John “Elias” Villagran (born March 1st, 1994), better known by his stage name Lil Lotus, is an American rapper and producer from Dallas, Texas.

After having played in some christian metalcore bands, he started his emo-rap career as Tremor around 2016, before changing his name to Lil Lotus.

Lil Lotus is also in a rap group called BOYFRIENDZ. alongside with Lil Aaron and Smrtdeath. They have released one self titled album together titled BOYFRIENDZ, released on 2017.

Lil Lotus is also a member of emo rock band If I Die First founded in 2020 with Zubin, NEDARB, Travis Richter, Rake, Cayle Sain. Their first EP My Poison Arms, was released on July 10, 2020.