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Joking during his acceptance speech, the Grammy Award winner teased that he doesn’t care who he offends with his music.

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“It’s been like a pretty crazy year,” he said. “It’s been a pretty fun year. I had a lot of fun pissing people off.”

“I’m kidding,” he added, before getting serious about the pressures he faced trying to top his 2019 smash “Old Town Road.”

“This year took a lot of mental strength for me just to even continue to keep pushing after my debut reached such a high place so, so quickly, and it’s very scary to try to follow up and keep it going,” explained the Grammy winner, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill.

“But I came out. I was myself. I did what I needed to do,” he continued. “I put effort into every single part of my career. And I’m super thankful for this award.”

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Lil Nas X accepts Innovator of the Year onstage during Variety’s Hitmakers Brunch presented by Peacock | Girls5eva on December 04, 2021 in Downtown Los Angeles.

“I’m like a mother sending her child out into the world,” he told PEOPLE at the time. “I’m super excited for everyone to hear this piece of art I’ve been working on for such a long time.”

Lil Nas X also revealed he “changed in so many ways,” from when he first started working on the album.

“The only person that really has to believe in me is myself,” he continued. “It’s been a lot of self-affirmations this year that I probably would not have been able to do two years ago.”

source: people.com