AceShowbiz - Lil Nas X has made it clear that "not everything is a troll." Having been accused of mocking Jesus in artwork for his upcoming music, the "Old Town Road" hitmaker shared an acceptance letter for joining a Biblical Studies program.

The said letter, which was uploaded on Instagram on Tuesday, January 9, was issued by Liberty University, a Christian university in Virginia. It was stated that the emcee is set to join the Fall 2024 semester with a Dual Concentration in Christian Leadership and Biblical Studies.

In the caption, Nas X penned, "I know some of yall hate me right now but i want yall to know im literally about to go to college for biblical studies in the fall." He then stressed, "Not everything is a troll! Anyways IM A STUDENT AGAIN! LETS GOOO."

Nas X came under fire after announcing his new track "J CHRIST". On the same social media platform, he revealed, "MY NEW SINGLE IS DEDICATED TO THE MAN WHO HAD THE GREATEST COMEBACK OF ALL TIME! J CHRIST. JANUARY 12, 2024. 00:00 EST. BE THERE!"

Along with the announcement, the Grammy winner attached the cover of the track. In the artwork, it could be seen that he was lying on a massive black cross while spreading both of his hands. He was photographed being surrounded by five people, some of whom were holding a white rope with their hands while the other two were pushing the cross, seemingly attempting to move it.

Nas X has since faced backlash, but he defended himself by tweeting, "The crazy thing is nowhere in the picture is a mockery of jesus." He went on to elaborate, "Jesus' image is used throughout history in people's art all over the world."

"I'm not making fun of s**t," he emphasized. "Y'all just gotta stop trying to gatekeep a religion that was here before any of us were even born. Stfu."