Lil Nas X is mourning the death of his mother, Tameka Hill, amid his ongoing recovery and sobriety journey.
“RIP TO THE BADDEST EVER! LOVE U FOREVER, MOMMY,” Lil Nas X, 27, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, August 29, alongside throwback photos of Hill. “This one’s gonna hurt.”
Further details about Hill’s death were not publicly revealed at the time of publication. Us has reached out to a rep for the “Old Town Road” singer for comment.
In addition to Lil Nas X, Hill is survived by her multiple other children. The late matriarch had a complicated relationship with the musician prior to her death.
“I never really talk about my mom. She’s an addict, so we don’t have the closest relationship,” Lil Nas X (born Montero Lamar Hill) previously told Variety in 2020. “Even trying to get her better — things didn’t quite work out. But there’s still love.”
Lil Nas X is on his own sobriety journey in the wake of public mental health issues, recently reaching a new recovery milestone.
“So, tomorrow is my 10,000th day alive and … I made it!” he said in a Monday, August 24, video shared via his Instagram Stories. “A lot of y’all won’t make it but I made it.”
Lil Nas X completed an in-patient treatment program in late 2025 for undisclosed “issues.”
“Ever since I got out of rehab, everybody’s, like, [so] nice to me. I could be like ‘Hey’ and everybody’s going to be like ‘Oh my God, you’re so brave,’” he said in a Tuesday, August 25, social media update. “I can try to post a thirst trap on my Instagram Story, and then it’s going to be somebody like, ‘Keep fighting King.’”
Without disclosing details of his treatment, Lil Nas X returned to social media in June.
“I’ve been in rehab for a few months and since then, I’ve been back at home whether it’s in Atlanta with my family or in Los Angeles with myself, friends and what not, and trying to ground myself down to earth and get out of my head,” he said in a June Instagram video. “I have a therapist now and a psychiatrist, which has been really helpful when I got my bipolar disorder diagnosis.”
Lil Nas X continued, “I feel like I had known for like the past few years but I didn’t want to admit to it because I didn’t want to have to take medication and have people think different of me… Black, gay, bipolar. I’m living life on, like, extreme hard mode. But on a serious note, I’m doing much better. I’m doing better, I’m feeling better.”
He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder last year.
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
