Lil Nas X‘s wild week has reached a very serious point. The 26-year-old artist has been charged with four felonies.
The “Old Town Road” singer first made headlines for being spotted walking around nearly naked on Ventura Blvd. in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. TMZ reported that the cops were called on him, and when they went to confront him, he got violent and charged the officers.
The police initially suspected that he was high on drugs when they first arrived at the scene. Nas X was taken to a hospital first to check on his health status before being transferred to jail. He was held without bail over the weekend and appeared in front of a judge on Monday morning (Aug. 25).
The pop star has been charged with four felonies by the Los Angeles County District Attorney, one of which is battery with injury of a police officer and resisting a cop. The two-time Grammy winner is set to be arraigned on Monday, and bail would be set during the arraignment.
Musically, Nas X made his grand return to the scene in March. He shared the eight-song project Days Before Dreamboy, highlighted by “Hotbox.” In 2024, he appeared on “Here We Go!” from the soundtrack for the Netflix film Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. That same year, he released the highly controversial “J Christ” and linked up with Kevin Abstract for “Tennessee.”
The young star’s record-breaking career includes 11 total Grammy nominations, three Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits, five Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hits, and 18 total Hot 100 placements. “Old Town Road” spent 19 weeks at No. 1 on the. Hot 100 and 45 weeks total on the chart. “Montero” and “Industry Baby” featuring Jack Harlow, his other No. 1’s, spent one week each.
