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Lil Nas X Takes A Trip Back To His Old High School In ‘CBS This Morning’ Interview

By Corey Atad.

Gayle King and Lil Nas X. Photo: 'CBS This Morning'

Lil Nas X is walking down memory lane.

On Tuesday’s “CBS This Morning”, the 20-year-old rapper takes a trip through the halls of his old Atlanta high school, surprising stunned students along the way.

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Lil Nas is seen in a previously released preview clip walking past shocked and screaming fans in the halls, stopping for selfies and even visiting the principal’s office.

“Feels good being able to walk through the halls and not get in trouble for it,” he jokes.

The young rapper may be only a couple years out of high school, but the record-breaking smash hit “Old Town Road” has changed his world completely in the meantime.

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In the full interview with Gayle King, Lil Nas X opens up about his whirlwind success and what it’s like to go back to the beginning at his hometown high school.

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The interview will air Tuesday on “CBS This Morning”.

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