player full of servers, a small gesture that would help burn a lot of greater sleep.

Academic gifted, hill enrolled at West Georgia University for the study of computer science, but the move of music proved to be stronger. He left the school for his father's initial wishes to continue his career in the industry. At the end of 2018, he scratched together of $ 50, $ 20 for a study session and $ 30 for a rhythm, to create what "old town" would become. The track for bending the genre exploded on social media before the Hot 100 for record-scattered 19 weeks, catapult it from College Chout on the international superstar nearly overnight.

Until 20. January Lilz X was at the top of the industry, he scored six grams of nominations and winning two, including the best Pop Duo / group performance. He followed the album "Montero (call me named)", which debuted on no. 2 in the US and included Singles Shop.

Music video for the music single in the album, where he did not heal the devil to dance, drawing criticism of conservatives, but also stressed his devotion to non-packological self-expression.

While he did not release the full project of "Montero", a long-awaited new album, "Dreamboy", is expected this year. For Stafford, the focus was always on the authenticity of his son, both as an artist and as a person.

"I'll always love him," Stafford said. "What is important that he is faithful for himself, and he is."