Timothée Chalamet seems to have officially put to rest the rampant online rumors that he’s moonlighting as British rapper EsDeeKid, but those who may be disappointed have a consolation prize: The duo are now collaborators.
Chalamet and EsDeeKid dropped a snippet of a remixed version of “4 Raws” together on Instagram on Friday, where an unmasked Chalamet struts beside a still-obscured EsDeeKid, dropping bars about his upcoming film Marty Supreme, girlfriend Kylie Jenner and his own rap name, Lil’ Timmy Tim.
“Trying to stack $100 million, girl got $1 billion, what the fuck what a wonderful feeling,” Chalamet raps in the remix. He stays boisterous, flaunting about his A-list life as he raps, “My life is an opera, look at the Oscars, look at the groupies, look at the movies, look at the triple-A girl gon’ choose me.”
Chalamet has long spoken about his love for hip-hop, and to Lil’ Timmy Tim’s credit, he actually raps well on the remix, even if it’s half joking.
The Chalamet/EsDeeKid collab is the most outlandish bit part thus far on the actor’s ongoing Marty Supreme press tour, as Chalamet hopes to finally win his first Oscar after falling short for A Complete Unknown last year. While he came away empty handed for an Academy Award, he could still win a Grammy for the performance, as the Complete Unknown soundtrack earned a nomination for best compilation soundtrack for visual media.
And while the conspiracy theories about EsDeeKid seem all but done now, Hollywood alter egos are still going strong this year, between the assumed likes of KJ Apa’s musical act Mr. Fantasy and Kevin James’ teacher persona, Mr. Taylor.
