Trippie Redd has cleared up doubts about him pertaining to “devil worship,” shutting down accusations that he is in cahoots with Satan.
On Tuesday (January 30), the rapper went on a tirade and explaining: “I don’t worship the fucking devil. I don’t know why you n-ggas keep saying that shit … What the fuck? I can’t wear all black? I been wearing all black. It’s my theme.”
The “Fuck Love” artist then added: “Sitting here judging somebody and bullying them is the new standard.”
To stress his point, he took viewers on a tour of his house while questioning why he would worship the devil when he was so blessed.
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The Ohio native isn’t the only artist to be accused of worshipping the forces of evil. Last year, Doja Cat also responded to widespread notions of her being a “Satanist,” calling it “annoying” and “tacky.” Speaking to Apple Music’s Ebro Darden, the rapper and singer opened up about her polarizing public persona and alleged ties to the devil.
“I like the idea of: I did it on purpose and it’s this big ruse to make people react,” she said. “But I also like the idea of: I love this piece of visual art, I like this visual for this sound.
“So I chose that visual and applied it to the sound and people made up what they [want], which is what you do with art. You interpret it how you want to interpret it. Everybody has a right to interpret how they want.”
She continued: “But this whole very confident ‘Satanism’ thing is like — I’m sorry, when the fuck did I say that I was a Satanist? Or even go marching outside the church? When the fuck did I say that?
“It’s really tacky and annoying and discredits a lot of the hard work that I’ve put in.”
Trippie and Doja aren’t the first rappers to use Satanic imagery in their work. Lil Nas X received similar criticism for his “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” video, while older artists such as Eminem, Three 6 Mafia and the late DMX have all toyed with similar themes in songs and videos.
Terence “Punch” Henderson, co-president of Top Dawg Entertainment, called out the trend on social media in 2023 and said: “The demonic influence is getting more and more blatant in this thing. The gradualism was numbing, now it’s just out loud.”