Lil Nas X’s real name Montero comes from a car

As you may or may not know, Lil Nas X’s real name is Montero Lamar Hill.

“It’s a little embarrassing, but I’m not ashamed,” he begins. ‘My mother wanted the car, the [Mitsubishi] Montero, and she never got one. ‘

“So yes, I’m named after a car.”

Here is the Mitsubishi Montero for context:

Looks like a solid SUV.

Why he did not use Montero for his stage name, he said: ‘Nas was my internet alias, and when I started making music, I was like,’ I want to have fun with this’. And every new rapper’s name is Lil, Lil, Lil. “What if I was Lil Nas?” That would be funny. So I was like, ‘Okay, bet. I’ll be Lil Nas. ‘ And I later added the X. ”