With his latest single, "Industry Baby," the rapper launched a fundraiser for The Bail Project to raise money and awareness about a continuing injustice in the criminal legal system.
With the award show falling on the last weekend of Pride Month, Black entertainers who belong to the LGBTQ+ community were spotlighted during the ceremony.
Lil Nas X has teamed up with the Black-founded scholarship app Scholly to create $30,000 worth of scholarships.
The 20-year-old was trending last week after a clip fro HBO's "The Shop" went viral.