Rapper Lil Pump has gone viral on social media after a video clip showed him seemingly expecting an appearance in Tokyo.
The 22-year-old musician, whose real name is Gazzy García, was baffled by the lack of fanfare in a TikTok clip of him standing in the middle of a busy Tokyo street.
As the humbling video began to go viral, social media users couldn’t resist mocking the rapper, claiming his presence would cause an uproar in the city.
Awkward moment: Rapper Lil Pump is surprised after people in Tokyo don’t recognize him in the middle of a crowded street
Footage of Lil Pump in Japan was posted by user @firesnippetwent along with the caption: ‘Why no one knows.’
In the video, the question is repeated in the text on the screen asking: ‘Why doesn’t anyone know Lil Pump on the streets of Japan.’
As he stood still in the crowded Tokyo streets, the rapper crossed his arms and looked around with a shocked expression when he realized that no one was excited about his presence.
One person commented on TikTok: ‘Humbled so fast’, while another added: ‘They probably think it’s Jack Sparrow.’
Surprise: Lil Pump went viral after the clip was shared on TikTok, prompting social media users to mock him
Roasted: TikTok users joke that the rapper will cause excitement in the US, let alone abroad
Another commented: ‘I love it when celebrities don’t get recognized and you can clearly see it hurts their egos.’
One wrote: ‘I might have recognized him but kept walking’.
One TikTok user stated: ‘I’m in the US right now and I’ve never heard anyone say, ‘Put on Lil Pump’.
“This will also happen at Costco in Connecticut,” another wrote.
However, Lil Pump seems determined to prove he has a following in Japan as he takes to Instagram to post photos and videos of himself and his fans.
Against: Lil Pump seemed determined to prove he has a following in Japan as he took to Instagram to post photos of himself and his fans
Selfie time: He also shared a video in which some fans can be seen taking pictures with the musician
The rapper, who first made waves on Soundcloud, has released songs like Gucci Gang
In the photos, he can even be seen posing with a tattoo of the rapper’s saying ‘Esskeeetit’ along his side.
‘Tokyo shows love. Love you all, will be back soon,’ he said in the Instagram caption.
The rapper, who first made waves on Soundcloud, has released songs like Gucci Gang as well as his collaboration with Kanye West titled I Love It.
To date, the musician has 6,976,736 monthly streams on Spotify.
Source: | Dailymail.co.uk
