Rapper Lil Nas X was arrested and hospitalized after reportedly roaming Los Angeles wearing nothing but underwear and matching white cowboy boots.
In a video shared by TMZ, the “Old Town Road” rapper tells a nearby driver, “Don’t be late to the party tonight,” before singing as he struts down the middle of Ventura Boulevard. In another clip, he asks why someone is continuing to record him before resuming his singing.
The rapper, born Montero Hill, posed several times throughout the video. At one point, he placed an orange traffic cone on his head.
The celebrity gossip outlet reports that LAPD officers responded to the scene early Thursday morning and that Nas was put in handcuffs after “charging at” police. He was reportedly transferred to a hospital over concerns about a possible overdose. An LAPD spokesperson told People that a suspect “was booked for battery on a [peace officer],” declining to identify the musician. Law enforcement sources who spoke to NBC News said that Hill “punched an officer twice in the face” before being arrested.
#BREAKING ‼️ Lil Nas X Roams L.A. Street Nearly Naked at 4 AM, Hospitalized for Possible ODhttps://t.co/Un5lNrDLpI pic.twitter.com/7TwsHkj1tN
— TMZ (@TMZ) August 21, 2025
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