Lil Nas X, who was hospitalized for a possible drug overdose on Thursday, was discharged and booked into a Van Nuys, CA. jail where he will be held until Monday, Aug. 25.
Lil Nas X, 26, was arrested early Thursday on suspicion of battery after he charged at responding police officers. He was wearing only his underwear and white cowboy boots.
Nas is currently being held in jail without bond. TMZ reports he will remain in jail until at least Monday.
TMZ obtained video from a motorist that shows Nas pointing at the camera and ordering the driver to put the phone down. “Don’t miss the party tonight,” he said before waving the car on. Later, he told the driver, “Give me that phone so I can throw it… Why are you still here?”
Lil Nas X Hospitalized for Possible OVERDOSE after Roaming the streets of LA NEARLY NAKED
GO A HEAD BABE! Is TEARING MEE!! ????? pic.twitter.com/anaqvD0hl1
— Armon Wiggins (@ArmonWiggins) August 21, 2025
Witnesses said Nas possibly overdosed on drugs, but fans suspect the entire incident was staged. They believe Nas simply wanted to go viral to revive his stalled rap career.
Fans point to his similar attention-seeking antics over the years.
Nas is best known for his 2018 country rap single “Old Town Road,” which made him the first gay rapper to have a No. 1 single on the Billboard charts.
The official music video, featuring country star Billy Ray Cyrus, was viewed over 1.4 billion times on YouTube.
In 2021, Nas’s debut studio album, Montero, peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart and earned him a Grammy nomination.
Nas was never able to duplicate the worldwide success of “Old Town Road.”
