Some of that directive is personal, informed by a drive to move beyond the success of his 2019 hit 'Old Town Road.' But that desire is dwarfed by his larger desire to advance hip-hop and pop culture toward a place that includes and embraces queerness – specifically, Black male homoeroticism. 'Industry Baby,' the latest release from the multitalented Lil Nas X, reminds us that the man born Montero Lamar Hill is on a mission.
