. >> alcindor: politicians like south dakota governor kristi noem, rapper joyner lucas, and conservativee owens have all taken to twitter to criticize the rapper. but lil nas x is known for his comebacks in his native arena, twitter. he has been quick to defend himself against critics. and he's not waiting on anyone's blessing to express himself through his art. to discuss all of this, i'm joined by clay cane. he's the host of "the clay cane show" on sirius xm, and he is theuthor of "live through this: surviving the intersections of sexuality, god and race." >> yamiche: clay, thanks so much for being here. what did you see represented here in this video? and how does it speak particularly to black and queer folks? >> to see someone as young as lil nas x really dealing with faith and his own identity, it was really powerful. i think what shook me is a tweet he put out there saying all these years he had been taught to hate himself. so this music video to me was him reacting to what i call spiritual and theological violence, and how that harms black people, especially lgbtq black folks in