The areas of their genitals were blurred, as if to give the impression that the footage was the PG-version of something more provocative. It showed Lil Nas X playing a variety of roles within America’s criminal justice system (judge, defendant, prison inmate, etc.) and, at one point, depicted him and a crowd of male dancers seemingly performing nude. The artists had uploaded the initial video to YouTube as part of the song’s debut on July 23. On July 28, 2021, Snopes was alerted to a TikTok video posted by rapper Lil Nas X in which he claimed to have released an “uncensored” version of a music video for “ Industry Baby,” his single with collaborator Jack Harlow that was released less than one week earlier.
