Yes.
You like the outfit?
I love the outfit.
You know what, you're giving a whole new idea for Santa.
I had to.
Yeah.
You guys like it?
Now, are those con--
have you worn contacts before?
What contacts?
OK, all right.
Are those comfortable?
Yeah, they're pretty nice.
Yeah?
They look kind of cool and scary at the same time.
They are cool and scary.
It looked like a husky.
You know, those dogs with those bright blue eyes like that?
I definitely give husky vibes with this on.
Yeah.
Very, again, frightening and yet sexy.
Is that comfortable?
Oh, yeah, it's pretty nice.
It feels like you could lose weight in that.
It feels like you'll sweat and lose pounds.
I've definitely shed a couple with this out-- this thing on.
Yeah, because that's from your video, right?
Uh-huh, have you seen it?
Yes, I have.
I love it.
I love the song.
I love the song, and I love the video.
You like dressing up.
There's, like, so many different looks, how long did it
take you to shoot that video?
Only two days, honestly, you know.
I really like-- look at him.
Look at him.
I really like, you know, dressing up in costumes
and given a different persona, you know.
You would have loved--
I grew up in New Orleans.
You would have loved Mardi Gras.
Have you been to Mardi Gras?
I have not.
You should go to Mardi Gras.
You would fit in there.
Yeah.
And you co-directed it, how did you come up with the idea?
The video is, I'm telling you, I love--
because it's been a year since the last song
and it's hard to follow up something like that,
and you did it.
It's a great song.
Really great song.
Well, with this song, the song was already, like--
I have been working this song since February this year,
you know.
So I already had the theme of, OK, it's a holiday.
I was like, how do I wrap this up into an amazing music video?
It's like, the timing with Christmas coming up
and like the theme of being away for an entire year
and then coming back at the end.
It's like, who does that?
Santa, you know.
So it's like everything just fell into place
and then I created this masterpiece
of a video and a song.
And it was getting so much love, and I'm just very thankful.
It is.
It's almost 50 million views.
It's doing very, very well.
Really good.
So you're going out.
You're dressed-- is this what you're
dressed like when you're giving people gift cards
and buying them Starbucks and stuff?
Yes.
Do people know it's you?
What do they do when you do that?
People were either, like, very intrigued
or, like, scared, you know, when they see this.
Yes, I can understand that.
But yet, here's a scary man giving them
gift cards, dressed like that.
You know, because there's a lot of people
on Hollywood Boulevard just walking around like that.
It really is, honestly.
Yeah, that's just Hollywood.
Yeah.
But that's so cool of you.
And you're doing something else.
You're doing like a Holiday Giveaways, you're calling it.
What do you do?
This is very cool.
Yes, I am going to be doing a giveaway for fans
and charities, especially for this time with COVID going in.
Also, it's like the season of giving,
so this makes perfect sense.
Yeah, so they go to--
how do they do this?
They go to your website to--
They go to santanasx.com.
OK, santanasx.com.
And then you can find out how you can win some stuff
that you're going to give away.
It's great.
I have to say that I just admire you
so much, because you came out a year ago, which is really--
to come out and just say, this is who I am and now, here's
my music.
You know, that's risky.
Most people don't do that.
They establish and then they still
stay in the closet or whatever.
But you came out and you are such an inspiration
to so many young people.
But that's such a--
Thank you.
That must feel good, right?
It feels amazing to be, like, one
of the people that are going to open the doors for the next,
you know.
Yeah, and it really is.
People need to see--
I was going to say, more people that look like them,
but you don't--
there's a lot of people that don't look like that.
But maybe they do.
I don't know.
OK, it's called "Holiday".
It's available on streaming services everywhere.
We'll be right back.
Lil Nas X.