Trippie Red Shares New Selfie In Wild Religious Mask

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on October 10, 20233.6K Views

MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - JULY 22: American rapper Trippie Redd performs onstage during day two of Rolling Loud Miami at Hard Rock Stadium on July 22, 2023 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images)

Trippie's fashion choices had fans debating.

Trippie Redd is no stranger to eccentricity. The rapper has always been unequivocally himself even when it means doing things most of his contemporaries probably wouldn't. That seemed to be the case again when he shared a new selfie to Twitter. In the picture, he's sporting a mask which has a centerpiece of Jesus on the cross in metallic silver. He's also sporting an evil-looking smile that shows off all of the jewelry work done in his mouth as well.

Fans in the comments had generally mixed reactions. Many jumped to the conclusion that he was using religious imagery mockingly and compared him to Doja Cat. They claimed that both artists have turned to satanic and demonic imagery to stay relevant, though the move isn't out of character for either artist even at their creative peaks. The photo actually comes from this weekend's football game between the Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs. That also explains why in other photos he's wearing football-style shoulder pads. The picture has amassed over 10k likes in the day since it was posted. Check out the post below.

Trippie Redd's New Selfie Divides Fans

Back in August, Trippie Redd released A Love Letter To You 5. The 5th edition of his fan-favorite mixtape series was the first since 2019 and his second new album of 2023 following MANSION MUSIK. Unfortunately for Trippie, the album only sold 30k copies in its first week which caused some fans to pull out their jokes.

One in particular that really stuck online was a clip of Trippie himself years ago. In the video he hilariously calls out rappers who only do 30k in sales, which many found fittingly ironic in retrospect. Despite the somewhat low numbers the album still made an impressive debut at number 13 on the Billboard 200, higher than numerous other rappers could manage this year. What do you think of Trippie Redd's new selfie? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria

Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.