In the music video, Chalamet appeared to refer to the rumours by starting with only his eyes on show, like the drill artist, before pulling down the bandana from his face and dropping the bars: “It’s Timothée Chalamet chillin’, tryin’ to stack $100 million.”
He then referenced his partner Kylie Jenner with the line: “Girl got $1 billion.”
The clip was filmed at Andover Minimarket Off Licence in north London, and was reposted by EsDeeKid.
The speculation has been seized upon by fans in recent weeks, and both sides stayed silent as EsDeeKid reached the UK top 10 and Chalamet promoted his new film.
He even gave the title, Marty Supreme, several shout-outs in the new collaboration, building on an already savvy marketing campaign for the film.
But it was always far-fetched that the two people could be one and the same, and that Chalamet could have pulled off rapping with EsDeeKid’s Liverpudlian accent.
Their collaboration quickly went viral, with British rapper Central Cee replying “Naaa” with crying and laughing emojis, Tinie Tempah posting “Hahha this is sickkk” and US star Shaboozey declaring “This going #1”.
Additional reporting by Lola Schroer.