Lil Nas X is mourning the dying of his mom, Tameka Hill.
On Saturday (Aug. 29), the 27-year-old rapper and singer took to social media to pay tribute to his late mother.
“RIP TO THE BADDEST EVER! LOVE U FOREVER MOMMY,” Nas wrote on Instagram alongside throwback images. “This one’s gonna harm.”
Hill’s age and reason behind dying had been unknown at press time. Billboard has reached out to Nas’ representatives for additional data.
The “Previous City Highway” hitmaker had an advanced relationship together with his mom however revealed in 2020 that she struggled with dependancy.
“I by no means actually discuss my mother,” the Grammy winner advised Selection on the time. “She’s an addict, so we don’t have the closest relationship. Even making an attempt to get her higher — issues didn’t fairly work out. However there’s nonetheless love.”
The information of Hill’s passing comes days after Lil Nas X — who not too long ago revealed that he had been identified with bipolar dysfunction and had entered rehab for psychological well being help — celebrated his “10,000th day alive.”
“So, tomorrow is my 10,000th day alive and I made it,” he stated in a video shared to his Instagram Tales. “Lots of you received’t make it, however I made it.”
In mid-June, he revealed on Instagram that he had been in rehab “for a number of months.” He later frolicked with household in Atlanta and pals in Los Angeles to “floor myself all the way down to Earth and get out of my head.” He added, “I’ve a therapist now and a psychiatrist, which is admittedly useful.”
Nas, whose actual identify is Montero Hill, has additionally confronted authorized hassle. In August 2025, he was charged with 4 felonies after allegedly attacking cops whereas strolling bare by the streets of Los Angeles. The fees shall be dismissed if he continues with psychological well being remedy, Selection stories.
