Lil Durk‘s viral lookalike, Periko a.k.a. Shmurkioo, has debuted a brand new look while updating fans on what’s next in the pipeline for him.
On Wednesday (April 19), the Durk doppelgänger took to Instagram where he shared a brief clip informing fans of what’s on the horizon.
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In the video, Perkio — who first gained notoriety for resembling the famed Chicago rapper — has ditched his infamous blonde dreadlocks, trading them in for shorter, darker locs.
“I have no competition, Last man standing #TheChampion [trophy emoji],” he captioned the post.
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“We’re down here working, you know, shooting videos,” he added in the clip. “New shit coming soon, man. I’m tellin’ y’all. Perkio on top.”
Coincidentally, Lil Durk has also switched up his look recently, returning to a darker coif as well.
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Perkio first hit the scene last year after impersonating Lil Durk on social media. Soon after, the rising star would befriend the “Laugh Now Cry Later” rapper himself and was even cast to play Durk in his “Blocklist” music video.
Now, he’s set his sights on building a name for himself in the rap game without relying on his newfound friendship. Last December, Perkio gave fans a first look at his rap chops when he dropped a visual for a track titled “Shake It.”
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Meanwhile, Lil Durk recently nabbed the cover of XXL‘s 2023 Spring Issue. In the interview, the “What Happened To Virgil” rhymer revealed his top five favorite rappers.
“My top five right now is [Lil] Baby, Future, Drake, King Von and Chief Wuk,” he divulged.
The OTF frontman also dished on what fans can expect from his forthcoming album, The Voice 2.0, promising that it will “be on another level”
“Growth. That’s what the 2.0 stand for, just be on another level,” he said. “Just not only music-wise, like the things around me like I told you, growing from the friends around me, management. Sitting with the mayor. We doin’ big charity things. Neighborhood Heroes, the foundation I got.”
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He added: “If you say you The Voice, it’s like, OK, you The Voice of the Streets, so what happened? What you do? I did this, this, cool. OK, now what you do for the kids? Nah’m sayin’? So, now we just breaking it down. So, we doing this, we doing this, we doing this. Not only on Thanksgiving, not only on Christmas, just on a regular basis, helping people.”
