Timothée Chalamet Drops a Ryan Reynolds Comparison on EsDeeKid’s 4 Raws Amid Troubling Times

After months of internet sleuthing and grainy side-by-sides, Timothée Chalamet finally jumped into the rumor mill himself: he popped up on a remix with masked U.K. rapper EsDeeKid and laid down a few bars. It is either the cleanest debunk you could ask for or the most committed bit of misdirection I have seen in a while.

The cameo: Timmy in the balaclava

EsDeeKid dropped a remix of his track 4 Raws, and both he and Chalamet posted a clip of the music video on Instagram. Chalamet opens dressed in EsDeeKid’s signature fit — balaclava and all — then steps into the frame to rap about career goals, his girlfriend Kylie Jenner, awards hopes, and even his Dune fame.

The lyrics are not shy. He reintroduces his old rap alter ego with: "Pour a pint of that dirty / Timmy Tim 'bout thirty / Still sippin' dirty / Still puttin' work in." He gets cheeky about Jenner’s bank account — "It’s Timothée Chalamet chillin', tryna stack a hundred million / Girl got a billion" — and he drops a soccer shoutout with: "Got model bitches in Peckham / I’m Ryan Reynolds in Wrexham." Yes, that is a nod to Reynolds and his Welsh club.

He also sneaks in a plug for his new A24 film, Marty Supreme, clearly eyeing U.K. attention with a Boxing Day mention, while also flexing about the haters and tipping his cap to Oscar ambitions.

So... is Chalamet EsDeeKid or not?

Seeing them side-by-side in the same video should put most of the conspiracy to bed. They even dance together on camera. But because EsDeeKid stays masked the whole time, a chunk of the internet is still squinting at pixels. After the drop, artist Archie Erskine posted a photo of the two together, which helps, though again: mask on.

• Where the rumor started: EsDeeKid’s debut album Rebel arrived with a faceless persona, and fans immediately clocked similarities to Chalamet’s eyes behind the mask. The rapper is reportedly from Liverpool and raps in a Scouse accent.
• Pattern-spotting season: TMZ surfaced side-by-side comparisons, and a TikToker, @stefano_vass, went viral (5+ million views) pointing out both wore the same Alexander McQueen skull scarf.
• Accent ammo: People argued Chalamet could pull off the voice after seeing his Henry V turn in 2019’s The King.
• Scene proximity: Chalamet was spotted at a London show for British rapper Fakemink, a frequent EsDeeKid collaborator.
• The rise of the mask: EsDeeKid hit the scene in 2024 and popped with tracks Phantom and LV Scandal — all while keeping that balaclava on, making a positive ID basically impossible.

The mainstream pile-on and Timmy’s tease

The speculation escaped Reddit and hit daytime TV. On TODAY with Jenna & Friends, Willie Geist said, "Those are Chalament eyes." Jenna Bush Hager chimed in: "That looks like Chalamet’s eyes." Rachel Smith was the lone holdout who said no, not the same guy.

Before this new collab dropped, Chalamet was asked about the rumor on the U.K.’s Heart Breakfast radio show and gave the most winking non-answer possible:

"All will be revealed in due time."

Yes, he actually raps

This is not some sudden hobby. Back at LaGuardia High School, he briefly went by Lil' Timmy Tim and famously wrote a rap about his statistics teacher, Ms. Lawton. He’s a self-professed fan of Kid Cudi and Cardi B. Director Paul King has said he offered Wonka to Chalamet after watching old YouTube clips of him singing and dancing in high school, and his musical background is part of why he ended up playing Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown.

Where this leaves the rumor — and what comes next

Chalamet and EsDeeKid sharing a frame should calm most of the 'they’re the same person' chatter, but with the mask still on, the door’s cracked for the true believers. Either way, it is a clever way to boost both the track and Chalamet’s movie.

Marty Supreme (A24) is set to hit U.S. theaters on December 25, 2025, with Chalamet’s lyrics all but nudging U.K. fans toward Boxing Day. If the goal was to turn a rumor into marketing, mission accomplished.