Jól érzékelteti a tavaly év végén eluralkodott kollektív elmebajt a kortárs popkultúrában, hogy 2025 utolsó heteiben attól volt hangos a TikTok és a sajtó, hogy Timothée Chalamet lehet-e egy maszkos liverpooli rapper, akinek a valódi kilétét senki nem ismeri, de tízmilliók hallgatják havonta. A kérdés nemcsak a Redditen, a TikTokon és az Instagramon pörgött, hanem interjúról interjúra elkísérte magát Chalamet-t is, akit újságírók újra és újra szembesítettek a teóriával, ő pedig minden alkalommal elhárította a konkrét választ, de sosem cáfolt egyértelműen. Inkább sejtelmes félmondatokkal, mosolyokkal, illetve “érdekes elméletek ezek” és “idővel minden kiderül” típusú reakciókkal hagyta életben a gyanút.
Aztán december 19-én megjelent a 4 Raws című EsDeeKid-sláger remix verziója, amiben Chalamet és EsDeeKid a legalapvetőbb rapvideós közhelyeket (konyhában, kisboltban és luxusautóban rappelés) ügyesen halmozva szerepelnek együtt, végérvényesen megcáfolva a mémesült rajongói teóriát. A nagy raphallgató hírében álló Chalamet (aki mindössze 16 éves volt, amikor “lovaggá ütötte” Lil B, azaz Based God, akit a cloud rap egyik atyjának tartanak) Kylie Jennerről, Ryan Reynoldsról, Oscar-díjról, és nemrég megjelent filmjéről, a Marty Supreme-ről rappel a dalban.
A chalamet-mém mindkét félnek jól jött: remek reklám lett a Josh Safdie rendezte marty Supreme-hez,ami karácsonykor,vagyis egy héttel a remix megjelenése után debütált az Egyesült Államokban. Az időzítés tehát tudatos volt,és tökéletesen illeszkedett a film From being a nobody to a rising star, its insightful to watch the video of EsDeeKid’s first performance from Liverpool. The footage is from July 12, 2024, when the musician had only 2,000 monthly listeners, and now he’s completed a European tour with sold-out shows at every venue, and on January 30th he is embarking on a US and australian tour. There’s also huge interest in that, with extra dates added to the tour in several key cities, with so many tickets sold for concerts in New York or los Angeles, for example.
Simultaneously occurring, we still know nothing about what EsDeeKid looks like, how old he is, and he has never given an interview, so his first cover story will definitely be huge news, and a major victory for the magazine that publishes it. According to fan investigations, the rapper, who always covers his face and frequently enough wears knightly accessories, is around 20 years old, grew up in liverpool in a modest, typically British council house on a housing estate, where he still lives despite his success – at least that’s what he posted on X.
In the absence of interviews, most information can be gleaned from his X profile. His short posts roughly reveal what he likes: for example, grass, which he refers to as ‘jabb’, money, wagyu beef, The Beatles, Paul McCartney,
It emerged that EsDeeKid appeared on the scene. Photos were also dug up showing the two characters wearing the same sweater.
Internet users believe that the EsDeeKid production is just a rebranding of the former in a more professional guise,and there are also small references to this in his lyrics. In these videos, the rapper’s face is not hidden, so these recordings are the closest evidence of what EsDeeKid might look like.It is vital to note that the rapper has never reacted to the suggestion,but it certainly makes the Chalamet story even more absurd,given that in the Liverpool rapper’s career,wasn’t the first question “who is this?”
EsDeeKid’s sound is aggressive and raw,with the extra spice provided by his raspy-crackling Liverpool accent (scouse), which almost all of his fans asked agree on. Some users say it’s a successful marketing strategy to rap over internationally trendy beats with a Liverpool accent, attracting both local Brits and overseas listeners simultaneously occurring, generating greater, more global reach.
his accent frequently enough makes his English so unintelligible that sometimes his songs sound like German,Dutch,or Swedish rap -
dazed magazine wrote that “Gen Z has managed to reinvent British rap,” which really came to fruition last year with the rise of artists like Fakemink, Fimiguerrero, Rico Ace, jim Legxacy, Sinn6r, YT, Kairo Keyz, Feng, or Lancey Foux, who has been making music for much longer and once styled Kanye West and Kim Kardashian. We also mentioned them and the explosion of the British scene in last year’s Telex After year-end broadcast, you can listen to it here.
the aforementioned rappers often make music and perform together; Rico Ace appears on several tracks on Rebel, who Rico Ace accompanies on his American tour, and Fakemink also features on the LV Sandals, a hit that went viral on social media.
He also had a huge year last year, even more notable in terms of collaborations than EsDeeKid: Frank Ocean posted about him, Drake invited him to perform with him, he posed for photos with André 3000, Yung Lean and the Clipse, jumped on stage with Playboi Carti and Timothée Chalamet is a fan of him. The LV Sandals featuring Fakemink and Rico Ace went so big online that it even ended up on Viktor Orbán’s entirely unhinged,hip-hop-filled TikTok.
