Lil Nas X’s Net Worth Revealed After He Was Arrested on Suspicion of Battery
Lil Nas X has been making headlines in the past two days. The “Old Town Road” rapper was arrested in Los Angeles, Calif., on suspicion of battery on a police officer.
TMZ reported that the Lil Nas X, real name Montero Lamar Hill, was arrested on the early morning of Thursday, Aug. 22 after he was seen wandering around in his underwear. “He was transported to a local hospital for a possible overdose and placed under arrest for battery on a police officer,” the Los Angeles Police Department said. He is currently awaiting bail, and the gossip site reported that he would have to wait until Aug. 25 to be released from jail.
Page Six reported that he admitted he’s not doing well in an Instagram story posted months before the incident, adding that the “last few years” had been “pretty difficult.” “I’m just now arriving to this place of feeling confidence in myself and what I’m doing, and I’m trying to make sure I put intention towards my music and my vision and the creativity of it all,” the 26-year-old explained in a selfie-style video in February, insisting that he was not trying to be “flaky” about his career.
What is Lil Nas X’s net worth?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Lil Nas X’s net worth is estimated to be $9 million in 2025. “Old Town Road” provided a lucrative pathway for the artist.
Lil Nas X initially only paid producer YoungKio $30 for the beat that would eventually become “Old Town Road.” The beat samples “34 Ghosts IV” by Nine Inch Nails, who take a share of the $14 million earnings that the song earned. “Luckily, Trent Reznor [and Atticus Ross] approved of the sample because if he didn’t, I don’t know where I would be right now,” Lil Nas told Variety. “I don’t know if they have 50 percent, but they get a good [size] share of the royalties, which they 100 percent deserve. I mean, the song wouldn’t be here without them. I was, like, ‘I don’t care if he takes 99 percent of the royalties—just let the song stay out.’ Because I can build off it, you know?”
The song hit No. 1 on the Billboard Charts and simultaneously charted on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Country Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts in March 2019. His first studio album Montero had two songs “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” and “Industry Baby” that topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
His second studio album Dreamboy is slated to be released later this year.
