Lil Nas X buys fans drinks at a Hollywood Starbucks while promoting new music video Holiday in a wacky silver costume
Lil Nas X is never one to skimp when it comes to showmanship and outrageous stunts.
On Thursday the 21-year-old eccentric artist rolled up to a Hollywood Starbucks in a DeLorean, sporting a wacky silver costume as he promoted his new music video Holiday.
Looking a cross between Jack Frost and Doc Brown from Back to the Future, the rapper spread Holiday cheer as he purchased a bevy of Frappuccinos for customers.
Holiday: Lil Nas X, 21, showed up to a Hollywood Starbucks in full costume from his music video Holiday as he purchased beverages for fans while looking like a millenial Santa Claus in a souped up sleigh
Wearing a full silver getup from the music video that included a fur-lined coat, silver gloves and matching moon boots wrapped in tinsel, Lil Nas X put on an otherworldly display.
With a full head of frosty gray hair and a wispy long beard he went all out in the costume department, completing the look with white contact lenses.
Standing in the drive through outside of his futuristic ride, the Old Town Road hitmaker brought some unexpected excitement to patrons on their daily coffee run.
Patron saint: He got into the passenger seat of his DeLorean after spreading holiday cheer in the form of peppermint Frappuccinos
Futuristic: He sported a full silver outfit and a head of silver hair as he showed off his unprecedented costume from the music video
Caffeine pick-me-up: Despite being dressed as an otherworldly being, even he needed a little boost as he sipped on an iced beverage
Bestowing holiday gifts in the form of peppermint Frappuccinos, he was akin to a Millenial Santa Claus in a souped up sleigh.
Fresh off the tails of his Holiday music video drop – which already boasts 20M views – he continued to keep the momentum alive.
Over the weekend Lil Nas X hosted a virtual concert that spread across two days as he performed four songs via the video game Roblox.
Virtual presence: Hosting a virtual concert on the video game platform Roblox over the weekend, he garnered 33M views as he appeared in the CGI version of his silver frosted costume
Hyped up: Fresh off the tails of his music video drop – which already boasts 20M views – he continued to keep the momentum alive
In the flesh: He took the costume from his video, to the roblox platform, to the Starbucks drive through
The show garnered 33M views and featured a motion-captured version of the rapper that shifted with every song.
Roblox aimed to compete with other online gaming platforms like Fortnite who hosted a Travis Scott concert back in April that drew 45.8M viewers.
These companies are newly shifting into the virtual concert space to attract larger audiences to their gaming sites.
Hot wheels: Rolling up to a Hollywood starbucks in the DeLorean he commanded attention
Showmanship: With an unwavering commitment to character the rapper posed for some iconic photos
Casual cruise: Looking anything but casual the buzzing rapper’s eccentricity stood out like a sore thumb
All love: The rapper flexed some love for the camera as he put on an outrageous theatrical display
Coming out as gay in June 2019, the rapper recently hit back at trolls after filming a video with YouTube makeup vlogger James Charles.
When fans began to sexualize the duo for their homosexuality, he responded on Twitter: ‘2 gay men can do things together without y’all sexualizing it.’
Speaking candidly in the video about coming out, Lil Nas X said it was ‘scary as hell, not knowing what was on the other side.’
He continued, ‘It was just, like, a feeling…And I was already feeling so f**king free, just with everything happening. I was like, f**k it.’
Video king: His video for Holiday which dropped six days ago already boasts 20M views; pictured in still from the video