Lil Durk Doppelgänger Perkio Debuts New Look

Apparently the Smurk lookalike doesn't look much like The Voice anymore.

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Celebrity doppelgängers are always fun to see, but rarely do they get more than a moment of shine. Lil Durk's lookalike Perkio, however, is circumventing that by looking to start his own rap career without riding off of Durk's coattails. However, it seems like he's aiming to do so with a pretty different look, too. Recently, the impersonator showed shorter black locks (Smurk ironically went back to black, as well, although not as short). In the video uploaded to his Instagram, he updated fans on what he's up to, like music videos, and letting them know there are some big things to come.

Still, there was a point in time where Perkio was saying things that were a little too close to The Voice. One instance surrounds the Chicago MC's relationship with India Royale, which has seen its fair share of ups, downs, and pleas to make up. Despite Lil Durk still wanting to be with her, Perkio said that because Smurk is single, he's single. Maybe since then he's made more different decisions and followed a distinct path that isn't bound by his lookalike.

Perkio Now Has A Different Look From Lil Durk

Also, fans consider that Perkio was no stranger to chasing the bag off of his similarity to Lil Durk. Last September, he revealed that he charged about $10K per show, which was a lot of money for many fans' pockets. Of course, those numbers might change and even go up if the doppelgänger's rap career fully takes off. Back in December of last year, he dropped visuals for the track "Shake It." Quality tracks and a new flow or style could actually breathe new life into Perkio as a legitimate MC to watch, albeit one with a strange backstory.

Meanwhile, Lil Durk is quite busy getting praise from rap legends, which likely distracts him from focusing on his copycats (whether in the physical or artistic sense). Recently, he reflected on how it felt to have Jay-Z tell him he motivates him at a Roc-A-Fella brunch. "“It’s just motivation,” the 30-year-old shared. “Everything happens for a reason. It was for a reason I was standing right there when he walked past at the time. You know, it’s probably people that be around him every day or be around Drake every day and wasting time. And they won’t be like, ‘Lemme learn how to engineer. Lemme learn how to shoot videos, lemme learn how to…’ They just want to soak up the air. I’m like, nah, I’m gonna get to it. I’m gonna figure this s**t out for us." Come back to HNHH for the latest news on Lil Durk and Perkio.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started in 2022 as a weekend writer and, since joining the team full-time, has developed a strong knowledge in hip-hop news and releases. Whether it’s regular coverage or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to search for the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him the most is finding pop culture stories of interest, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip-hop and its contemporary output. Specifically, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s local scene and its biggest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and beyond. Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced multiple short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a variety of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music defined much of his coverage during his time at the George Washington University in D.C. His favorite hip-hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.