History Music / LilYachty

* ArtisticLicenseMusic: Yachty infamously confused his musical instruments in the track "Peek a Boo", which contains the line "She blow that dick like ''a cello''", a ''stringed'' instrument. Yachty has since [[SelfDeprecation copped to how dumb of a mistake this was]], claiming that he was thinking of the instrument [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Squidward]] plays[[note]][[DiggingYourselfDeeper Which he further confused]] as being a ''flute'', and was further corrected that it was a ''clarinet'')[[/note]], blaming his A&R for having supposedly listened to the song multiple times and never calling out this mistake.

* ArtisticLicenseMusic: Yachty infamously confused his musical instruments in the track "Peek a Boo", which contains the line "She blow that dick like ''a cello''", a ''stringed'' instrument. Yachty has since [[SelfDeprecation copped to how dumb of a mistake this was]], claiming that he was thinking of the instrument [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Squidward]] plays[[note]][[DiggingYourselfDeeper Which he further confused]] as being a ''flute'', and was further corrected that it was a ''clarinet'')[[/folder]], blaming his A&R for having supposedly listened to the song multiple times and never calling out this mistake.

Miles Parks [=McCollum=] (born August 23, 1997), known better as Lil Yachty, is an American rapper and singer. He originally gained attention in 2015 for his {{meme|ticMutation}}-worthy early singles, with "One Night" getting used in a viral video on {{Website/YouTube}} and "Minnesota" becoming a meme following its appearance on Music/{{Drake}}'s OVO Sound Radio show.

The two singles were followed by his mixtape ''Lil Boat'', which codified his early style as being defined by [[{{Autotune}} Autotuned]] crooning over dreamy trap beats. Subsequently, Yachty found success as a featured artist on a pair of US Top 5 hits in 2016, "Broccoli" by DRAM and "[=iSpy=]" by Kyle, before releasing another mixtape, ''Summer Songs 2'', followed by his major label debut album, ''Teenage Emotions'' in 2017.

From there his music began to shift into more traditional hip-hop styles, releasing a further 3 albums, ''Lil Boat 2'', ''Nuthin' 2 Prove'' and ''Lil Boat 3''. In 2020, Yachty began collaborating more heavily with an underground scene of rappers in Michigan, mostly centred around the cities of Detroit and Flint, and released an entire project with them in that style, 2021's ''Michigan Boy Boat''. Then, in 2023, he released an unexpected NewSoundAlbum in ''Let's Start Here.'', which eschews hip-hop entirely in favour of ''PsychedelicRock'' of all sounds.

As an entertainment personality, Yachty's appeared in commercials for Sprite, Nautica and Urban Outfitters, as well as a Target commercial for which he covered "It Takes Two"[[note]]The 80s hip-hop song by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock, not the 70s R&B song by Music/MarvinGaye and Kim Weston[[/note]] with Music/CarlyRaeJepsen. He also performed the theme tune for the 2019 revival of ''Series/SavedByTheBell'' and voiced Hal Jordan, the ComicBook/GreenLantern in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies''.

* BunnyEarsLawyer

* OutOfGenreExperience: "Bring It Back", which is an 80s-esque synthpop song in the vein of Music/CarlyRaeJepsen.
* PopRap

* TrapMusic
* AWildRapperAppears: On Music/CharliXCX's "After the Afterparty".

* WordSaladLyrics: A staple of his work.

* DreamTeam:
** Yachty, {{Music/Drake}} and [=DaBaby=] on "Oprah's Bank Account".
** Yachty and Music/CarlyRaeJepsen on "It Takes Two".
** Yachty and Music/CharliXCX on "After The Afterparty".

From there his music began to shift into more traditional hip-hop styles, releasing a further 3 albums, ''Lil Boat 2'', ''Nuthin' 2 Prove'' and ''Lil Boat 3''. In 2020, Yachty began collaborating more heavily with an underground scene of rappers in Michigan, mostly centred around the cities of Detroit and Flint, and released an entire project with them in that style, 2021's ''Michigan Boy Boat''.

* AlterEgoActing: Lil Yachty (the emotional singer) vs Lil Boat (the boastful rapper) vs Darnell Boat (the fictional uncle of both Boat and Yachty, who appears in various skits in his early work)

* NewSoundAlbum: ''Michigan Boy Boat'', which takes its cues from underground Michigan hip-hop rather than the mix of PopRap and TrapMusic in most of his other work.
** ''Let’s Start Here.'' eschews hip hop entirely in favor of a spacier neo-psychedelia sound.

** His album “Let’s Start Here.” eschews rap for psychedelic rock.

* ''Let’s Start Here.'' (2023)

Miles Parks [=McCollum=] (born August 23, 1997), known better as Lil Yachty, is an American rapper and singer. He originally gained attention in 2015 for his {{meme|ticMutation}}-worthy early singles, with "One Night" getting used in a viral video on {{Website/YouTube}} and "Minnesota" becoming a meme following its appearance on Music/Drake's OVO Sound Radio show.

* ShoutOut: "Oprah's Bank Account" to both Creator/OprahWinfrey and her namesake show, with Yachty appearing in [[WholesomeCrossdresser drag]] as her hosting a parody of it in the music video.

* RecordProducer: His was originally Burberry Perry (who later changed his stage name to TheGoodPerry), before they split following ''Summer Songs 2''.

** "T.D." samples (and is named after) "Tokyo Drift" by the Teriyaki Boyz, from the soundtrack to ''Film/FastAndFuriousTokyoDrift''.

* RecordProducer: His was originally Burberry Perry/TheGoodPerry, before they split following ''Summer Songs 2''.

Miles Parks McCollum (born August 23, 1997), known better as Lil Yachty, is an American rapper and singer. He originally gained attention in 2015 for his {{meme|ticMutation}}-worthy early singles, with "One Night" getting used in a viral video on {{Website/YouTube}} and "Minnesota" becoming a meme following its appearance on Music/Drake's OVO Sound Radio show.

!!Lil Nas X and his music provide examples of the following tropes:
* AscendedMeme: During the infamous "Storm Area51" movement of summer 2019, a crowdfunding campaign sprung up asking for him to perform the song as marching music for the "invaders." Nas X embraced the joke with great enthusiasm, saying that he would gladly perform at Area 51 "[[https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/lil-nas-x-area-51-gofundme/ for free.]]"
* BoastfulRap: "Sonic Shit", where he raps about his internet fame pre-"Old Town Road".
* BuffySpeak: On the "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" single, the a cappella and instrumental versions are respectively subtitled "But Lil Nas X Makes All The Sounds With His Mouth" and "But Lil Nas X Is Silent The Entire Time".
* TheCameo:
** Creator/ChrisRock, Vince Staples, Rico Nasty, [[Music/MajorLazer Diplo]] and [=YoungKio=][[note]]The song's producer[[/note]] all have appearances in the "Old Town Road" official music video.
** Creator/ColtonHaynes plays the prison guard in the music video for "Industry Baby," but contrary to popular belief, the Samoan inmate in the yard scene is ''not'' Creator/JasonMomoa.
** Creator/BillyPorter plays the pastor in the music video for "That's What I Want".
* ClosetKey: What he aims to be towards his closeted gay lover in "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)".
* ContinuityNod: During the video for "Holiday", Lil Nas X (as Santa Claus) flies past a version of Mt. Rushmore with the four faces representing his own appearance in the last four music videos: "Old Town Road", "Panini", "Rodeo" and "Holiday" itself.
** In the "Industry Baby" music video, a [[Creator/ColtonHaynes prison guard]] is seen watching the Montero (Call Me By Your Name) video, and licking his lips.
* CoolCar: Santa's sleigh is reimagined as this in the video for "Holiday", complete with robotic deers pulling it.
** He himself is named after the Mitsubishi Montero, a car his mother always wanted.
* CountryRap: "Old Town Road" is a unique take on this.
* CrownOfHorns: In the video for "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)", the Devil's horns are actually a headband.
* CrownOfPower: In the video for "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)", Lil Nas X takes and wears the Devil's headdress, gaining his powers.
* CurseCutShort: In the video for "Panini", Skai Jackson at one point visibly mouths "what the fu-" before the camera cuts back to [[ItMakesSenseInContext Lil Nas X air dancing using a jetpack.]]
* CyberPunk:
** The video for "Panini" takes place in a metropolis which wouldn't be out of place in ''Franchise/BladeRunner'', featuring neon-colored [[AdvertOverloadedFuture hologram ads]] (many of which are of Nas X himself), robots, and hovering vehicles.
** The video for "Holiday" has a similar feel, crossed with a Christmas aesthetic.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: In the video for "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)", Lil Nas X easily takes out the Devil himself with a NeckSnap.
* EitherOrTitle: "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)". The "Either" part is the TitleTrack, while the "Or" is how the song was originally announced.
* {{Gayngst}}: Sings about going through this in his youth in "Sun Goes Down".
* GayCowboy: After coming out, he's leaned into this aesthetic. It reached its pinnacle when he wore a hot pink Prada cowboy suit to the Grammys in 2020.
* GenreMashup: Lil Nas X spends much of ''7'' blending all sorts of different sounds together. Music/TravisBarker even shows up to do some punk rock drumming on "F9mily (You & Me)".
* HellHasNewManagement: The video for "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" ends with Lil Nas X killing the Devil with a NeckSnap and taking his crown.
* HoneyTrap: In the video for "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)", Lil Nas X seduces Satan with a lap dance before snapping his neck and taking his crown.
* ItsPopularNowItSucks[[invoked]]: {{Discussed|Trope}} in "Panini", acknowledging how a good portion of his initial underground fans turned on him once he became an overnight sensation. While he's frustrated by their reaction, he isn't willing to give up the fame just for them, but he does extend an olive branch in hopes that they'll change their mind and come back to support him again.
* LargeHam: Lil Nas himself: Most of his Twitter and personality in real life can be described as a shitposter, joking around and being incredibly playful with his popularity. The only time this wasn't the case was when he dead-pan tweeted that "Old Town Road" was [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin just about horses]] and not some deep symbolism of gay sex following his coming out.
* MachoCamp: As of the ''Montero'' album cycle, Lil Nas X has fully leaned into this aesthetic. He and the dancers he chooses for the visuals/performances are cut, chisled and very manly - but it's clear they are also gay and campy. The "Industry Baby" video takes place in a prison with gruff dudes, all while wearing pink.
* MindControlEyes: In the video for "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)", when Lil Nas X is mesmerized by the snake, his eyes turn the same shiny pale color as the snake's third eye.
* MinisculeRocking: At 4 minutes and 10 seconds, "Void" is his only song to date over 4 minutes. The majority of his songs are at least a minute shorter; both the original "Old Town Road" and "Panini" clocked in at just under two minutes. Played straightest by the interlude "The Art of Realization" at just 24 seconds.
* MockHollywoodSign: The music video for "Holiday" has Lil Nas riding on Santa's sleigh, passing over a "HOLIDAY" sign, stylized after the Hollywood Sign.
* MrFanservice:
** Dancing down a stripper pole to hell only in boxer briefs and then giving Satan a lap dance in "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)".
** A large portion of the video for "Industry Baby" involves him and other very muscular prison inmates dancing in the nude in the prison showers. A follow-up video purports to be the uncensored version, but just before it cuts to the naked dancers, [[{{Troll}} it begins to load indefinitely]].
* MrSeahorse: In 2021, as part of the leadup to the release of his debut album ''Montero'', Lil Nas X began posting photos and video of himself with a (supposedly fake) pregnant belly, with the child's due date scheduled for the same day as the album's release.
** This culminated in a sketch called "Lil Nas X Gives Birth" being released to coincide with the release of the album.
* NeckSnap: In the video for "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)", Lil Nas X goes to hell, seduces Satan, then breaks his neck.
* PowerGivesYouWings: In the video for "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)", when Lil Nas X gains the Devil's power, he sprouts dark feathered wings from his back.
* PowerGlows: In the video for "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)", when Lil Nas X gains the Devil's power, his eyes glow solid white.
* ProductPlacement:
** ''Loads'' of it in the music video for "Panini". It is unclear whether it was a commentary on commercialism to fit in with the dystopian city which the video is set in and the fact that post-success Lil Nas X is now associated with so many brands, paid product placement, or (most likely) both.
** "Sun Goes Down" features him working in a Taco Bell, [[https://twitter.com/LilNasX/status/1393592061144670210?s=19 where he worked at in real life]].
** The music video for ''Rodeo'' features Lil Nas X (playing a vampire) approaching a rack of Estée Lauder serum and testing one out [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment before moving on with dancing and singing]].
*** This was hilariously mocked in his sketch "The Montero Show" where Lil Nas X criticises the blatant and nonsensical product placement ruining the entire video... [[HypocriticalHumor only for the show's host (also played by Lil Nas X) to interrupt the interview to advertise a different skincare product]].
* RecordProducer: His main producers are the duo Take A Daytrip, who held his first professional recording session (where they created "Panini") and have worked with him ever since.

** "Old Town Road" samples the Music/NineInchNails track "34 Ghosts VI," which bizarrely gives [=NIN=]'s Trent Reznor a songwriting credit on the biggest hip-hop song of 2019.
** The chorus melody for "Panini" [[https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/20/entertainment/lil-nas-x-panini-new-song-trnd/index.html accidentally]] [[Main/SuspiciouslySimilarSong sounded so eerily similar]] to the chorus melody from Music/{{Nirvana}}'s "In Bloom" that Kurt Cobain ends up being posthumously credited as a songwriter.
** His earlier song "Sonic Shit" from ''Nasarati'' is more-or-less built by sampling Lil Yachty's "NBAYOUNGBOAT" and sound effects from ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog''.
* SatanicPanic: [[InvokedTrope Reignited this]] in [[MoralGuardians reactionary conservative media]] with his video for "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)", which features him descending into hell [[AHellOfATime and allowing himself to be free in the vices he's been consumed in]]. It also invoked a GayPanic as said vices being addressed have to do with [[FlamingDevil flamboyant sexual expression]].
* ScrewYourself: As a corollary of LoadsAndLoadsOfRoles, in the video for "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" Lil Nas X plays both the Adam/Eve figure and the snake seducing him, ending up with them kissing.
* SelfTitledAlbum: A variant; Rather than being titled after his stage name, the song and album ''Montero'' are titled after his given name.
* SesameStreetCred: [[https://youtu.be/J4BS8BXEB_k He sang with Elmo]] on an episode of ''Series/TheNotTooLateShowWithElmo''.
* ShoutOut:
** His name is a combination of Music/LilWayne, Music/{{Nas}} and Music/{{DMX}}.
** "Sonic Shit" references, among other things, ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' (obviously), {{Music/Migos}}, Creator/PaulWalker, and ''Series/TheGetDown''.
** Among other things, the music video for the Billy Ray Cyrus/Young Thug/Mason Ramsey remix of "Old Town Road" features Creator/KeanuReeves [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Naruto running]] and a purple crow with [[Film/AvengersEndgame Thanos's head.]] [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Your guess is as good as ours.]]
** The namesake StrawFan of "Panini" is named after a character from ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'', whose signature character trait is [[StalkerWithACrush die-hard obsession]] [[SingleTargetSexuality to a single person]]. There's even [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUE2DuMP9y8 an official music video]] animated directly after the show.
** The music video for "Rodeo" features a ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' reference, vampires, similarities to "Thriller" by Music/MichaelJackson, Doritos Cool Ranch and ''Film/TheMatrix''.
** A scene from the music video for "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" references Music/FKATwigs' video for "Cellophane", as it involves the singer pole dancing, approaching a heavenly winged figure then plummeting underground.
** The title of "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" is taken from André Aciman's [[Literature/CallMeByYourName homonymous novel]] and its [[Film/CallMeByYourName film adaptation]].
** The music video for "That's What I Want" draws in part from ''Film/BrokebackMountain''.
* SkyFace: In the video for "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)", when Lil Nas X is running from the snake, he sees a face in the clouds.
* SnakesAreSexy: The snake in the video for "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" plays the role of a seducer.
* StrawFan: "Panini" is about a fan who became displeased with Lil Nas X after he suddenly gained national fame and recognition.
-->'''Lil Nas X''': Ay, Panini\\
Don't you be a meanie\\
Thought you wanted me to go up\\
Why you tryna keep me teeny?
* {{Stripperiffic}}: A RareMaleExample in "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)": Lil Nas X spends the latter half of the music video in nothing but boxer briefs and thigh-high heeled boots.
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: The video for "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" ends with him willingly going to Hell on a stripper pole, giving Satan a lapdance, then killing him and taking his crown. The entire video serves as a TakeThat to conservative Christian homophobia. If he's going to Hell, he might as well do it as fabulously as possible ''and'' take over in the bargain.
* WingedHumanoid: The video for "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" features an angelic winged figure hovering over Lil Nas X, and at the end Lil Was X gains demonic wings on his back.
* YouAreNotAlone: Sings about bullying, homophobia, and {{Gayngst}} growing up, and assures others everything will be alright in "Sun Goes Down".