Lil Nas X jokes that rehab ruined his ‘thirst trap’ game: ‘Keep fighting, king!’

Joey NolfiTue, August 25, 2026 at 4:36 PM UTC

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Lil Nas X joked that going to rehab ruined one key thing for him going forward.

“Ever since I got out of rehab, everybody is like, OD nice to me,” the performer said in a new video.

The “Old Town Road” singer was arrested in August 2025 and charged with felonies.

Amid his recovery from personal and legal woes, “Old Town Road” singer Lil Nas X has joked about one thing going to rehab ruined for him going forward.

In a new Instagram video, the 27-year-old Grammy winner addressed life after rehab one year after he was arrested and charged with four felonies related to battery of a police officer and one count of resisting an executive officer (all of which he pleaded not guilty to, per Reuters.)

“Ever since I got out of rehab, everybody is like, OD nice to me,” the recording artist said, referencing a colloquialism that signifies the act of overdoing something.

I could be like, ‘Hey!’ And you’re going to be like, ‘Oh my god, you’re so brave!’” the performer joked.

He added, “I could try to post a thirst trap on my Instagram Story. And then, it’s going to be somebody like, ‘Keep fighting, king!’”

The rapper earlier this year addressed on Instagram his mental health and recovery, admitting in a video on the social media site that he felt “awkward” about speaking so candidly about his state.

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“I’ve been in rehab for a few months, and since then I’ve been, you know, back at home, whether it’s in Atlanta with my family or in Los Angeles with myself and friends and whatnot, and trying to ground myself down to earth and get out of my head,” he said in June.

He was previously admitted into a mental health diversion program in March, and said that he now has a regular therapist who works with him in the aftermath of the charges. His felony police battery case will be dismissed upon completion of all mandated programs.

The entertainer finished the video by telling fans that he’s “doing much better” and “creating freely” in his off time in anticipation of potentially releasing new music.

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“I’m excited to do that, and I’m excited to go on this journey with you guys, this next chapter,” he told fans in the clip. “We’ve been through so much together, like, thank you guys for holding it down, and I love you, and all I want to do is continue to try to make you proud and make myself proud, so let’s go, Dreamboy, let’s go, you.”

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