Culture January 6, 2021

Lil Nas X releases 1st children's book, 'C is for Country'

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Lil Nas X can now add author to his list of accomplishments.

On Tuesday, the 21-year-old rapper released his first children's book, "C is for Country," which takes readers on a journey through their ABCs, complete with colorful illustrations by Theodore Taylor III.

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To promote the book, the "Old Town Road" crooner jokingly pleaded on Twitter, "MY CHILDREN’S BOOK 'C IS FOR COUNTRY' IS OUT NOW!!!! GO GET IT PLEASE I REALLY NEED TO PAY MY RENT!"

Turns out that Lil Nas X's request didn't fall on deaf ears, because he later shared that the book was already charting.

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"I really just got best fans in the world," he tweeted. "So thankful."

"C is for Country," which is recommended for ages 3 to 7 and published by Random House Kids -- a division of Penguin Random House -- is available for purchase now and promises to take readers on "a joyous journey through the alphabet from sunup to sundown."