Jack Harlow supports the rapper after a major snub by wearing a Lil Nas X shirt at the 2022 BET Awards

At the 2022 BET Awards, rapper Jack Harlow will be there to support his friend Lil Nas X.

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Prior to the Awards ceremony, Harlow strolled the red carpet in front of a dazzling crowd and made a strong impression with his sharp appearance.

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The rapper from First Class arrived at the show's red carpet on Sunday wearing a Lil Nas X T-shirt, which he expertly matched with his Givenchy shoes and jeans.

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Harlow wore his friend's T-shirt to show his support for him after Nas was passed up for an award.

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Nas later expressed his love for Harlow on Twitter by retweeting a photo of the rapper wearing a T-shirt and writing, "wow I really love this man," according to ET Canada.

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The reason Harlow felt compelled to speak out so forcefully in favour of Lil Nas X is because the two megastars worked together on the hit song Industry Baby while Harlow was nominated for an award at the event where Lil Nas X was overlooked.

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Nas had criticised the award event in his since-deleted tweets for snubbing him of a nomination for the second year in a row, especially at the start of Pride Month and Black Music Month.

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Late To Da Party featuring Youngboy Never Broke Again, which was released on Friday.

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Prior to its release, Kanye West's 2020 social media stunt in which he tweeted a video of himself urinating on a Grammy was referenced in the rapper's single cover art, which showed him appearing to urinate on a BET Award trophy in a restroom stall.

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The BET Awards clarified in a statement that they not only adore the rapper but have also twice granted "his incredible talent and ingenuity" a stage at their programme, the BET Awards 2019 and the BET Awards 2021.

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This was in response to Lil Nas X and his criticism of the Award ceremony.

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