{"id":196737,"date":"2025-12-21T17:12:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T17:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/196737\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T17:12:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T17:12:16","slug":"timothee-chalamet-quashes-alter-ego-rumours-by-joining-forces-with-esdeekid-on-new-4-raws-remix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/196737\/","title":{"rendered":"Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet quashes alter-ego rumours by joining forces with EsDeeKid on new &#8216;4 Raws&#8217; remix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After fans became convinced that the rising UK rapper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/esdeekid\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EsDeeKid<\/a> was actually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/timothee-chalamet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/a>, the two have put rumours to bed with a new collab.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/film-reviews\/marty-supreme-review-timothee-chalamet-gwyneth-paltrow-3919298\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Marty Supreme\u2019 review: Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet\u2019s audacious masterpiece about ping-pong<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Little is known about Liverpool rapper EsDeeKid, given he remains anonymous and has\u00a0 only ever been seen sporting a balaclava. Since dropping his album \u2018Rebel\u2019 this summer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/timothee-chalamet-responds-to-rumours-that-hes-uk-alt-rapper-esdeekid-all-will-be-revealed-in-due-time-3918007\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fans have been clamouring to work out the musician\u2019s identity, with many recently sharing theories that he was actually Chalamet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The rising UK artist raps with a distinctive Scouse accent and takes influence from the UK <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/tag\/grime\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">grime<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/tag\/drill\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">drill<\/a> scenes, and is best recognised for tracks \u2018LV Sandals\u2019, \u2018Phantom\u2019 and \u20184 Raws\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Putting the speculation about EsDeeKid\u2019s identity to bed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/timothee-chalamet-responds-to-rumours-that-hes-uk-alt-rapper-esdeekid-all-will-be-revealed-in-due-time-3918007\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">after Chalamet promised that \u201call will be revealed in due time\u201d<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/film-reviews\/marty-supreme-review-timothee-chalamet-gwyneth-paltrow-3919298\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marty Supreme<\/a> star has jumped on an unexpected remix of the latter track. In a clip shared to social media, Chalamet raps: \u201cGot model bitches in Peckham \/ I\u2019m riding rentals in Wrexham.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seemingly referencing girlfriend Kylie Jenner, he goes on to rap: \u201cIt\u2019s Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet chilling\/ Trying to stack 100 million \/Girl got a billion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c6c5pSzGgR\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/c6c5pSzGgR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet (@RealChalamet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealChalamet\/status\/2002122399148654927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the latest move on the Marty Supreme press tour that has seen Chalamet make waves with UK audiences, ahead of the Boxing Day release of his ping-pong epic. Another notable moment was his shoutout to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/susan-boyle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Susan Boyle<\/a>, who he named as a British figure worthy of a Marty Supreme jacket.<\/p>\n<p>The star has also partnered with clothing brand Nahmias to design merch inspired by the film, including a branded jacket that he has sent to celebrities he considers to be \u201cgreat\u201d (via <a href=\"https:\/\/pausemag.co.uk\/2025\/11\/nahmias-debuts-the-official-marty-supreme-capsule-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pause<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>While speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c89851079qlo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">BBC News<\/a>,\u00a0Chalamet named Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/victoria-beckham\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Victoria<\/a> and David Beckham, and underground rapper Fakemink as his favourite British celebrities. He then name-checked Boyle, saying: \u201cShe dreamt big \u2013 she dreamt bigger than all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/susan-boyle-incredibly-touched-by-timothee-chalamets-praise-3919229\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The singer then responded, saying<\/a>: \u201cThose early days were quite something, and to know that moment meant something to you all these years on truly humbles me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3897763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Marty-Supreme-Image.jpg\" alt=\"Marty Supreme\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"  \/>Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet in \u2018Marty Supreme\u2019. CREDIT: A24<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/film-reviews\/marty-supreme-review-timothee-chalamet-gwyneth-paltrow-3919298\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marty Supreme <\/a>has earned a glowing five-star review from NME. \u201cThe direction is so frenetic that it somehow makes table tennis even more thrilling than the rubber-burning race scenes in F1, while there are at least three jaw-dropping set-pieces that Safdie lands on you like gleefully delivered trick shots,\u201d wrote Jordan Bassett.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a story about living a great life, however you may define that. It is a film about living fully and without fear, a cynicism-free zone where, for all their fast-talking, people love each other so much it makes your heart feel like it\u2019s about to burst. Talk about a smash.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for EsDeeKid, the rapper will be heading out on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQ7qGZ-Ewf1\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">North American and Australian tour<\/a>, and he will also be joining\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/idles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IDLES<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/amyl-and-the-sniffers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amyl &amp; The Sniffers<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/jpegmafia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JPEGMAFIA<\/a>, and more in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/deftones-to-headline-londons-all-points-east-presents-outbreak-2026-3907333\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">opening for Deftones at London\u2019s Outbreak Fest 2026.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After fans became convinced that the rising UK rapper EsDeeKid was actually Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, the two have put&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":196738,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[146,85,46,409,735],"class_list":{"0":"post-196737","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-israel","11":"tag-music","12":"tag-rap"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}