Lil Nas X had candidly revealed to dealing with a ‘difficult’ past few years just months before the music artist was ‘arrested for battery on a police officer’ on Thursday.
The 26-year-old Old Town Road rapper had been exhibiting erratic behavior while walking on Ventura Boulevard in Los Angeles and wearing only a pair of underwear as well as cowboy boots.
The Los Angeles Police Department later confirmed to Daily Mail that the Grammy winner was taken to a hospital ‘for a possible overdose’ before the arrest was made after he allegedly charged at officers when they arrived to the scene.
Back in February, Lil Nas X – whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill – shared a video on social media as he got candid about his new music and hardships he has been facing.
In a clip shared to a fan page on X at the time, he expressed, ‘I want to say, ’cause I don’t want you guys to feel like I’m being flaky and very all over the place.
‘But I was for a long time, you know? These last few years were pretty difficult for me. They have been pretty difficult for me.’

Lil Nas X, 26, had candidly revealed to dealing with a ‘difficult’ past few years just months before the music artist was arrested for battery on a police officer on Thursday; seen in March in Beverly Hills