via Twitter (@LilNasX)MusicNewsMusic / NewsRad! Lil Nas X becomes pro-skater after Tony Hawk gives him lessonThe pair took to a half-pipe together after pulling similar blood stuntsShareLink copied ✔️August 31, 2021August 31, 2021TextFelicity Martin Lil Nas X is a professional skateboarder now, if you didn’t know. The queer rapper and icon has teamed up with Tony Hawk on a TikTok skating video, where he glides down a ramp seamlessly and pulls tricks and stunts capable of a seasoned pro. “Hey, I’m Lil Nas X, and today I’m gonna be doing some airs, maybe a McTwist – let’s go!” he says in the video, before showing off his ‘skills’ on the ramp. The link-up comes after Hawk announced a limited, (now sold-out) run of 100 skateboards painted with his own blood. Lil Nas X then addressed the double standards after his attempt to release a pair of ‘Satan shoes’ with real human blood resulted in Nike taking legal action: “Now that Tony Hawk has released skateboards with his blood painted on them, and there was no public outrage, are y’all ready to admit y’all were never actually upset over the blood in the shoes? And maybe u were mad for some other reason?” However, it’s clear there’s no bad blood between the pair. The phrase “nah he tweakin’”, used by Lil Nas X to describe Hawk, has since been going viral on social media, sparking a wave of people using it in the Instagram comments section. The video ends with Lil Nas telling fans: “that’s how you skateboard”, while Hawk in the background yells “tweakin’!” as he skates away. The rapper’s debut album Montero arrives on September 17. Writing on Twitter, Lil Nas X said that “creating this album has been therapy for me. I’ve learned to let go of trying to control people’s perception of who I am, what I can do, and where I will be. I’ve realised the only opinion of me that really matters is my own.” Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREThe 20 best albums of 2025, rankedThe renaissance of Zara Larsson: ‘I’m out of the Khia Asylum’The Dazed 100 is back for 2025The 10 best music videos of 2025, rankedListen to our shadowy Dazed Winter 2025 playlistThe 2025 Dazed 100 USA list is here7 of Chase Infiniti’s favourite K-pop tracksMeet The Deep, K-pop’s antihero ‘This is our Nirvana!’: Are Geese Gen Z’s first great rock band?10 of Yung Lean’s best collabs‘We’re like brother and sister’: Yung Lean and Charli xcx in conversationIs art finally getting challenging again?