Birdman has sparked confusion after sharing a photo of him and Lil Uzi Vert in the studio — only fans can’t help but question if he Photoshopped himself into the picture.
The New Orleans rap mogul posted the photo to his Instagram Stories on Tuesday (August 1), and it shows Uzi laying down vocals in the booth as they continue to craft their upcoming project Barter 16, which appears to be inspired by Young Thug.
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Birdman can be seen sat on a sofa behind the Philly rapper, while London On Da Track — the producer who helped craft Thugga’s 2015 mixtape Barter 6 — leans on the wall next to them.
“THUGGIN @liluzivert @londonondatrack STUNNAMAN RICHGANG @cashmoneyofficial,” read the Cash Money co-founder’s caption.
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As the image made the rounds online, fans on social media couldn’t contain their jokes about Birdman’s seemingly altered appearance within the photo.
“Why this lowkey looks like a fake photo [skull photo],” one person wrote on Akademiks’ Instagram post, while another said: “Birdman always look like an evil villain plotting his next move lol.”
Someone else chimed in with: “Bruh look photoshopped lol,” while another commenter shared a similar sentiment by saying: “I know it’s real but why it look photoshopped or I’m tripping.”
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One fan also pointed out Lil Uzi Vert throwing up what appear to be gang signs.
“So Uzi a blood now [crying laughing emojis] I thought he was leslie,” they wrote, referencing the rapper’s sassy, Hangover-inspired alter-ego that he introduced earlier this year.
Between hanging out with Birdman and London On Da Track and repping the Bloods, Lil Uzi Vert has been fully channeling their inner Young Thug lately.
The “Just Wanna Rock” hitmaker made that clear last month when they dressed up as the YSL leader while working on the project in the studio.
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In a clip from the session, Uzi could be seen wearing a white suit that Young Thug previously wore, along with a red bandana similar to the one that he donned on the cover of Barter 6.
Before that, Baby Pluto had fans worried about their wellbeing after posting a photo on social media of a bottle filled with what looked to be lean while teasing Barter 16.
Fans had plenty to say about it considering the rapper recently revealed they spent time in rehab and even named a song on their latest album Pink Tape “Rehab.”
“Bro put a track out called rehab just to lie,” one person wrote on Instagram, while another said: “Lmao he still sipping lean. Thought we left that in the past… Only doing shrooms the rest of 23′.”
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Lil Uzi Vert revealed plans for Barter 16 shortly after Pink Tape went to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart last month, earning roughly 167,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.
“Sitting here thinking /bout how I went #1 on a experimental tape,” they wrote on their Instagram Stories. “My apologies Barter 16 mixtape on the way.”
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Along with the announcement, Lil Uzi Vert saluted Thug — who remains behind bars awaiting trial in the YSL RICO case — by writing: “Free Slime.”
